Caitlin Clark will have some sort of basketball-related activities on the weekend of the NCAA women’s Final Four, whether Iowa makes it or not.
USA Basketball has included Clark on its 14-player roster for the team’s training camp in Cleveland, which will be held from April 3-5. That briefly overlaps with the Final Four of the women’s tournament, which is also in Cleveland, as the national semifinal games are on April 5 and the title game is on April 7. So Clark’s participation in the camp is contingent upon whether Iowa returns to the Final Four for a second straight season.
Clark is the only college player included on the 14-player roster, a possible sign that she could make the final 12-player roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Women’s national team committee chair Jennifer Rizzotti told reporters in February that they were looking to invite college players to the upcoming camp in April, although she also indicated that an invite doesn’t mean that a player is a lock to make the Olympic roster.
“When we invite people to be part of USA Basketball training camp, sometimes it’s with an eye to the future,” Rizzotti said. “I can remember when Aliyah Boston was at her first mini-camp. I can remember when Breanna Stewart was at her first national team camp. I can remember…
