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Team USA women win gold at the 3×3 AmeriCup in Puerto Rico

Dearica Hamby was named the tournament MVP and led her team in scoring with 33 points.

Team USA women’s 3×3 team won gold at the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup on Sunday. The team consisted of Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks), Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever), Katie Lou Samuelson (Los Angeles Sparks) and Camille Zimmerman (USO Mondeville).

Hamby was named the tournament MVP and led her team in scoring with 33 points. The scoring system is different in 3×3, with each bucket inside the arc earning one point and each bucket outside the arc earning two points.

This was the 3×3 debut for both Hamby and Mitchell. Hamby, however, was sure she would be able to adjust to the different style of play.

“I should be able to adjust to 3×3 pace because I’m an up-tempo-hustle-energy player,” Hamby said. “You can’t learn how to play this style until you do it, but it’s basketball at the end of the day.”

The team was coached by Jennifer Rizzotti, the team president for the Connecticut Sun and a former professional basketball player and coach.

Rizzotti shared this on Instagram in regards to Hamby’s amazing game-winning buzzer beater.

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2023 USA 3×3 Women’s AmeriCup Team roster announced

The team is comprised of four athletes who bring a combination of USA Basketball and professional 3×3 experience.

On Monday, USA Basketball announced the 2023 Women’s 3×3 AmeriCup team. The team comprises four athletes who bring a combination of USA Basketball (5-on-5 and 3×3) and professional 3×3 experience.

The team includes Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks), Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever), Katie Lou Samuelson (Los Angeles Sparks) and Camille Zimmerman (USO Mondeville).

“It’s been my dream since I was a little kid to represent my country,” said Zimmerman. I wanted to do this tournament in particular because last year, we finished third and I wanted redemption. When they called and said I could play, I was extremely happy. It’s another chance at redemption and another chance at gold.”

Zimmerman won bronze at the 2022 3×3 AmeriCup and competed in the 2022 and 2023 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series. Samuelson is a six-time 5-on-5 gold medalist. This will be her second 3×3 assignment after helping qualify the USA for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics with a first-place finish at the 2021 FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

This will be both Hamby and Mitchell’s debut in 3×3. Hamby participated in the 5-on-5 USA women’s national team training camp and exhibition against Duke earlier this month. Mitchell most recently took part in the 2022 World Cup qualifying window in February.

The 2023 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup is set for Dec. 1-3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Notre Dame product Jackie Young named to U.S. 3-on-3 Olympic team

Add another Notre Dame Olympian to Team USA.

With only a few days before the Tokyo Olympics officially begin, Notre Dame has some new blood for the U.S. Former Irish guard Jackie Young, a member of the 2018 national championship team, has been named a late addition to Team USA for the new 3-on-3 basketball event. She will take the place of Katie Lou Samuelson, who was forced to pull out after entering health and safety protocols. The other members of the team are Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray and Young’s Las Vegas Aces teammate Kelsey Plum.

Young, the top overall pick in the 2019 WNBA draft, is in her third season with the Aces, who are one game back of the Seattle Storm for first in the Western Conference. She has started all 21 games for the Aces while averaging 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals a game.

The preliminary round for the 3-on-3 competition will begin Saturday and run through July 27, which also is the day of the quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals will be played July 28. One person who will be watching is Irish coach Niele Ivey, who was associate head coach during Young’s time in South Bend:

LaMelo Ball, Katie Lou Samuelson debut PUMA Court Rider basketball shoe

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and Seattle Storm guard Katie Lou Samuelson helped debut PUMA’s new Court Rider shoe.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and Seattle Storm guard Katie Lou Samuelson helped debut PUMA’s new Court Rider shoe as part of the brand’s Rider family, a performance basketball shoe that fuses the timeless style of the Rider franchise with the latest basketball technology from PUMA Hoops, creating the perfect sneaker for play on and off the court.

The Court Rider features a full-length Rider foam midsole engineered specifically for basketball, a full-coverage rubber outsole with PUMA’s high abrasion rubber material and a dynamic lacing system around the forefoot for enhanced stability and support.

Since joining PUMA, Ball helped launch his ApolloZo collaboration with the company and was also a part of the J. Cole Dreamer relaunch. With Ball, PUMA saw sales increase last year, though that’s not entirely attributed to him alone.

The Court Rider Twofold, retailing for $100, will be available starting April 13, on PUMA.com, at the PUMA NYC Flagship Store and select retailers.

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LaMelo Ball, Katie Lou Samuelson debut PUMA Court Rider basketball shoe

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and Seattle Storm guard Katie Lou Samuelson helped debut PUMA’s new Court Rider shoe.

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and Seattle Storm guard Katie Lou Samuelson helped debut PUMA’s new Court Rider shoe as part of the brand’s Rider family, a performance basketball shoe that fuses the timeless style of the Rider franchise with the latest basketball technology from PUMA Hoops, creating the perfect sneaker for play on and off the court.

The Court Rider features a full-length Rider foam midsole engineered specifically for basketball, a full-coverage rubber outsole with PUMA’s high abrasion rubber material and a dynamic lacing system around the forefoot for enhanced stability and support.

Since joining PUMA, Ball helped launch his ApolloZo collaboration with the company and was also a part of the J. Cole Dreamer relaunch. With Ball, PUMA saw sales increase last year, though that’s not entirely attributed to him alone.

The Court Rider Twofold, retailing for $100, will be available starting April 13, on PUMA.com, at the PUMA NYC Flagship Store and select retailers.

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