Next month women’s basketball players from across the country will travel to Mexico to represent the US in the annual FIBA Women’s Americup. One of the 12 women headed to Mexico, is UO’s Chance Gray.
U-S-GRAY 🇺🇸@chancegrayy will rep Team USA at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup from July 1-9 in Mexico!
🗞️ https://t.co/n66cKw4sRd#GoDucks x @usabasketball pic.twitter.com/OO13X0iIS1
— Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) June 23, 2023
Gray is a 5’9″ guard who in her freshman season, averaged 10 points and 2 assists a game while shooting 33% from three and 87% from the line. While many of Oregon’s top players chose to leave for the transfer portal after a disappointing 2022, Gray opted to stay and try another year in Eugene.
The FIBA Women’s Americup is an annual event that is similar to soccer tournaments like Copa America that occur every year between North American national teams. In 2023, the Americup will celebrate its 30th anniversary, and the United States will try for its fifth gold medal.
The tournament will begin on July 1st, and on that day Chance Gray and the US will play their first game against Venezuela at 1:40 PT. The tournament will function in a group stage format — like the World Cup does in Soccer— with the elimination rounds beginning on July 7th, and the championship game on the 9th.