University of North Carolina Athletics
Ustby Named To USA Basketball 3x3 U23 Team
August 9, 2022 | Women's Basketball
UNC junior Alyssa Ustby has been named to the 2022 USA Basketball Women's 3x3 U23 Nations League team and will make her USA Basketball debut later this month in the Dominican Republic.
Ustby, from Rochester, Minn., was one of 11 players vying for six spots at tryouts in Miami Aug. 5-8. After being selected for the roster, she'll take part in training camp Aug. 9-11.
The U.S. men's and women's teams will compete in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from Aug. 13-19.
"Alyssa earned the opportunity to try out for this team and played her way onto the roster with the relentlessness and versatility that we have come to trust in her game," UNC coach Courtney Banghart said. "We are so enormously proud that she'll be representing the Carolina blue while wearing the red, white, and blue as she goes for gold."
In addition to Ustby, the USA Basketball 2022 3x3 U23 Women's Nations League Team includes Aaliyah Moore (Texas), Maddy Siegrist (Villanova), Celeste Taylor (Duke), Kayla Wells (Texas A&M) and Maddy Westbeld (Notre Dame).
The USA Basketball 2022 3x3 U23 Men's Nations League team is made up of Chris Arcidiacono (Villanova), Austin Butler (Charlotte), Bryce Butler (West Liberty), Eric Dixon (Villanova), Khalid Thomas (Portland State) and Keaton Wallace (Agua Caliente Clippers).
On the women's side, Wells is a member of USA Basketball's 3x3 Women's Series team which competes on select stops on the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Women's Series. She is also a 2022 Red Bull USA Basketball 3X Nationals champion after capturing the title with Texafornia.
Taylor's USA Basketball experience comes from having won three total gold medals at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2017 FIBA U16 Americas Championship. Taylor is entering her senior year at Duke University.
Entering her sophomore season at University of Texas, Moore was a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2019 U16 Americas Championship.
Westbeld, who is entering her junior year at the University of Notre Dame, was a participant at the 2018 USA U17 National Team trials and most recently a finalist for the 2021 USA Basketball U19 National Team.
Siegrist and Ustby are making their USA Basketball debuts.
The teams will be led by head coach Damon Huffman and court coach Lakin Roland.
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.
Ustby, from Rochester, Minn., was one of 11 players vying for six spots at tryouts in Miami Aug. 5-8. After being selected for the roster, she'll take part in training camp Aug. 9-11.
The U.S. men's and women's teams will compete in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from Aug. 13-19.
"Alyssa earned the opportunity to try out for this team and played her way onto the roster with the relentlessness and versatility that we have come to trust in her game," UNC coach Courtney Banghart said. "We are so enormously proud that she'll be representing the Carolina blue while wearing the red, white, and blue as she goes for gold."
In addition to Ustby, the USA Basketball 2022 3x3 U23 Women's Nations League Team includes Aaliyah Moore (Texas), Maddy Siegrist (Villanova), Celeste Taylor (Duke), Kayla Wells (Texas A&M) and Maddy Westbeld (Notre Dame).
The USA Basketball 2022 3x3 U23 Men's Nations League team is made up of Chris Arcidiacono (Villanova), Austin Butler (Charlotte), Bryce Butler (West Liberty), Eric Dixon (Villanova), Khalid Thomas (Portland State) and Keaton Wallace (Agua Caliente Clippers).
On the women's side, Wells is a member of USA Basketball's 3x3 Women's Series team which competes on select stops on the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Women's Series. She is also a 2022 Red Bull USA Basketball 3X Nationals champion after capturing the title with Texafornia.
Taylor's USA Basketball experience comes from having won three total gold medals at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2017 FIBA U16 Americas Championship. Taylor is entering her senior year at Duke University.
Entering her sophomore season at University of Texas, Moore was a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2019 U16 Americas Championship.
Westbeld, who is entering her junior year at the University of Notre Dame, was a participant at the 2018 USA U17 National Team trials and most recently a finalist for the 2021 USA Basketball U19 National Team.
Siegrist and Ustby are making their USA Basketball debuts.
The teams will be led by head coach Damon Huffman and court coach Lakin Roland.
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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