USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team trials feature 34 players, including 20 from Class of 2023; Americans to compete at FIBA Americas Championship in Chile this summer

BENSALEM, Pa. — The stage is set for the 34 hopefuls that are headed to the 2021 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team trials.

The trials, which will produce a 12-player roster, are slated for June 13-16 in Indianapolis.

The list of 22 athletes who were invited by the USA Basketball Women’s Developmental National Team Committee and 12 athletes who were accepted to trials as applicants.

The committee is expected to name the roster on June 16, and the selected athletes will remain in Indianapolis for training through June 19 before returning home. The team will gather for training camp on Aug. 4, before the team departs for the FIBA Americas U16 Championship, which is expected to be played August 16-22 in Santiago, Chile.

The top four finishing teams at the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship will qualify for the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup.

The trials roster includes 20 athletes from the Class of 2023:

Cori Allen (Hillsboro H.S./Nashville, Tenn.); Olivia Anderson (Ellensburg, Wash.); Kamorea “K.K.” Arnold (Germantown, Wis.); Madison Booker (Germantown H.S./Ridgeland, Miss.); Zoe Brooks (Trenton Catholic Academy/Hamilton Township, N.J.); Breya Cunningham (La Jolla Country Day School/Chula Vista, Calif.); Jadyn Donovan (Sidwell Friends School/Washington, D.C.); Milaysia Fulwiley (Keenan H.S./Columbia, S.C.); Jordy Griggs (Spain Park H.S./Hoover, Ala.); Mary Ashley Groot (Cardinal Newman H.S.,Columbia,  S.C.); Madisyn Jordan (Panther Creek H.S./Morrisville, N.C.).

Adria Lincoln (Monroe, Wash.); Margaret Mendelson (Fremont H.S./North Ogden, Utah); Jorynn Ross (John Cooper H.S./The Woodlands, Texas); Taliah Scott (Oakleaf H.S./Orange Park, Fla.); Grace Slaughter (Grain Valley, Mo.); Riley Stack (Wren H.S./Anderson, S.C.); Delaney Thomas (St. John’s College H.S./Washington, D.C.); JuJu Watkins (Windward School/Los Angeles); and Jada Williams (Blue Springs, Mo.).

The Class of 2024 athletes:

Jaloni Cambridge (Ensworth H.S./Nashville, Tenn.); Justice Carlton (Seven Lakes H.S./Katy, Texas); Kendall Dudley (Sidwell Friends School, D.C./Manassas Park, Va.); Joyce Edwards (Camden H.S./Camden, S.C.); Tatum Greene (McDonogh School/Baltimore, Md.); Ella Hobbs (Jay M. Robinson H.S./Mooresville, N.C.); Kiyomi McMiller (Good Counsel H.S./Silver Spring, Md.); Olivia Olson (Benilde-St. Margaret’s/New Hope, Minn.).

Taliyah Parker (Putnam City West/Oklahoma City, Okla.); Cameron Rust (Worcester Academy, Mass./South Kingstown, R.I.); Chloe Spreen (Bedford North Lawrence H.S./Bedford, Ind.); Kennedy Umeh (McDonogh School/Columbia, Md.); and Ava Watson (Buford H.S./Flowery Branch, Ga.).

Aubrey Shaw (Blue Valley North H.S./Overland Park, Kan.) is a member of the class of 2025.

The USA will be led by Sue Phillips (Archbishop Mitty/San Jose Calif.) with assistant coaches Tom McConnell (Indiana University Pennsylvania) and Sophia Witherspoon (Fort Pierce Central H.S., Fla.).