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USA Basketball announces invitees for Pan American Games team trials

By Kim Doss

PALO ALTO, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Oregon Forward Ruthy Hebard (24) drives the lane despite the defense of Stanford Forward Alanna Smith (11) and Stanford Forward Maya Dodson (15) during the women's basketball game between the Oregon Ducks and the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion on February 10, 2019 in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Oregon Forward Ruthy Hebard (24) drives the lane despite the defense of Stanford Forward Alanna Smith (11) and Stanford Forward Maya Dodson (15) during the women's basketball game between the Oregon Ducks and the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion on February 10, 2019 in Palo Alto, CA. (Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Thirty-six college athletes to compete for 12 spots

The season for USA Basketball team trials is upon us. The organization announced the invitees for the 2019 U19 World Cup earlier this week. Thursday, they announced the 36 athletes who will try out for the 2019 Pan American Games squad.

Several conferences received multiple invitees, led by the Pac-12 with seven. The Big Ten and Big 12 each had six athletes invited, while the ACC and SEC will send five each. The Ivy League and Conference USA will send two apiece. The AAC and Missouri Valley will each send a representative, and one athlete is currently in the process of transferring. Texas, Oregon State, and Rice are the only schools sending multiple athletes, with each school sending two players.

The group includes 12 players who have won medals as part of USA Basketball in previous international competitions and an additional 11 athletes who have participated in team trials before. The remaining 13 will be taking part in their first attempt at making a USA national team.

Invitees must be U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled in college and will still be college-eligible for the 2019-20 season. The 36 women will report to the United States Olympic Training Center for trials on May 16. The trials will continue at the Colorado Springs facility through May 20.

The twelve players selected for the team will return to Colorado Springs for training camp from July 23-Aug. 5. They will immediately leave for Lima, Peru, where the women’s tournament will be held from Aug. 6-10.

The complete list of invitees, including their 2019-20 classes

PlayerClassPositionSchoolConference
Ruthy HebardSeniorForwardOregonPac-12
Aari McDonaldJuniorGuardArizonaPac-12
Amber MelgozaSeniorGuardWashingtonPac-12
Michaela OnyenwereJuniorForwardUCLAPac-12
Mikayla PivecSeniorGuardOregon StPac-12
Destiny SlocumJuniorGuardOregon StPac-12
Kiana WilliamsJuniorGuardStanfordPac-12
Kathleen DoyleSeniorGuardIowaBig Ten
Stephanie JonesSeniorForwardMarylandBig Ten
Karissa McLaughlinSeniorGuardPurdueBig Ten
Jaelynn PennJuniorGuardIndianaBig Ten
Destiny PittsJuniorGuardMinnesotaBig Ten
Lindsey PulliamJuniorGuardNorthwesternBig Ten
Brittany BrewerSeniorForwardTexas TechBig XII
Vivian GrayJuniorForwardOklahoma StBig XII
Joyner HolmesSeniorForwardTexasBig XII
Kristin ScottJuniorCenterIowa StBig XII
Sug SuttonSeniorGuardTexasBig XII
Peyton WilliamsSeniorForwardKansas StBig XII
Janelle BaileyJuniorCenterUNCACC
Dana EvansJuniorGuardLouisvilleACC
Kiah GillespieJuniorForwardFlorida StACC
Beatrice MompremierSeniorForwardMiamiACC
Kobi ThorntonSeniorForwardClemsonACC
Chennedy CarterJuniorGuardTexas A&MSEC
Chelsea DungeeJuniorGuardArkansasSEC
Tyasha HarrisSeniorGuardSouth CarolinaSEC
Ayana MitchellSeniorForwardLSUSEC
Amber SmithSeniorGuardMissouriSEC
Bella AlarieSeniorGuardPrincetonIvy League
Eleah ParkerSeniorCenterPennIvy League
Nancy MulkeyJuniorCenterRiceC-USA
Erica OgwumikeSeniorGuardRiceC-USA
Kay Kay WrightSeniorGuardUCFAAC
Becca HittnerJuniorGuardDrakeMVC
Te’a CooperSeniorGuardTransferringNone

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