COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Duke women's basketball senior guard
Celeste Taylor earned a spot on the 2022 USA Basketball Women's 3x3 Team, as USA Basketball announced the rosters for the U23 Nations League on Tuesday.
Training camp will take place Aug. 9-11 before competition opens in the fifth edition of the FIBA 3x3 Nations League, playing within the Americas conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from Aug. 13-19. All games can be watched live on
YouTube.
Taylor is no stranger to USA Basketball, having already won three gold medals during her time with Team USA at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2017 FIBA U16 Americas Championship. The Valley Stream, N.Y., native is coming off a strong junior campaign that saw her average 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 steals and start 22 of the 23 games she appeared in.
The team is comprised of six athletes who bring a combination of USA Basketball (five-on-five and 3x3) and collegiate basketball experience. In addition to Taylor, the 2022 3x3 U23 Women's Nations League Team roster includes Aaliyah Moore, Maddy Siegrist, Alyssa Ustby, Kayla Wells and Maddy Westbeld.
Launched in 2017, the FIBA 3x3 Nations League is a 3x3 competition for men and women under the age of 23. It offers an opportunity for future talents to hone their skills in preparation for the open category (FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Olympic Games, etc.). To learn more about the competition format, click
here. The event schedule is available
here.
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