COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Sophomores Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller of the Maryland women’s basketball team are two of 13 athletes named to USA Basketball’s roster for the AmeriCup next month in Puerto Rico.
Following four days of trials in Columbia, S.C. 13 finalists were selected from 20 athletes. Also named as finalists were: Grace Berger (Indiana) Aliyah Boston (South Carolina), Jakia Brown-Turner (NC State); Veronica Burton (Northwestern), Elissa Cunane (NC State) Destanni Henderson (South Carolina), Naz Hillmon (Michigan), Rhyne Howard (Kentucky), Haley Jones (Stanford), Sedona Prince (Oregon), and NaLyssa Smith (Baylor).
USA National Team head coach Dawn Staley (South Carolina) will serve as head coach of the USA AmeriCup Team, and she will be assisted by University of Arizona head coach Adia Barnes and Jen Rizzotti, president of the Connecticut Sun.
Miller has won two gold medals with USA Basketball – the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2017 FIBA U16 World Cup.
Ten nations from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean will take part in the 2021 AmeriCup, held June 11-19 in Puerto Rico. The top four finishing teams will advance to compete in one of four 2022 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournaments in hopes of earning one of the 12 spots in the 2022 FIBA World Cup field. Australia, host of the 2022 World Cup, and the 2020 Olympic champion, earn automatic berth
Owusu and Miller were named Co-Big Ten Tournament MOP after leading the Terrapins (26-3) to their fifth Big Ten Tournament title.
Owusu earned Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press and the USBWA. She earned unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors. She led the nation’s top offense in scoring (17.9) and assists (5.9). The Terrapins led the country in scoring (90.8) and in assist turnover ratio (1.70). Owusu topped the record for points averaged by a sophomore in program history (17.8 by Kaila Charles in 2017-18).
Miller averaged 17.3 points per game and shot 50.6 percent from the field. She scored in double figures in 27 straight games and 28 of 29 games this season.
Following four days of trials in Columbia, S.C. 13 finalists were selected from 20 athletes. Also named as finalists were: Grace Berger (Indiana) Aliyah Boston (South Carolina), Jakia Brown-Turner (NC State); Veronica Burton (Northwestern), Elissa Cunane (NC State) Destanni Henderson (South Carolina), Naz Hillmon (Michigan), Rhyne Howard (Kentucky), Haley Jones (Stanford), Sedona Prince (Oregon), and NaLyssa Smith (Baylor).
USA National Team head coach Dawn Staley (South Carolina) will serve as head coach of the USA AmeriCup Team, and she will be assisted by University of Arizona head coach Adia Barnes and Jen Rizzotti, president of the Connecticut Sun.
Miller has won two gold medals with USA Basketball – the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup and the 2017 FIBA U16 World Cup.
Ten nations from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean will take part in the 2021 AmeriCup, held June 11-19 in Puerto Rico. The top four finishing teams will advance to compete in one of four 2022 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournaments in hopes of earning one of the 12 spots in the 2022 FIBA World Cup field. Australia, host of the 2022 World Cup, and the 2020 Olympic champion, earn automatic berth
Owusu and Miller were named Co-Big Ten Tournament MOP after leading the Terrapins (26-3) to their fifth Big Ten Tournament title.
Owusu earned Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press and the USBWA. She earned unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors. She led the nation’s top offense in scoring (17.9) and assists (5.9). The Terrapins led the country in scoring (90.8) and in assist turnover ratio (1.70). Owusu topped the record for points averaged by a sophomore in program history (17.8 by Kaila Charles in 2017-18).
Miller averaged 17.3 points per game and shot 50.6 percent from the field. She scored in double figures in 27 straight games and 28 of 29 games this season.
