Gophers' Mara Braun to play for Team USA in FIBA 3-on-3 tournament
Coming off an impressive freshman season for the Gophers, Mara Braun has been selected to participate in the FIBA 3x3 U21 Nations League for Team USA.
Braun will join five other college stars on the team set to compete in China later this month: Christina Dalce (Villanova), Jillian Hollingshead (Tennessee), Morgan Maly (Creighton), Lucy Olsen (Villanova) and Shyanne Sellers (Maryland).
The FIBA 3x3 U21 Nations League Asia-Pacific conference is set for June 23-29 in Handan, China.
The event will feature six, three-game tournaments. The winner of each of the 13 conference events held worldwide will qualify for the FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final set for Sept. 13-15 in Mongolia.
Braun scored 15.6 points per game and was named to the Big Ten's All-Freshman team in the 2022-23 season.
The tournament will be streamed live on YouTube on the FIBA3x3 channel.
