Braun Selected for US 3on3 Trials

[SHGopher]

Anyone know why USA U23 changed their roster? The U23 team with Van Lith that qualified was good. The replacement U23 team not so much.

As an FYI, Van Lith played for the U24 team that I think is also called the national team. They played in a different tournament earlier this summer and won the gold.



Team USA U18 also won gold. The number of teams is confusing.

https://x.com/usab3x3/status/1698407068963680307?s=20

Mara Braun of course played for U21:

https://x.com/GopherWBB/status/1703081818910576773?s=20

Oh! I previously wrote about Hailey Van Lith's cut back left money move she has milked for years to great success. Here is Mara Braun's version earlier this summer in international competition:

 

[BigTenGuy]

As an FYI, Van Lith played for the U24 team that I think is also called the national team. They played in a different tournament earlier this summer and won the gold.

Are you sure? The box score from

FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 - Americas - Stop 1 Pool A | Jul 24, 2023​

shows Van Lith.

United States vs Venezuela | FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 - Americas - Stop 1

nationsleague.fiba3x3.com

I also don’t see a U24 team on the USA basketball web site.

 

[SHGopher]

Are you sure? The box score from

FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 - Americas - Stop 1 Pool A | Jul 24, 2023​

shows Van Lith.

United States vs Venezuela | FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 - Americas - Stop 1

nationsleague.fiba3x3.com

I also don’t see a U24 team on the USA basketball web site.

My head explodes.... Is she on more than one team? I believe what you posted AND she already won gold this summer.

LSU’s Hailey Van Lith Wins Gold With Team USA at FIBA 3×3 World Cup

lsusports.net

Okay! I think I found information:

Hailey Van Lith - USA Basketball

USA Basketball is the National Governing Body for the sport of basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), USA Basketball is...

www.usab.com

It looks like both!

 

[SHGopher]

My head explodes.... Is she on more than one team? I believe what you posted AND she already won gold this summer.

LSU’s Hailey Van Lith Wins Gold With Team USA at FIBA 3×3 World Cup

lsusports.net

Okay! I think I found information:

Hailey Van Lith - USA Basketball

USA Basketball is the National Governing Body for the sport of basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), USA Basketball is...

www.usab.com

It looks like both!

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I never heard of this. Being on the national team AND a U team the same season.

It must be the freeform vibe of the 3x3 basketball -- and she's a star attraction, the one in the braids who flies around, braids flying.

 

[Gopher68]

Mara talks of her summer experience playing international 3X3:

Gophers star Mara Braun says busy summer of international basketball ‘worth it’

Gophers guard Mara Braun had a busy summer that was highlighted by winning Gold with Team USA at the FIBA 3-on-3 Nations League.

www.fox9.com

 

[ISUnorth]

As an FYI, Van Lith played for the U24 team that I think is also called the national team. They played in a different tournament earlier this summer and won the gold.



Team USA U18 also won gold. The number of teams is confusing.

https://x.com/usab3x3/status/1698407068963680307?s=20

Mara Braun of course played for U21:

https://x.com/GopherWBB/status/1703081818910576773?s=20

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Oh! I previously wrote about Hailey Van Lith's cut back left money move she has milked for years to great success. Here is Mara Braun's version earlier this summer in international competition:

View attachment 27047

Thanks, it is confusing some. My Cyclones Ashley Joens played on the national team last summer with Lith and I was trying to figure out the U-this and U-that when I saw the news about Braun. Two summers in row that I found myself paying attention to 3x3!

 

[thatjanelpick]

The various 3 on 3 teams last year were baffling to me but I wonder if the injuries to both Cameron Brink and Rhyne Howard, who were expected to play in the Olympics, has an impact on Braun's status?