[McDunkin]

(In case anybody was waiting to know)

(Via USA Basketball)

Selecting five Olympians who have captured a combined eight Olympic gold medals, USA Basketball today announced the 12 international veterans who will represent the U.S. at the 2010 FIBA World Championship that will be held Sept. 23 – Oct. 3 in Ostrava and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The player selections, made by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee, were announced following a two and a half-week training camp that included four exhibition games.

Named to the 2010 USA World Championship squad are two-time Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird (Seattle Storm) Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) and Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury); 2008 Olympic gold medalist Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky); 2004 Olympic gold medalist Swin Cash (Seattle Storm); as well as top-tier international newcomers Jayne Appel (San Antonio Silver Stars), Tina Charles (Connecticut Sun), Candice Dupree (Phoenix Mercury), Asjha Jones (Connecticut Sun), Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream), Maya Moore (University of Connecticut), and Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota Lynx).

In addition to their Olympic experience, Bird and Catchings have played in a pair of FIBA World Championships, winning gold in 2002 and bronze in 2006, while Taurasi was also on the 2006 USA World Championship squad; and each member of the USA team has won at least one gold medal on a previous USA Basketball team.

[Cusemen727Participant]

Really?

 

[JNixonParticipant]

Haha Maya Moore made the team and she’s not even a pro. That’s pretty amazing.

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