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Three Huskies Named to USA Basketball Olympic Team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Three legends of the UConn women's basketball program were selected to the 2024 USA Basketball Women's National Team that will compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. UConn alums Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are on the 12-player roster for Paris.

Taurasi, a 2003 graduate of UConn, is making her record sixth straight Olympic appearance. She has won five Olympic gold medals.

Taurasi has played more games than any other women's player in USA Basketball Olympic history (38) and is second in points scored (414), trailing only Lisa Leslie (488).

Stewart, a 2016 graduate, is making her third straight Olympic appearance.

A 2019 graduate, Collier is making her second Olympic appearance.

The USA women will hold training camp in Phoenix before competing against the WNBA All-Stars in the league's All-Star Game on Saturday, July 20 at 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC). The team will then travel to London to play the German Women's National Team at O2 Arena on July 23 at 3 p.m. ET (FS1), as part of the 2024 USA Basketball Showcase.

The USA women are seeking their eighth straight – and 10th overall – Olympic gold medal.

The American women open group play against Japan on July 29 (3:00 p.m. ET), followed by Belgium on Aug. 1 (3:00 p.m. ET) and Germany on Aug. 4 (11:15 a.m. ET). The U.S. has a combined 29-2 overall record against its Group C opponents. This is the second straight Olympics USA is grouped with Japan and marks the first time the U.S. will face Belgium and Germany at the Games.

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