Las Vegas Aces A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum were members of the 2018 USA Women’s National Team which won gold at the 2018 FIBA World Championships. Below are links to USA Basketball game stories chronicling the team’s run to the championship.
2018 FIBA World Cup |
September 30, 2018—USA Downs Australia to Claim Third-Straight FIBA World Cup Gold |
September 29, 2018—USA Advances to FIBA World Cup Gold Medal Game With 93-77 Win Over Belgium |
September 28, 2018—Defense Propels USA Past Nigeria, 71-40, and Into Semifinals |
September 25, 2018—USA Downs Latvia 102-76 to Wrap Up Group Play |
September 23, 2018—USA Earns Hard-Fought 100-88 Win Over China |
September 22, 2018—USA Opens FIBA World Cup with 87-67 Victory Over Senegal |
September 19, 2018—2018 USA Basketball Women’s World Cup Team Officially Unveiled |
2018 Exhibition Games |
September 19, 2018—USA Passes Final Pre-World Cup Test in Scrimmage Victory Over Australia |
September 17, 2018—USA Fends Off France for 77-60 Exhibition Victory |
September 16, 2018—USA Races to 109-58 Exhibition Win Over Senegal |
September 15, 2018—USA Downs Canada 84-68 in Exhibition |
September 10, 2018—USA Overtakes Japan in the Fourth Quarter for 102-87 Win |
September 8, 2018—USA Rallies for 74-68 Win Over Canada in Exhibition |
September 5, 2018—USA White Comes Out Victorious Against USA Red, 100-75 |
September 1, 2018—USA Women’s National Team Training in South Carolina Set to Tip With 18 Athletes |