Women's National Team February After Three Days of Trials from May USA Women’S U18 National Team Training Camp
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20182018 USA BasketballUSA Basketball Women’SWomen’S U18U18 nationalnational TeamTeam TrialsTrials • may 26-28, 2018 • United States olympic Training Center • • Colorado Springs, Colorado • TrialsTrials ScheduleSchedule TrialsTrials StaffStaff Saturday, may 26 USA Basketball Women’s Junior national Team 11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Trials Session 1 Committee Chair: Jennifer Rizzotti, George Washington University 5-7 p.m. Trials Session 2 Karon Aston (NCAA), University of Texas Tonya Cardoza (NCAA), Temple University Sunday, may 27 Kara Lawson (Athlete Representative), ESPN & 10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Trials Session 3 Washington Wizards Wes Moore (NCAA), North Carolina State University 5:30-7:30 p.m. Trials Session 4 Coaching Staff monday, may 28 Head Coach: Jeff Walz, University of Louisville 9-11 a.m. Trials Session 5 Assistant Coach: Natasha Adair, University of Delaware Assistant Coach: Cori Close, UCLA 3:30-5 p.m. Trials Session 6 Court Coach: Jose Fernandez, University of South Florida Court Coach: Joni Taylor, University of Georgia 6:30 p.m. Team Announcement (closed except to athletes) Athletic Trainers Nicole Alexander, University of North Carolina Margie Hunt, University of Colorado Colorado Springs • All times listed are local, Mountain Daylight Time and Anne Marquez, University of Notre Dame are subject to change. Ed Ryan, USA Basketball and United States Tennis Association • All sessions will take place in Sports Center 1 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado USA Basketball Staff Springs, Colorado. Jim Tooley, Chief Executive Officer • Trials sessions are closed to the public. Carol Callan, Women’s National Team Director • Media must be credentialed to attend. Ohemaa Nyanin, Assistant Director, Women’s National Team Ellis Dawson, Assistant Director, National Teams Kyle Pilipovich, Coordinator, National Teams Hunter Johnson, Intern, National Teams We moved! Craig Miller, Chief Communications Officer Caroline Williams, Senior Director, Communications Jenny Johnston, Assistant Director, Communications Saudia Mitchell, Director, Video Content USA Basketball Trenton Miller, Assistant, Digital Communications 27 South Tejon Street, Suite 100 Alexa Patti, Video Intern Colorado Springs, Co 80903 Support Staff 719-590-4800 Jasmine Allen, Towson University Logan Baumberger, University of Colorado Jrdyn Bradley, University of Colorado Colorado Springs USAB.com Raven Campbell, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ashley Colby, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Briahna Hynes, University of Houston Patrick Miller, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Imani Minor, Northwestern University Micaela Reese, Central Michigan University Megan Sawatzky, Loyola University Chicago Terri Ward, Niwot High School, Colorado TableTable ofof ContentsContents General Information McKenzie Forbes ........................................................ 26 Trials Schedule .......................................................... IFC Hayley Frank .............................................................. 27 Trials Staff .................................................................. IFC Katlyn Gilbert .............................................................. 28 Media Policy .................................................................. 1 Zarielle Green .............................................................. 29 Trials Roster - Alphabetical ............................................ 2 Heavenly Greer .......................................................... 30 Trials Roster - Numerical .............................................. 3 Nazarah Hillmon-Baker .............................................. 31 Trials Notes .................................................................... 4 Rhyne Howard ............................................................ 32 FIBA, WNBA & NCAA Rule Differences ...................... 57 Ashley Joens ................................................................ 33 USA Basketball Board, Staff & Committees ..................58 Jazmine Massengill .................................................... 34 USA Basketball Today ..................................................60 Olivia Nelson-Ododa .................................................. 35 Jordan Nixon .............................................................. 36 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jeff Walz .................................................. 6 Karisma Ortiz .............................................................. 37 Assistant Coach: Natasha Adair .................................... 7 Jaden Owens .............................................................. 38 Assistant Coach: Cori Close .......................................... 8 Anaya Peoples ............................................................ 39 Court Coach: Jose Fernandez ...................................... 9 Sedona Prince ............................................................ 40 Court Coach: Joni Taylor ............................................ 10 Abby Prohaska ............................................................ 41 Sammie Puisis ............................................................ 42 Athlete Biographies Honesty Scott-Grayson ................................................ 43 Shakira Austin .............................................................. 12 NaLyssa Smith ............................................................ 44 Breanna Beal ................................................................13 Christyn Williams ........................................................ 45 Grace Berg ..................................................................14 Zoe Young .................................................................... 46 Aijha Blackwell ..............................................................15 Jenna Brown ................................................................16 History Kennedy Brown ............................................................17 All-Time Summary of Finishes .................................... 48 Desiree Caldwell ..........................................................18 Year-by-Year Final Standings ...................................... 48 Taylor Chavez ..............................................................19 USA All-Time Results .................................................. 48 Amira Collins .............................................................. 20 USA All-Time Coaches ................................................ 49 Maori Davenport .......................................................... 21 USA All-Time Alphabetical Roster .............................. 50 Aquira DeCosta ............................................................ 22 USA All-Time Roster by School Affiliation .................. 52 Elizabeth Dixon ............................................................ 23 USA Single-Game Records .................................... 55 56 Queen Egbo ................................................................ 24 USA Competition Records ................................................ Emily Engstler .............................................................. 25 USA Basketball media Policies Acceptance of a USA Basketball media credential constitutes agreement by Bearer and his or her employer or assigning news organization to abide by the conditions of the USA Basketball media regulations available online, the main points of which are listed below. Media must be credentialed to attend all USA Basketball trials and training camps. Please contact Jenny Johnston to inquire about a media credential at [email protected]. • Interviews should be arranged through the USA Basketball Communications staff and will take place following sessions or games. • All internet media and blog sites must be established and updated regularly with original content and current wireless sports news. Internet sites may be asked to provide a web analytic report that reflects the number of page views, unique visitors, and average views per day. All web analytics should come from a reputable source. The submission should be an official report in PDF format. • No live streaming is permitted unless a license is granted in advance by USA Basketball/NBA Entertainment. • Credentialed media are permitted to post written commentary, photos and unedited video to their social media accounts during USA Basketball trials/training camps. • All video content captured at USA Basketball events should be used in the form of news coverage. Posting USA Basketball video highlights alone requires a license agreement. • Online video is limited to 2 minutes of practice footage per day/activity date on a non-live basis only, and must be removed no later than 30 days after completion of the applicable event. • Video is only allowed to be presented/hosted on the accredited media organization’s website. Video is not permitted to be presented or hosted separately on a site provided by a third-party (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Vimeo, etc.). • Any USA Basketball team trials and training camp action video, or audio content that is posted online must appear on a “free” website. USA Basketball team trials and training camp action video, or audio content, is not permitted to appear on subscription-based websites without a separately issued USA Basketball Video/Audio Use License. • Online video including USA Basketball video footage may not incorporate integrated advertising or sponsorship, and pre-roll advertising in not permitted. •