Braun invited to 2025 USA Women's AmeriCup Team trials

[ISUnorth]

2025 USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup Team Trials Participants Announced - USA Basketball

Twenty-one athletes are expected to participate in the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup Team trials which begin June 17 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

www.usab.com

Minnesotan Gianna Kneepkins also earned an invite.

Duke's Kara Lawson will be HC.

Who do you think makes the cut from this invitee roster?

 

[BleedGopher]

Per STrib:

Braun will head to Colorado healthy, excited, determined.

“I’m going there to make the team,” said Braun, a Big Ten Conference all-freshman team member in 2023 and an all-conference honorable mention pick. “The goal is to go out and compete, be myself, be a great teammate and just be open to learn. Just being in the presence of some of these players I’m going to be with and the coaches is just a great opportunity. But I’m going out to make this team.”

In a way it is a perfect way for Braun, who has been inactive for huge chunks of the past two seasons, to get back her competitive edge. Just the experience of the camp — whether she heads to Chile or not — will help get her back into game shape and ready for game speed.

Gophers standout Mara Braun is healthy again and headed to a national team tryout camp

Mara Braun is one of 21 athletes invited to the 2025 Team USA women’s AmeriCup Team trials, which will start next Monday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

www.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[BigTenGuy]

Assume that 3-4 of the 6'3" players will make the team. Kamilla Cardoso is playing for Brazil, leaving the Chicago Sky to do so, and Damiris Dantas is also on the Brazil roster, but haven't seen it confirmed that she is playing. The USA lost last time to Brazil and Cardoso. Would think USA Basketball is especially motivated this year.

 

[ISUnorth]

Per STrib:

Braun will head to Colorado healthy, excited, determined.

“I’m going there to make the team,” said Braun, a Big Ten Conference all-freshman team member in 2023 and an all-conference honorable mention pick. “The goal is to go out and compete, be myself, be a great teammate and just be open to learn. Just being in the presence of some of these players I’m going to be with and the coaches is just a great opportunity. But I’m going out to make this team.”

In a way it is a perfect way for Braun, who has been inactive for huge chunks of the past two seasons, to get back her competitive edge. Just the experience of the camp — whether she heads to Chile or not — will help get her back into game shape and ready for game speed.

Gophers standout Mara Braun is healthy again and headed to a national team tryout camp

Mara Braun is one of 21 athletes invited to the 2025 Team USA women’s AmeriCup Team trials, which will start next Monday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

www.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!

Great way to look at it!