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“I’ve been around them a great deal through these training camps, and I’ve actually coached Napheesa in U18 and U19,” Staley said. “I feel like both of them carved out a space in which we need: Younger legs, great basketball decision-makers on both sides of the ball.
“I think they just separated themselves from the rest of the younger group by doing the little things. It’s hard when you’re that young, you have a tendency to let some of those older, experienced players do their thing, and you tend to just kind of fall back. They fell back, but they also made an impact quietly, and they’re the perfect younger players to be on a team like this because they’re just going to do what they’re asked to do and do it at a really high level.”
And Pheesa:
“It’s awesome to see how many UConn players are on the team and how many have been a part of USA Basketball,” Collier said. “I think it’s a huge tip of the hat to the staff at UConn, Coach [Auriemma] and [Chris Dailey] and everyone that was there. They’ve obviously done a great job in making future Olympians, so I’m really honored to be part of that legacy.”
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“I think they just separated themselves from the rest of the younger group by doing the little things. It’s hard when you’re that young, you have a tendency to let some of those older, experienced players do their thing, and you tend to just kind of fall back. They fell back, but they also made an impact quietly, and they’re the perfect younger players to be on a team like this because they’re just going to do what they’re asked to do and do it at a really high level.”
And Pheesa:
“It’s awesome to see how many UConn players are on the team and how many have been a part of USA Basketball,” Collier said. “I think it’s a huge tip of the hat to the staff at UConn, Coach [Auriemma] and [Chris Dailey] and everyone that was there. They’ve obviously done a great job in making future Olympians, so I’m really honored to be part of that legacy.”
How former UConn star Napheesa Collier separated herself from the pack to earn a spot on the U.S. women’s basketball Olympic team
U.S. women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley says that what Napheesa Collier lacks in Olympic experience, the former Husky makes up for in other areas that will serve gold-medal-minded Team USA well.
