MCCONNELL TO JOIN WOMENâS NATIONAL U16 COACHING STAFF By Hometown4
From IUP Athletics:
INDIANA, Pa. â Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) head womenâs basketball coachÂ
Tom McConnell has been added to the staff of the 2021 USA Womenâs U16 National Team as an assistant coach.
Coach McConnell joins a staff that includes newly named head coach Sue Phillips (Archbishop Mitty/San Jose Cagers) and assistant coach Sophia Witherspoon (Fort Pierce Central H.S., Fla.).Â
âThe committee has selected an experienced coach with Sue, and Tom brings his own successes,â said Carol Callan, chair of the USA Basketball Womenâs Developmental National Team committee, which is responsible for selecting the USA coaches and athletes, and the USA Basketball Womenâs National Team Director. âWe are confident they and Sophia not only will work well together, they also will be able to inspire this group of young athletes during trials, tra
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Gold Medal Winning Coaches Return to Lead USA Men’s U16 National Team
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Mike Jones (DeMatha Catholic H.S., Md.) with assistant coaches
Eric Flannery (St. Edward H.S., Ohio) and
Sharman White (Pace Academy, Ga.), who together already have helped USA Basketball men’s U16 and U17 teams to a combined seven gold medals, including in 2019 when the trio led the USA U16 National Team to a 6-0 record.
The USA will compete in the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, where the top four finishing teams will earn a berth into the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup. The coaching selections were made by the USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team Committee.