According to multiple reports, Caitlin Clark would not be heading to Paris as she is off Team USA’s roster or the Paris Olympics 2024.
Clark has international experience with USA Basketball at a younger level, but she wasn’t able to make the national training camp in Cleveland after she was invited because she was leading Iowa to the Final Four.
Now a rookie with the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have drawn millions of new fans to women’s basketball in her college career and also in her young WNBA career.
The United States is expected to take five-time gold medalist Diana Taurasi for a sixth Olympics. Taurasi, who will turn 42 on Tuesday, will be joined by Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner.
Joining the pair will be Olympic veterans Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, Jewell Loyd and Chelsea Gray. Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, who helped the U.S. win the inaugural 3×3 gold medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, will also be on the team.
First-time Olympians are Alyssa Thomas, Sabrina Ionescu, and Kahleah Copper.
The U.S. women have won every gold medal in women’s basketball since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Taurasi will break the record for most Olympics played in the sport of basketball.
The U.S. team will be coached by Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, who has extensive USA Basketball experience.
