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McKinney Named to USA’s U23 3x3 Nations League Team
6/17/2026 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
McKinney, along with five other Division I women’s basketball student-athletes, was selected by the respective women’s USA Basketball 3x3 National Team committee
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's Tori McKinney was selected to USA's U23 3x3 Nations League Team that will participate in the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference June 27-July 3 in Ñuñoa, Chile, the organization announced Tuesday. McKinney, along with five other Division I women's basketball student-athletes, was selected by the respective women's USA Basketball 3x3 National Team committee.
The 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference North will feature six three-game tournaments over seven days. The competition will run in a 'stops' format, with multiple stops held over the course of the weeklong event. Teams will accumulate points based on their performance in each stop. Team members can substitute as needed for each day's four-person entry.
The FIBA 3x3 Nations League will be a qualification route to the 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup. Conference winners will qualify for the event, set for Sept. 15-19 in Wuhan, China. China men and women will receive automatic qualification along with the reigning champions (Lithuania men and Netherlands women). The rest of the teams will come from the winners of each conference and the next teams in the FIBA 3x3 Nations League 2026 final standings.
The 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League will stream live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.
3x3 is played on a half court with a 10-minute clock and a 12-second shot clock. The first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner.
McKinney is coming off her sophomore season, where she helped lead the Golden Gophers to their first Sweet Sixteen appearance in more than two decades. The Minnetonka, Minn., native was a Second (coaches) and Third (media) All-Big Ten selection and earned All-Big Ten Defensive Team honors. She set Minnesota's single-season assist/turnover ratio record at 2.20. She was a spark on the Maroon and Gold's offense, averaging a team-high 12.7 points per game, up from 10.6 her freshman year. In Minnesota's last 11 regular-season games, the guard averaged 15.9 points per game, tallied 33 assists and led the team with 24 steals during that stretch.
USA 3x3 Women's Nations League Roster
Sunaja 'Nunu' Agara (Maryland)
Imari Berry (Louisville)
McKinna Brackens (Arizona State)
Dani Carnegie (Iowa)
Katie Fiso (Oregon)
Tori McKinney (Minnesota)
The 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference North will feature six three-game tournaments over seven days. The competition will run in a 'stops' format, with multiple stops held over the course of the weeklong event. Teams will accumulate points based on their performance in each stop. Team members can substitute as needed for each day's four-person entry.
The FIBA 3x3 Nations League will be a qualification route to the 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup. Conference winners will qualify for the event, set for Sept. 15-19 in Wuhan, China. China men and women will receive automatic qualification along with the reigning champions (Lithuania men and Netherlands women). The rest of the teams will come from the winners of each conference and the next teams in the FIBA 3x3 Nations League 2026 final standings.
The 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League will stream live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.
3x3 is played on a half court with a 10-minute clock and a 12-second shot clock. The first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner.
McKinney is coming off her sophomore season, where she helped lead the Golden Gophers to their first Sweet Sixteen appearance in more than two decades. The Minnetonka, Minn., native was a Second (coaches) and Third (media) All-Big Ten selection and earned All-Big Ten Defensive Team honors. She set Minnesota's single-season assist/turnover ratio record at 2.20. She was a spark on the Maroon and Gold's offense, averaging a team-high 12.7 points per game, up from 10.6 her freshman year. In Minnesota's last 11 regular-season games, the guard averaged 15.9 points per game, tallied 33 assists and led the team with 24 steals during that stretch.
USA 3x3 Women's Nations League Roster
Sunaja 'Nunu' Agara (Maryland)
Imari Berry (Louisville)
McKinna Brackens (Arizona State)
Dani Carnegie (Iowa)
Katie Fiso (Oregon)
Tori McKinney (Minnesota)
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