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RandySF

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Sun Jun 9, 2024, 03:31 AM Jun 2024

Who is on US Olympic women's basketball team for 2024 Paris Games? [View all]

Despite participating with Team USA for its final training for the 2024 Paris Olympics back in March, Caitlin Clark reportedly will not be making the trip overseas with the final roster.

According to "The Athletic's" Shams Charania, Clark is expected to be left off the 12-player final roster. It was confirmation of an earlier report from The USA TODAY Network's Christine Brennan. The Fever star has been a lightning rod since being picked No. 1 in the 2024 WNBA Draft, and earned Rookie of the Month honors for May with 17.6 points per game, 6.6 assists and 5.1 rebounds.

The roster is clearly geared toward veterans from top to bottom, with Aces stars A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum serving as headliners and the likes of Diana Taurasi and Brittany Griner also getting spots. Three first-time Olympians will be on the team: The Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu, the Mercury's Kahleah Copper and the Sun's Alyssa Thomas.

Clark, 22, is coming off a monster night against the Washington Mystics in which the venue was changed to the Wizards' Capital One Arena. The largest WNBA crowd in 17 years — 20,333 — watched Clark put up 30 points with eight rebounds and six assists. She hit seven threes on the night.


A'ja Wilson -- Las Vegas Aces
Kelsey Plum -- Las Vegas Aces
Jackie Young -- Las Vegas Aces
Chelsea Gray -- Las Vegas Aces
Sabrina Ionescu -- New York Liberty
Breanna Stewart -- New York Liberty
Napheesa Collier -- Minnesota Lynx
Diana Taurasi -- Phoenix Mercury
Brittney Griner -- Phoenix Mercury
Kahleah Copper -- Phoenix Mercury
Jewell Loyd -- Seattle Storm
Alyssa Thomas -- Connecticut Sun





https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2024/06/08/caitlin-clark-us-olympic-womens-basketball-team-2024-paris-games-roster/74026334007/

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