My Two Cents

Pre World Championship Training

Date Time Event Location
Sept. 3-9 TBD USA Practice TBD
Sept. 10 7:30 p.m. USA vs. Australia XL Center
Sept. 11 2 p.m. Australia vs. Spain Chase Arena
Sept. 11 TBD USA Practice TBD
Sept. 12 TBD USA vs. Spain XL Center

2010 FIBA World Championships
Date Time Event Location
Sept. 23 Noon USA vs. Greece Ostrava, Czech Republic
Sept. 24 Noon USA vs. Senegal Ostrava, Czech Republic
Sept. 25 9:15 a.m. USA vs. France Ostrava, Czech Republic
Sept. 27-29 TBD Second round Ostrava, Czech Republic
Oct. 1 TBD Quarterfinals Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Oct. 2 TBD Seimfinals Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Oct. 3 TBD Finals Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

(times listed for the FIBA games are eastern time — the Czech Republic is six hours ahead)

HARTFORD – It seems like Connecticut is beginning to feel like home for the USA Women’s National Basketball Team.
Fresh off a sold-out game Saturday against the WNBA All-Stars at the Mohegan Sun Arena, the National Team will return to the state in mid-September with a pair of exhibition games at the XL Center against Australia and Spain, USA Basketball officials announced Monday morning. Team USA, coached by UConn women’s head coach Geno Auriemma, will play Australia on Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and will play Spain on Sept. 12 at a time to be determined. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. at the XL Center box office, through www.ticketmaster.com and through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000, Prices are $75, $50, $30, $20 and $10.
In addition to the two USA games, Spain and Australia will play each other in an exhibition game at the University of Hartford’s Chase Arena on Sept. 11 at 2 p.m.