University of Minnesota Athletics
Whalen Selected to WNT Pool
12/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
USA Basketball today announced that former University of Minnesota guard Lindsay Whalen has been selected to the 2017-20 USA Basketball Women’s National Team pool, from which the 2018 USA World Cup Team is expected to be selected.
Whalen has captured two Olympic gold medals, two FIBA World Cup gold medals, four WNBA Championships and is a five-time WNBA All-Star.
The 2017-20 USA National Team pool was selected by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee. Available members of the USA pool will participate in a minicamp Feb. 9-11, 2018, at the University of South Carolina.
Members of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team will compete in the 2018 FIBA World Cup (Sept. 22-30 in Tenerife, Spain) and, if the USA qualifies, the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (July 24-Aug. 9 in Tokyo), as well as additional USA training camps and exhibition games.
