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Wanna See USA Womens' National Basketball Team Play Here's How

Tickets for the USA Red-White game go on sale tomorrow, July 19 at 10 AM and will be available online at ticketmaster.com, in person at the Lexington Medical Center Box Office inside Colonial Life Arena and by phone at 800-745-3000.
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Dawn Staley

Columbia, SC – The 2018 USA Basketball Women’s National Team, led by South Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach Dawn Staley, will tip-off its journey to the 2018 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Columbia, SC.

Fans will have the opportunity to cheer on the U.S. in a Red-White intra-squad exhibition contest at 7 PM on September 5 at Colonial Life Arena.

Tickets for the USA Red-White game go on sale tomorrow, July 19 at 10 AM and will be available online at ticketmaster.com, in person at the Lexington Medical Center Box Office inside Colonial Life Arena and by phone at 800-745-3000.

“I’m extremely excited about our schedule,” said USA and South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for our country to see our national team compete on American soil. The more people who get a chance to see quality play from our national team will bring more excitement to women’s basketball in general.

“Of course, I’m excited to play a game here in Columbia. Our fans have affinity for women’s basketball. I hope to see that same excitement in September. I know it’s a prelude to hopefully what will be a great season for our Gamecocks but to see what’s going to take place in our arena in September will be quite exciting for them. I know they’ll come out in huge numbers to support our national team.

Following the exhibition in Columbia, the team will travel to Bridgeport Connecticut to face Canada on September 8. The domestic tour will close against Japan in Washington, D.C. on September 10. Prior to arriving in Tenerife, Canary Islands, for the Sept. 22-30 FIBA World Cup, the USA will play in a four-team, international tournament in Antibes, France, September 15-17.

The 2018-20 USA Basketball Women’s National Team currently includes: Jasmine Thomas (Connecticut Sun), Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx); Sue Bird (Seattle Storm); Tina Charles (New York Liberty); Layshia Clarendon (Connecticut Sun); Napheesa Collier (University of Connecticut); Elena Delle Donne (Washington Mystics); Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas Wings); Stefanie Dolson (Chicago Sky); Asia Durr (University of Louisville); Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx); Allisha Gray (Dallas Wings); Chelsea Gray (Los Angeles Sparks); Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury); Tiffany Hayes (Atlanta Dream); Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm); Kayla McBride (Las Vegas Aces); Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream); Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever); Tiffany Mitchell (Indiana Fever); Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx); Chiney Ogwumike (Connecticut Sun); Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks); Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces); Katie Lou Samuelson (University of Connecticut); Odyssey Sims (Los Angeles Sparks); Breanna Stewart (Seattle Storm); Brittney Sykes (Atlanta Dream); Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury); Morgan Tuck (Connecticut Sun); Courtney Williams (Connecticut Sun); Sydney Wiese (Los Angeles Sparks); A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces); and Elizabeth Williams (Atlanta Dream).

Assisting Staley through the World Cup are Dan Hughes (Seattle Storm), Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) and Jennifer Rizzotti (George Washington).

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