Caitlin Clark will make her USA Basketball senior national team camp debut at Duke next month.
The Indiana Fever All-Star, who missed the second half of the WNBA season with a groin injury, was invited to a few camps while she was in college at Iowa, but the timing didn’t work out.
She’ll be there alongside first-timers Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers, Cameron Brink, Sonia Citron, Veronica Burton, Kiki Iriafen and Rickea Jackson. College players Lauren Betts of UCLA and JuJu Watkins of Southern California are also invited. Watkins is out for the season while recovering from an ACL injury she suffered in the NCAA Tournament last season.
The newcomers will be joined by Paris Olympic gold medalists Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. Dearica Hamby, who won a bronze medal in 3-on-3 at the 2024 Games, also will participate in the camp. Brioona Jones, who helped the US win gold at the 2022 Fiba World Cup, also will be in North Carolina at the camp, as will Aliyah Boston.
Kara Lawson, who was chosen as the U.S. coach by Sue Bird in September, will lead the camp, which will take place from 12 to 14 December. She’ll be joined by WNBA coaches Nate Tibbetts of Phoenix, Stephanie White of Indiana and Natalie Nakase of Golden State.
In March, the US will play in 2026 Fiba World Cup qualifiers. The Americans are in a pool with Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Senegal and Spain. Although the US are participating in the qualifiers they have already clinched their place after winning this year’s Women’s AmeriCup.
