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Plum Named to 2024 USA Women’s Basketball National Team
June 11, 2024 | Women's Basketball
Washington women's basketball legend Kelsey Plum (2013-17) has been named to the 2024 USA Women's Basketball National Team roster.
Plum, who won a gold medal on the Team USA 3x3 squad at the Tokyo Olympics, will represent Team USA on the 5x5 team at the Paris Olympics as the USA women seek their eighth straight - and 10th overall - Olympic gold medal.
Plum was also a member of the 2022 USA Women's National Team that captured its 11th World Cup gold medal in Sydney, qualifying the USA for the Paris Games. She is in her sixth season (not including 2020) with the Las Vegas Aces, and earned back-to-back WNBA championship titles in 2022 and 2023.
At Washington, Plum became the all-time NCAA scoring leader (3,527 points – stood until 2024) and broke the 33-year-old NCAA career free throw record (912). She broke the single-season NCAA scoring record with 1,109 points in 2016-17 (stood until end of 2023-24 season). Plum became UW's all-time three-point leader, the Pac-12's all-time single-season scoring leader, and set the Pac-12 single-game scoring record (57). In 2017, Plum was named the AP's, espnW's, and Pac-12's Player of the Year, WBCA and USWBA All-American (also in 2016), and Seattle Sports Star of the Year. She was also unanimous AP First Team All-American, espnW First Team All-American, and All-Pac-12 selection. In 2017, Plum won the Dawn Staley, Ann Meyers Drysdale, and Nancy Lieberman Awards, and the Wade and Naismith Trophies. In 2016, among many other accolades, Plum was named Wooden Award All-American and Naismith Award Semifinalist. Plum was a four-time All-Pac-12 Team honoree, and in 2014 was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. She was the first No. 1 draft pick in Washington basketball history, men or women, when she was selected first overall at the 2017 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars.
USA Basketball Release: 2024 USA Basketball Women's National Team Announced
USA Basketball announced today the 2024 USA Basketball Women's National Team, which will compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, set for July 26-Aug. 11, 2024. The team is highlighted by 12 athletes with extensive USA Basketball experience including Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury), who will make a record sixth straight Olympic appearance, and nine athletes who have already earned at least one Olympic gold medal.
In addition to Taurasi, the 2024 USA Women's National Team includes Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx), Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun), A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) and Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces). READ MORE
Plum, who won a gold medal on the Team USA 3x3 squad at the Tokyo Olympics, will represent Team USA on the 5x5 team at the Paris Olympics as the USA women seek their eighth straight - and 10th overall - Olympic gold medal.
Plum was also a member of the 2022 USA Women's National Team that captured its 11th World Cup gold medal in Sydney, qualifying the USA for the Paris Games. She is in her sixth season (not including 2020) with the Las Vegas Aces, and earned back-to-back WNBA championship titles in 2022 and 2023.
At Washington, Plum became the all-time NCAA scoring leader (3,527 points – stood until 2024) and broke the 33-year-old NCAA career free throw record (912). She broke the single-season NCAA scoring record with 1,109 points in 2016-17 (stood until end of 2023-24 season). Plum became UW's all-time three-point leader, the Pac-12's all-time single-season scoring leader, and set the Pac-12 single-game scoring record (57). In 2017, Plum was named the AP's, espnW's, and Pac-12's Player of the Year, WBCA and USWBA All-American (also in 2016), and Seattle Sports Star of the Year. She was also unanimous AP First Team All-American, espnW First Team All-American, and All-Pac-12 selection. In 2017, Plum won the Dawn Staley, Ann Meyers Drysdale, and Nancy Lieberman Awards, and the Wade and Naismith Trophies. In 2016, among many other accolades, Plum was named Wooden Award All-American and Naismith Award Semifinalist. Plum was a four-time All-Pac-12 Team honoree, and in 2014 was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. She was the first No. 1 draft pick in Washington basketball history, men or women, when she was selected first overall at the 2017 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Stars.
USA Basketball Release: 2024 USA Basketball Women's National Team Announced
USA Basketball announced today the 2024 USA Basketball Women's National Team, which will compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, set for July 26-Aug. 11, 2024. The team is highlighted by 12 athletes with extensive USA Basketball experience including Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury), who will make a record sixth straight Olympic appearance, and nine athletes who have already earned at least one Olympic gold medal.
In addition to Taurasi, the 2024 USA Women's National Team includes Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx), Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun), A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) and Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces). READ MORE
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