USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team Trial Roster Announced

[Charliebball]

UConn recruits are well represented but no Gordon or Espinosa Hunter among the 33 named

Invitees Announced For Women's U19 World Cup Team

 

[Wbbfan1]

Espinoza-Hunter didn't make the last USA Team (think U17) that she tried out for. She'll probably have to have a good year at UConn before she gets another invite. There's so much talent for so few positions. Australia will be loaded for their U19 Team and Team USA will have to field a strong team that plays together as a team if they want to win the Gold Medal..

 

[stwainfan]

Good list of players.

 

[SCspur]

Interested to see who makes it this time around.

 

[Charliebball]

article about UConn players at trials:

The New Haven Register Blogs: Elm City to Eagleville

 

[Wbbfan1]

IMO if USA wants to win the Gold Medal, the starters need to be players that played significant minutes and contribution in their Freshmen Year at College.

 

[Bestiarius]

Anyone know, if the complete list of invitees was ever published? Seems like they only published the list of players accepting the invitation. Perhaps all the invitees accepted?

 

[Charliebball]

https://www.sny.tv/uconn/news/four-current-future-huskies-headed-to-usa-u-19-trials/228045662

 

[Fairfield Fan]

article about UConn players at trials:

The New Haven Register Blogs: Elm City to Eagleville

Do the HS players have a ghost of a chance of sticking with this U19 team? Looks likely that it will be all WCBB.

 

[triaddukefan]

The 2015 U19 would have likely monkey stomped the team eventually chosen to be this year's squad.

 

[j66kicker]

So, since Jen Riz is chairing the selection committee, that pretty much guarantees Crystal Dangerfield and all the invited UConn recruits will make the team, right?

 

[triaddukefan]

So, since Jen Riz is chairing the selection committee, that pretty much guarantees Crystal Dangerfield and all the invited UConn recruits will make the team, right?

and no TN players will make the squad Im sure.

 

[j66kicker]

and no TN players will make the squad Im sure.

Right - absolutely NFW ANY TN players OR recruits make the team, since Jen is just Geno's planted puppet on the committee.

 

[triaddukefan]

Right - absolutely NFW ANY TN players OR recruits make the team, since Jen is just Geno's planted puppet on the committee.

Im not even sure if any TN players or commits are going to the trials? Are any on the invitation list?

 

[stwainfan]

The 2015 U19 would have likely monkey stomped the team eventually chosen to be this year's squad.

Evina Westbrook will make the team.

 

[SCspur]

Evina Westbrook will make the team.

How are you so certain?

 

[stwainfan]

How are you so certain?

I think she is really good. Have you seen her play? You will when she plays SC.

 

[SCspur]

I think she is really good. Have you seen her play? You will when she plays SC.

Yes I've seen her play on multiple occasions in the Nike Nationals for the Cal Stars, last year for the Fiba U18 World Championships, The McDAA game, and The JBC. I will admit she is very good and has great court vision, its just hard for me to imagine her making this roster over more experienced players. Hell I think Magen Walker will have a tough time making it.

... Also let's not make it seem like she will be a SC killer... because she won't

 

[tennparker3]

Yes I've seen her play on multiple occasions in the Nike Nationals for the Cal Stars, last year for the Fiba U18 World Championships, The McDAA game, and The JBC. I will admit she is very good and has great court vision, its just hard for me to imagine her making this roster over more experienced players. Hell I think Magen Walker will have a tough time making it.

... Also let's not make it seem like she will be a SC killer... because she won't

For as good and Megan and Evina are, they both will have a tough time but I wouldn't be shocked if either made it either... I just don't think that the guards ahead of them in college experience are decidedly better.

 

[Plebe]

UConn recruits are well represented but no Gordon or Espinosa Hunter among the 33 named

Wait a minute. I am sooooo confused. Candace Parker said in a recent interview that everyone who goes to UConn is "guaranteed" the chance to play for USA Basketball, thus reinforcing UConn's "monopoly" on recruiting. So how can this be?!

 

[SCspur]

For as good and Megan and Evina are, they both will have a tough time but I wouldn't be shocked if either made it either... I just don't think that the guards ahead of them in college experience are decidedly better.

Looking back at the list of players it seems like Walker and Westbrook will have a better chance of making it then I thought. Harris and Dangerfield will have the PG positions on lock, their aren't any other players I would choose over those two to run this team. Walker, Westbrook, and Carter seems like the best wing players with Joyner Holmes, Ruthy Hebard, Tori McCoy, and probably Jeanine Boehm as the Forwards and Posts. The rest of the team seems up in the air to me.

 

[stwainfan]

Yes I've seen her play on multiple occasions in the Nike Nationals for the Cal Stars, last year for the Fiba U18 World Championships, The McDAA game, and The JBC. I will admit she is very good and has great court vision, its just hard for me to imagine her making this roster over more experienced players. Hell I think Magen Walker will have a tough time making it.

... Also let's not make it seem like she will be a SC killer... because she won't

We will see. My comment was about you would get to see her play. Not that she will also SC killer. Of course she does have plenty of talent around her.

 

[SCspur]

We will see. My comment was about you would get to see her play. Not that she will also SC killer. Of course she does have plenty of talent around her.

Just poking fun. Im well aware what your comment was. Yes she has a lot of talent around her and I'm eager to see how it does next year. I'm very fond of evina and wish her nothing but the best.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Do the HS players have a ghost of a chance of sticking with this U19 team? Looks likely that it will be all WCBB.

I think there are more HS students/incoming frosh on the list, but the college players should have a huge advantage. I look for Crystal to make the team. I'll be curious about Shug Dickson. She was impressive on a not-so-good Tulsa team.