May 15—Azzi Fudd was looking to work on her defense as the trials for USA Basketball's U-19 national team opened Friday at Metro State University in Denver. The UConn incoming freshman guard didn't take the easy way out. Fudd matched up with her 2017 U-16 teammate Caitlin Clark, who only led the country in scoring and was second in assists as a freshman at Iowa this past season on her way to .
Ex-UConn coach Kevin Ollie returning to coaching in paid youth league
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Kevin Ollie will be coaching basketball again.
Ollie will serve as head coach and director of player development for the Overtime Elite program, a group of about 30 top players ages 16-18 who will compete in a league and also play against international competition. The league is slated to begin in September and run until May, and is in the process of reaching out to top high school-aged players around the world.
“I’m ready to get back to what I was born to do empowering and encouraging and supporting young people, and helping them grow,” Ollie said in a press release. “There’s no better place for me to do that than OTE, an extraordinary league for extraordinary young men. I consider it my mission to help these elite athletes realize their dreams.”
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USA Basketball Men’s 3x3 Team Prepares for Olympic Qualifying Tourney
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Mar 13, 2021
When you hear that the USA Basketball Men’s 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Team is holding a training camp, a few questions probably pop into your head.
Who is on the team? When do they play? What are their chances?
These days, another question might be how they’re handling the quarantine.
For the one-week training camp that officially began March 11, the four players
Canyon Barry,
Dominique Jones and
Kareem Maddox traveled to Orlando, Florida, on Sunday and immediately went into quarantine, per USA Basketball’s health and safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone also was tested before heading to camp. Some had to take time off from their day jobs for nearly two weeks, a common theme among 3x3 players.
Mar. 11—The Pistons didn't have any All-Stars this year, but they could be represented on the U.S. Olympic basketball team. Jerami Grant and Mason Plumlee are among the 57 finalists for the Olympic team. That group will vie for the final 12 spots on the roster. Grant was one of 15 players added to the pool, including Zach LaVine, Zion Williamson, Duncan Robinson (Michigan) and former Pistons .