UConn starters Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson, incoming freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Class of 2012 commits Breanna Stewart, Mo Jefferson and Morgan Tuck are among the 15 finalists for the U.S. U-19 World Championship Team, USA Basketball announced today. Huskies’ Class of 2013 target Diamond DeShields has also been named a finalist from the pool of 32 players that attended this week’s team trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hartley, Dolson and DeShields were teammates last summer on the U-18 team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U-18 Championship.
The finalists will reconvene for training camp at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. June 1-4. They will meet the Brazil U-19 team in an exhibition game at the site June 5 (12:30 p.m.; ESPNU). The roster will then be trimmed to 12.
The U-19 team, which is coached by former UConn All-American/Hartford coach Jennifer Rizzotti, will hold its final training sessions in Colorado Springs July 11-15. The U-19 World Championships will be held in Chile July 21-31.
Rich
And the coach is from UCONN- just saying!!!!
USA U19:
2 UConn starters – Hartley & Dolson
1 UConn incoming freshman – KML
3 UConn verbal committs – Stewart, Jefferson, Tuck
1 UConn recruit target – Shields
USA WUG:
1 UConn former “player” – Elena Delle Donne
1 UConn former recruit reneg – Jackie Gemelos
Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey know how to spot talent.
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Elena Delle Donne was definitely Not gifted a finalist spot on the USA WUG team. She had to Earn it in practice. She had to play Defense in practice. If she Earns a Final roster spot, we will get to see how EDD plays with and against UConn level talent.
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Sue Donohoe provided Dos and Don’ts of How to Earn a U19 roster spot:
http://rise.espn.go.com/girls-basketball/articles/2011/05/18-showcase-advice.aspx?pursuit=GirlsOther
Read the article and see if the name Kelly Faris pops into your head.