Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Aliyah Boston and four Las Vegas Aces stars headline USA Basketball’s 18-person roster for its upcoming training camp ahead of the 2024 FIBA women’s Olympic qualifying tournament.
The training camp will take place Feb. 2-4 at Barclays Center in New York. A 12-person team will then be determined for the Olympic qualifying tournament, which runs from Feb. 8-11 in Antwerp, Belgium.
The United States women’s team already qualified for the Paris Olympics by virtue of winning the FIBA World Cup in the fall of 2022. The team has won seven consecutive Olympic gold medals dating to 1996.
Taurasi is hoping to make it to Paris and win a sixth Olympic gold medal, having played at each since 2004. Griner, a two-time Olympian, could represent the U.S. in a major competition for the first time following her 10-month detainment in Russia in 2022.
The training camp roster is rounded out by fellow 5×5 Olympians Ariel Atkins, Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, Jewell…
