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As the managing director, Delle Donne\u2019s duties will involve selecting the USA 3\u00d73 Women\u2019s National Team coaching staff and players for upcoming competitions, which include the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the FIBA 3\u00d73 World Cup, the FIBA 3\u00d73 Champions Cup, the FIBA 3\u00d73 AmeriCup and the FIBA 3\u00d73 pro circuit. Her responsibilities will also cover the program\u2019s training camp participants through 2028.<\/p>\n
Before entering her new role, the former basketball player says she spent time around the people who built this 3\u00d73 program to really immerse herself in the environment, and quickly fell in love with it. <\/p>\n
\u201cI loved the pace of it. I love how quickly you have to get going, how quickly you have to be able to forget about your last shot,\u201d Delle Donne said in a media availability Sept. 16. \u201cAll those things were very exciting to me, and I think I would have truly loved playing it, but obviously I missed that time, so now its time to try to formulate strong teams and build our program.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it comes to building the 3\u00d73 team, Delle Donne says she\u2019s looking for a versatile player who can play at any position and has a very high motor. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a fast-paced game with not much breakage, so being able to push through critique, still be able to think, still able to perform, and then someone with a high IQ,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was shocking for me to see it when I was able to actually be in a head of tournament and watch how the coaches are not able to coach during the games. So the players are truly out there doing it. They have to know when to be savvy, when to take a take foul if they need a break, all those things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecoming Caitlin Clark\u201d is out now!<\/p>\n Howard Megdal\u2019s newest book is here! \u201cBecoming Caitlin Clark: The Unknown Origin Story of a Modern Basketball Superstar\u201d captures both the historic nature of Clark\u2019s rise and the critical context over the previous century that helped make it possible, including interviews with Clark, Lisa Bluder (who also wrote the foreword), C. Vivian Stringer, Jan Jensen, Molly Kazmer and many others.<\/p>\n Delle Donne\u2019s immense knowledge of the game stems from her record-breaking collegiate career at the University of Delaware<\/a>, where she set almost every school record, led the 2012 team to a 31-2 season and an NCAA Tournament appearance, and led the 2013 team to a 32-4 record and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16, according to Delaware.<\/p>\n Delle Donne emerged into the WNBA in 2013 when the Chicago Sky drafted her with the second overall pick of the WNBA Draft. During her time there, she was the 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year, WNBA MVP in 2015, and a two-time All-WNBA First Team selection. In 2017, she was traded to the Washington Mystics, where she led an eager squad to win the 2019 WNBA Championships. She received her second MVP honor that season.<\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758061287_975_Untitled-design-13.png\")
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