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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