COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Oct. 23, 2026) – USA Basketball announced today the teams set to compete at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
The 2026 USA 3x3 Women’s AmeriCup Team comprises four players with WNBA experience, including Aziaha James, Flau’jae Johnson, Aerial Powers and Sydney Taylor.
The 2026 USA 3x3 Men’s AmeriCup Team includes 3x3 veterans Riley Battin, Henry Caruso, Jimmer Fredette and Mitch Hahn.
Powers and Taylor boast prior USA 3x3 experience, with Powers a member of the 2026 USA team that has competed on the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series. Taylor has participated on the 3x3 Women's Series in 2024 and 2023, while also playing on the 2023 USA 3x3 Nations League Team. Johnson is a USA Basketball gold medalist at the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. James will be making her USA Basketball debut.
Battin, Caruso, Fredette and Hahn are members of Team Miami and have played together on the 2026 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. Caruso and Hahn competed together on the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Men's World Cup Team and have won gold at each of the last two 3x3 AmeriCups. Hahn additionally competed on the 2023 USA 3x3 Men's AmeriCup Team. Battin made his national team debut as part of the 2026 USA 3x3 Champions Cup Team that earned gold 2026 FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup in Bangkok. Fredette will make his first 3x3 Men’s National Team appearance since the 2024 Olympic Games. He will make his fifth national team appearance, while Caruso and Hahn will make their sixth and seventh, respectively.
Head coaches for the 2026 USA 3x3 AmeriCup Teams are Christina Batastini (women) and Will Ferris (men). This year, Batastini led the USA to gold at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Women's World Cup and bronze at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Women's Champions Cup. She also coached last year’s 3x3 Women’s AmeriCup squad to gold, while previously leading the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Team to an unbeaten 22-0 record and winning the gold medal at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup. Additionally, Batastini has had USA coaching assignments on the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series. Ferris served as head coach at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Men's World Cup after leading the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Men's AmeriCup Team to gold last year. He has also coached Team Miami on the 3x3 World Tour since 2025 and has supported the USA Basketball 3x3 program since 2021.
The U.S. are reigning champions in the event on both the women’s and men’s side. The U.S. women have stood atop the podium three times (2025, 2023, 2021) while the men have won the gold medal in four of the last five 3x3 AmeriCups (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021).
The women tip off Pool B on Oct. 31 against the winner of Qualifying Draw A at 5:50 p.m. ET and Cayman Islands at 9:20 p.m. ET. The men begin Pool A play on Oct. 31 against the winner of Qualifying Draw A at 6:40 p.m. ET and El Salvador at 8:30 p.m. ET. Following pool play, the top two teams from each of the four three-team pools advance to the quarterfinals on Nov. 1. The full schedule is here.
The 2026 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup will stream live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.
The FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup has been held annually since 2021. The field features teams from FIBA Americas competing for the 3x3 zone championship and a berth to the 2027 FIBA 3x3 Champions Cup. For more information, click here.