USA Women's U16 trial with a local flare

[Row6Seat10]

Congratulations and good luck to Minden's Taylor Kissinger (2017) who has accepted an invitation to attend the try outs for the 2015 USA Women's U16 National team next month.

 

Thirty-five of the nation’s top young basketball players have accepted invitations issued by the USA Basketball Women’s’ Developmental National Team Committee to attend trials for the 2015 USA Women’s U16 National Team. Trials will take place May 21-25 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

 

The invited athletes include eight players from Texas; four players from Georgia; three players apiece from California and Florida; two players from Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Virginia; and one player each from Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey and New York.

 

 

Attending from the high school class of 2017 are: Rellah Boothe (Potter’s House Christian Academy/Jacksonville, Fla.); Mikayla Boykin (Clinton H.S./Clinton, N.C.); Ayanna Clark (Long Beach Poly H.S./ Long Beach, Calif.); Maya Dodson (St. Francis H.S./Alpharetta, Ga.); Andra Espinoza-Hunter (Blair Academy/Ossining, N.Y.); Chelsie Hall (Seffner Christian Academy/Wesley Chapel, Fla.); Jaala Henry (Eleanor Roosevelt H.S./Riverdale, Md.); Taylor Kissinger (Minden H.S./Minden, Neb.); Kasiyahna Kushkituah (St. Francis H.S./Austell, Ga.); Destiny Littleton (The Bishop’s School/San Diego, Calif.); Alexis Morris (Legacy Christian Academy/Beaumont, Texas); Deauzya “DiDi” Richards (Cypress Ranch H.S./Cypress, Texas); Taya Robinson (Huguenot H.S./Richmond, Va.); Unique Thompson (Faith Academy/Theodore, Ala.); Madison Treece (Rock Bridge H.S./Columbia, Mo.); Kiana Williams (Karen Wagner H.S./San Antonio, Texas); and Jade Williams (Prestonwood Christian Academy/The Colony, Texas).

 

Players from the class of 2018 are: Jenna Brown (The Lovett School/Marietta, Ga.); Desiree Caldwell (Johnson H.S. /San Antonio, Texas); Christianna Carr (Eden Prairie H.S. /Eden Prairie, Minn.); Jessika Carter (Harris County H.S./Waverly Hall, Ga.); Charli Collier (Barbers Hill H.S./ Baytown, Texas); Amira Collins (St. Johns College H.S./White Plains, Md.); Aquira DeCosta (St. Mary’s H.S./Stockton, Calif.); Katlyn Gilbert (Heritage Christian School/Indianapolis, Ind.); Honesty Grayson (Blair Academy/Brick, N.J.); Zarielle Green (Duncanville H.S. /Dallas, Texas); Destanni Henderson (Fort Myers H.S./Fort Myers, Fla.); Lindsey Jarosinski (Montini Catholic H.S./Medinah, Ill.); Ayoka Lee (Byron H.S./Byron, Minn.); Valencia Myers (Solon H.S. /Solon, Ohio.); Sedona Prince (Faith Academy/Liberty, Texas); Mykasa Robinson (Paul G. Blazer H.S. /Cattlesburg, Ky.); Bexley Wallace (Pickerington Central H.S./Pickerington, Ohio); and Xaria Wiggins (Princess Anne H.S./Virginia Beach, Va.).

 

 

http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2015/04/2015-wu16-trials-invitees.aspx

[redsteve]

Great opportunity for Nebraska's Taylor K.  Hope she does well and has some fun too.  Good for her !

[Norm Peterson]

Just to point out the obvious Husker connection, the all-time great 3-point shooting guard on the Men's team, Cary Cochran, was also from Minden. 

 

(Just, y'know, the one in Iowa.)

[Row6Seat10]

The first two days of the national team trials has begun and consists primarily of skills sessions and off-court sessions on health and performance. Scrimmage opportunities will be held on the evening on May 22 and the morning of May 23. After each scrimmage the roster will begin to be reduced.

 

Due to the number of athletes participating, the trials roster will be split into two groups for at least the first three days.

 

The 12 players for the 2015 USA U16 National Team, or finalists for the team, will be announced on the morning of May 25. The selected 12-member team will return to Colorado Springs for training camp June 14-22, before departing for the FIBA Americas U16 Championship to be held in Puebla, Mexico on June 24-28.

 

Here's to hoping Minden's Taylor Kissinger does her best and has a great showing this weekend and receives some good news Monday morning. The picture below is a shot of her making that extra pass in yesterday's skills session.

 

[Row6Seat10]

After the morning scrimmage the U16 roster was reduced this afternoon. Of the 149 players invited to the U16 tryout, 57 were cut and the roster now sits with 92 players. Most of the players that are going home now after the first cut are the younger ones that were invited to try out.  Taylor Kissinger is still on the roster!

[caveman]

I hope she makes the cut. It would be truly wonderful to see a Nebraskan there.

[whoopdeedoo]

http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2015/05/15-wu16-team-named.aspx

[Row6Seat10]

High five to Taylor even thought she just missed on achieving her end goal!

She made it all the way to the final cut out of 149!

Pretty good showing in my book no matter the end result.

[whoopdeedoo]

High five to Taylor even thought she just missed on achieving her end goal!

She made it all the way to the final cut out of 149!

Pretty good showing in my book no matter the end result.

 

 

ditto! no reason not to be very proud of her accomplishment, getting as far as she did