IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – University of Iowa Women’s Basketball player Hannah Stuelke got a big invitation. She’s one of 21 players invited to take part in the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s Americup Team trials.
The USA Basketball women’s Junior National Team Committee selected the players to attend. The trial will allow the Committee to choose the group “who will best represent the U.S. at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup.”
“About half of these young women have already claimed a gold medal with USA Basketball, so they bring great international experience with them,” said Cori Close, USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee chair. “They are sure to be fierce competitors at trials.”
The players include Raegan Beers, Mikayla Blakes, Madison Booker, Mara Braun, Addyson Brown, Jaloni Cambridge, Audi Crooks, Margaret Doogan, Joyce Edwards, Stailee Heard, Hannah Hildalgo, Flau’jae Johnson, Gianna Kneepkens, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Olivia Miles, Khamil Pierre, Reigan Richardson, Kennedy Smith, Hannah Stuelke, Grace VanSlooten and Payton Verhulst.
Stuelke is one of 7 players who will make their USA Basketball debut.
Once the team is selected, they’ll attend a training camp in Colorado Springs, then travel from June 28th – July 6th for the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in Santiago, Chile. Once there, the first game will be against Chile.
Kara Lawson (Duke University) will serve as head coach with assistant coaches DeLisha Milton-Jones (Old Dominion University) and Jennie Baranczyk (University of Oklahoma). They will be assisted by court coaches Jim Flanery (Creighton University) and Robyn Fralick (Michigan State University) at trials.
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