(Reuters) – The U.S. women's national basketball team announced on Thursday that Brittney Griner and college basketball star Caitlin Clark were among 14 players invited to Olympic training camp in Cleveland, Ohio, next week. did.
Nine former Olympians have been invited to the April 3-5 camp, including five-time gold medalist Deanna Taurasi.
Other former Olympians include Greiner, who was freed from a Russian penal colony in a high-profile prisoner swap in 2022, Ariel Atkins, Chelsea Gray, Jewell Lloyd, Kelsey Plum, Brianna Stewart and Ajah. Wilson, Jackie Young.
Greiner missed the entire 2022 WNBA season as he was detained in Russia, but returned in 2023 and averaged 17.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a Phoenix Mercury.
USA Basketball announced that Clark will participate in training camp in exchange for the University of Iowa's advancement in the ongoing NCAA Tournament.
Iowa State is one of 16 teams remaining in the tournament and will look to take the next step toward a national championship when they face Colorado State on Saturday.
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Clark won three gold medals with the junior varsity team and is expected to be the top pick in the Women's National Basketball Association's April 15 draft.
At this year's Paris Olympics, Team USA will seek its eighth straight gold medal in women's basketball.
(Reporting by Frank Pingu in Toronto; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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