Women's U18 National Team Photo Gallery

The 2010 USA Women's U18 National Team will begin competition in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women on June 23 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. USA Basketball gives you the action of their training camp in our Photo Gallery.

USA U18 Men's National Team Named

Yesterday USA Basketball announced the 12-member team that will compete in the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men. Read what people from coast to coast had to say about the selections.

• Washington's Gaddy makes U-18 USA Basketball Team
• Washington's Abdul Gaddy makes USA national U18 team
• Illinois' Richmond to play for USA basketball
• This Gator Will Represent the USA
• Sanford's Cooney makes U.S. U-18 squad
• Amir Williams named to USA U18 Team
• Illini freshman Richmond makes cut
• Hairston & Irving Named to USA U18 National Team
• Duke Commits & Targets Make USA Team
• Winter Park’s Austin Rivers makes USA 18s national team
• Marquette-bound Blue survives USA Basketball U-18 cut
• Syracuse recruit Trevor Cooney named to USA Under-18 team
• Mizzou's Mitchell Named To USA U18 Squad
• USA Basketball sets roster for FIBA Americas U18 Championship
• USA Basketball finalizes U18 roster
• Marquette's Blue named to U18 National Team
• Josh Hairston makes U18 national team roster
• Quincy Miller keeping options open
• Rivers talks USA hoops, Celtics, recruiting
• USA Under 18 team finalized
  

USA Women's Coverage

Since trials concluded on June 11, USABasketball.com has written a couple of features on the 2010 USA Women's U17 World Championship Team and the 2010 U.S. Women's Youth Olympic Games Team.

• Carter, U.S. Women's Youth Olympic Games Team Adjust to 'Different' Game
• Bria Smith Survives, Succeeds in First USA Training Camp

USA Basketball Names Two Teams and 16 Finalists Following Trials

Following a busy three days of trials June 8-11 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball today announced:

• 2010 USA Women's U17 World Championship Team
• 2010 U.S. Women's Youth Olympic Games Team
• Sixteen Finalists For The 2010 USA Women's U18 National Team

Read the latest features from our USA women's trials participants

Is there Anything Chiney Ogwumike Can't Do?
The 6-3 forward from Cy-Fair High School outside of Houston served as her school’s student body president and ranked No. 2 among a class of nearly 700 students. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Superintendent Student Leadership Committee. Accepted to Stanford, Ogwumike wants to earn her law degree and an MBA. More...

Bria Hartley: The Next Long Island Legend?
Bria Hartley gets the question all the time. The 5-10 guard from North Babylon High School in North Babylon, N.Y. grew up on Long Island, less than one hour from New York City and Madison Square Garden, but claims a team that plays its home games nearly 3,000 miles away as her favorite. More...

Who's Ready? Boyd and Thomas Eager To Start Trials
Brittany Boyd and Alyssa Thomas were the first ones in the gym to begin the 2010 USA Women's U18 National Team Trials. Hear from Boyd, the youngest player on the trials roster, and Thomas, an All-American headed to Maryland next fall, about what they think will set them apart over three days of trials. More...

The Comeback Kid
2010 USA U17 World Championship Team or U.S. Youth Olympic Games Team hopeful Alexyz Vaioletama, a 6-1 forward from Fountain Valley, Calif., has been here before. She’s just hoping that her experience this summer turns out a little different than last year. More...

Elizabeth Williams: Willing To Work
Elizabeth WilliamsOne of 36 participants in the 2010 USA U17 World Championship/Youth Olympic Games Team Trials, Elizabeth Williams also is one of 10 players who earned gold with the USA at the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women last summer in Mexico City. In fact, she was the tournament MVP. More...

Also ... In today's News ...

• USA Basketball to prep for Worlds in Times Square
• Nike and New York City to Host First World Basketball Festival This Summer
• Events set for Rucker Park, MSG
• Lynx welcome Augustus back after long recovery
• Lobo recognized for her great impact on women's basketball

The X-Factor

USABasketball.com's first feature from the 2010 USA Women's U17 World Championship/Youth Olympic Games Team Trials is a Q & A with the daughter of former NBA player Xavier McDaniel. The X-Factor with Xylina McDaniel.

Duke-Bound Josh Hairston is a Budding Renaissance Man

To describe Joshua Hairston simply as being a 6-8 forward/center out of Fredericksburg, Va., would be like describing the Grand Canyon as a hole in the ground. The description doesn’t even scratch the surface.

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• Howard wavering about playing for U.S. this summer
• Dwight Howard may decommit from Team USA this summer
• Howard undecided about playing
• When Coach K says he’s not interested, he’s really not interested
• Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi has no trouble playing with injured hand
• McCoughtry leads Dream over Mercury
• Charles says fast start feels ‘natural’
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• Chamique Holdsclaw finds a new start in San Antonio