The USA Women's 3x3 Teams are two of the 3x3 basketball teams under the auspices of the USA Basketball organization. In 2007, FIBA decided to start championships for the 3x3 event (also called three-on-three), starting in 2010. The open events are held every other year, in even-numbered years, starting in 2012.
The Olympic event in 2021 was held as part of the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan, July 24âÂÂ28, 2021.
The players for the USA team were:
Young was a late replacement to the team after Katie Lou Samuelson contracted COVID-19 just prior to the start of the games. The team won all but one game in pool play to take a 6âÂÂ1 record into the knock-out round. They beat France in the semi-final 18âÂÂ16, which set up the gold medal match against ROC. The USA team won that match 18âÂÂ15 to win the first ever gold medal at an Olympic Games 3x3 basketball tournament.
The first FIBA 3x3 World Championship For Women was held in Athens, Greece, August 23âÂÂ26, 2012. The original team chosen to represent the USA included:
However, Thomas was unable to compete, so she was replaced by Ann Strother Strother was in nursing school. but had participated in the 3x3 tournament on a different team. She had planned a vacation for the time period of the world tournament, so was able to accept the request to play as a replacement player.
The USA won their first five games easily to advance to the knockout round. They then defeated Estonia to move into the quarterfinals with Hungary. They defeated Hungary easily and faced Australia in the semi-final. The Aussies gave them their toughest challenge to date, but the USA team held on to win 19âÂÂ18. They faced France in the goal medal game and fell behind, but came back to win a close game 17âÂÂ16 to win the first ever gold medal in the 3x3 open event.
The second FIBA 3x3 World Championship For Women was held in Moscow, Russia, June 5âÂÂ8, 2015. The players for the USA team were:
The USA team started pool play strong, winning each of the first five games by at least a 10-point margin. Only Argentina and Spain were within ten points. The USA then defeated Uruguay 19âÂÂ6 to earn a place in the medal rounds. France proved to be a tough opponent, but the USA team prevailed 12âÂÂ9. In the semi-final game, USA faced Belgium and came away with the win, 18âÂÂ14. The gold medal game was against the host team, Russia, and the USA won 15âÂÂ8 to finish undefeated and take home the gold medal.
The third FIBA 3x3 World Championship For Women was held in Guanzhou, China, June 5âÂÂ8, 2015. Team USA won Group C and their quarterfinal game. They would lose in the semi-finals to the Czech Republic, but rebound to win the bronze medal. The roster for 2016 was:
The 2018 World Cup was held in Bocaue, Philippines from June 8âÂÂ12, 2018. Team USA won Group C, but lost their quarterfinal game to Italy. They would finish in 5th place.
For this event, Team USA consists of four University of Oregon players who had won the 2018 US open women's championship that April: