Incoming Freshmen Me’Arah O’Neal and Liv McGill continue their impressive circuit before arriving in Gainesville. Both O’Neal and McGill have been selected to attend the 2024 Junior Team Trials in Colorado Springs with hopes of playing for the Red, White, and Blue.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. – The 2024 FIBA U18 Women’s Americup trial invitations have been released, and Florida signees Me’Arah O’Neal and Liv McGill are among the 26 athletes expected to participate.
National Team trials will start on May, 15 at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The 26 athletes invited to the trials were selected by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee, chaired by DePaul University women’s basketball head coach Doug Bruno.
Following trials, 12 athletes will be selected and named to the official team roster. The 12-athlete team will then reconvene in Colorado Springs for training camp on June 8 before heading to Bucaramanga, Colombia to compete.
The 2024 FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup is scheduled for June 17-23 and will include eight teams from across the world. FIBA recently drew the selections, placing the USA team in Group B alongside Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The USA team is set to first tip-off against Brazil on Jun. 17.
Leading the 2024 U18 squad will be Teri Moren (Indiana University), who will be assisted by Niele Ivey (University of Notre Dame) and Jose Fernandez (University of South Florida).
The full list of athletes invited to the 2024 USA Junior National Team trials:
* Joyce Edwards
* Kayleigh Heckel
* Zamareya Jones
* Jordan Lee
* Madisen McDaniel
* Alivia McGill
* Me’Arah ONeal
* Arianna Roberson
* Kennedy Smith
* Zania Socka-Nguemen
* Sarah Strong
* Blanca Thomas
* Sienna Betts
* Divine Bourrage
* Nyla Brooks
* Kaelyn Carroll
* Jasmine Davidson
* Madison Francis
* Layla Hays
* Adelaide Jernigan
* Zakiyah Johnson
* Grace Knox
* Leah Macy
* Brynn McGaughy
* Mia Pauldo
* Aubrey Shaw
Athletes eligible for this team must be a U.S. citizen and born on or after January 1, 2006. For more information on the 2024 U18 Americup visit the tournament page here.<https://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18women/2024>
