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USA Basketball has named 27 players to its training camp roster for the 2014 FIBA World Championship for women in Turkey. Training camp begins on September 8 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
| Name | Team |
| Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx |
| Sue Bird | Seattle Storm |
| DeWanna Bonner | Phoenix Mercury |
| Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever |
| Tina Charles | New York Liberty |
| Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky |
| Skylar Diggins | Tulsa Shock |
| Stefanie Dolson | Washington Mystics |
| Candice Dupree | Phoenix Mercury |
| Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky |
| Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury |
| Bria Hartley | Washington Mystics |
| Briann January | Indiana Fever |
| Jantel Lavender | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Kayla McBride | San Antonio Stars |
| Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream |
| Maya Moore | Minnesota Lynx |
| Chiney Ogwumike | Connecticut Sun |
| Nneka Ogwumike | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Danielle Robinson | San Antonio Stars |
| Odyssey Sims | Tulsa Shock |
| Breanna Stewart | UConn Huskies |
| Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
| Courtney Vandersloot | Chicago Sky |
| Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx |
| Monica Wright | Minnesota Lynx |
26 players are on WNBA teams, and since Annapolis is near Washington, D.C., two players on the Washington Mystics are in consideration. They are rookie guard Bria Hartley and rookie center Stefanie Dolson. And if you read this site, we have plenty of great insights on them!
The one non-WNBA player on the team is UConn junior forward Breanna Stewart.
There will also be two scrimmage games in the USA before the national team heads overseas.
The USA Basketball Showcase will be on Thursday, September 11, at 7 p.m. ET in the Bob Carter Center in Newark, Delaware. Team USA will also play Team Canada on Monday, September 15 at 7 p.m. ET at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Both games will be televised on ESPN2. This is definitely good news for all women's basketball fans.
Now if only they will also sell Team USA jerseys, like they are for the men's national team.
After the two scrimmages stateside, Team USA will play four games in the France International Tournament against Australia, China, and France from September 19 through September 21. Their last scrimmage is against the Czech Republic on September 23.
The World Championships start on September 27.