Cameron Brink, Cierra Burdick, Rhyne Howard and Hailey Van Lith have been selected as the four players to defend the gold medal in 3×3 women’s basketball at the Paris 2024 Games this summer. Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut Sun president and former college coach, will be the head coach, as previously announced.
The women’s 3×3 national team committee — 3×3 National Teams Director Jay Demings, former college basketball coach and assistant national team coach Carolyn Peck and two-time Olympian and four-time WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen — selected the four-member team.
“I say this all the time but there is no greater privilege than to represent the USA at the Olympics,” Rizzotti said in the press release. “We understand that challenge in front of us as we face tremendous talent and experienced 3×3 teams. I am confident this roster gives us what we need to compete for another gold medal with experience, versatility and a commitment to USA Basketball excellence. I cannot wait to get started.”
Brink (Los Angeles Sparks) and Howard (Atlanta Dream) are currently WNBA players while Burdick is a former WNBA player and Van Lith will be a fifth-year collegiate player using her COVID season at TCU this upcoming year. Brink, Burdick and Van Lith were a part of the team that…