USA Basketball Women’s National Team Unveils November NCAA Tour Games

[DaBball]

USA Women’s National Team Unveils November NCAA Tour Games

USA to Play Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford and Texas A&M in November

www.usab.com

“The USA Basketball Women’s National Team, which announced in July an expanded training program to aid in its pursuit of a seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal, will tip-off its quest for a gold in Tokyo with four games against top 10 ranked NCAA Division I programs. Opening on Nov. 2 at Stanford University, the USA will play Oregon State University on Nov. 4, Texas A&M University on Nov. 7 and cap the first portion of its NCAA games against University of Oregon on Nov. 9.

Additionally, early in 2020 the U.S. will compete in a second series of NCAA games, which will be announced at a later date.”

 

[eebmg]

Hoping UConn will be on the itinerary and they play either in MSG or Barclay's

 

[nwhoopfan]

USAB WNT trying to win the Pac 12 this year?

 

[UConnCat]

Hoping UConn will be on the itinerary and they play either in MSG or Barclay's

Jan 27

 

[eebmg]

Jan 27

Has the venue been announced?

 

[UConnCat]

No. Date and venue will be announced later.

 

[newfrontier]

USAB WNT trying to win the Pac 12 this year?

It will be interesting to see which Pac-12 team gives them the toughest game.

 

[eebmg]

It will be interesting to see which Pac-12 team gives them the toughest game.

The timing of the first series of games occurs before the teams have really jelled. OU has the best player in the most important guard position and less new parts so I think that is pretty easy. The teams like UConn late in the season should have the best chance.

 

[biobioprof]

lol... our athletics dept has an interesting spin

The 12 athletes committed to the national team for the collegiate tour are: Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx), Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Layshia Clarendon (Connecticut Sun), Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx), Elena Delle Donne (Washington Mystics), Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas Wings), Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx), Chelsea Gray (Los Angeles Sparks), Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks), Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) and A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces).

In support of growing interest in the sport of women's basketball at all levels while recognizing the opportunity for current student-athletes to compete against former college stars, the NCAA granted waivers to allow member schools to compete against the 2019-20 USA National Team. The games do not count for or against the teams' overall records, or towards their NCAA Tournament resumes.

The Aggies have previously faced seven of the 12 athletes committed to the USA Women's National Team tour, including defeating Ogwumike's Stanford team and Diggins-Smith's Notre Dame en route to the 2011 National Championship. In 2013, the Aggies held Washington's Plum to her career-low of six points in a Texas A&M win inside Reed Arena and swept Clarendon's Cal teams over a pair of games in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Connecticut's Collier, Duke's Gray and South Carolina's Wilson have also faced Texas A&M in their collegiate careers.

 

[eebmg]

lol... our athletics dept has an interesting spin

I believe that violates causality and the space-time continuum.

 

[newfrontier]

Oregon State's Scott Rueck, Aleah Goodman, and Destiny Slocum discuss playing the USA basketball team (Nov. 4 at Corvallis) and other topics. They feel it is an honor and are excited to get the opportunity.

oregonstate.rivals.com/news/oregon-state-wbb-beavers-excited-to-face-team-usa
oregonstate.rivals.com/news/watch-scott-rueck-aleah-goodman-and-destiny-slocum-update-osu-wbb

(side note: I think they or the author may not fully realize that team USA will play more college teams in January.)

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Hoping UConn will be on the itinerary and they play either in MSG or Barclay's

I love games in MSG; I especially love the announcer. Three point goal forrrrrrr.....

 

[Centerstream]

No. Date and venue will be announced later.

Jan 27

Hmm.

 

[j66kicker]

EDD will miss the 4 November USA Senior Team games vs NCAA schools due to her herniated discs. USA BB will name a replacement player later this week.

Delle Donne to miss 4 Team USA exhibitions

A back injury Elena Delle Donne played through while leading the Mystics to the WNBA title will keep her from playing in USA Basketball's four exhibition games in November on college campuses.

www.espn.com

 

[Plebe]

EDD will miss the 4 November USA Senior Team games vs NCAA schools due to her herniated discs. USA BB will name a replacement player later this week.

Delle Donne to miss 4 Team USA exhibitions

A back injury Elena Delle Donne played through while leading the Mystics to the WNBA title will keep her from playing in USA Basketball's four exhibition games in November on college campuses.

www.espn.com

This wasn't a hard call. She needs to be resting her back for now. Hopefully she can take the court in early 2020.

 

[JDuro]

 

[DallasBUFan]

So if they were to play maybe 4 more after January who should they play?

UConn, Baylor, Maryland, South Carolina would be my picks....I considered Miss State, but given the USA/SC connection I picked SC. Would love to see BU and UConn play them.