COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – Two Bruins have made the cut as USA Basketball announced its 2023 USA Women's AmeriCup Team trials participants Thursday.
Charisma Osborne and Lauren Betts will represent the Bruins May 11-15 in Colorado Springs. Players were selected by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee, chaired by DePaul University head women's basketball coach Doug Bruno, in collaboration with Jen Rizzotti, Connecticut Sun president and chair of the USA Basketball Women's National Team Committee.
Trials will be run by AmeriCup coaches Kamie Ethridge (Washington State University), Katrina Merriweather (University of Cincinnati) and Aaron Johnston (South Dakota State University).
Osborne, who was named to the 2023 All Pac-12 Team and was All Pac-12 Defensive Team Honorable Mention, helped USA Basketball earn the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup title. She played in 36 of UCLA's 37 games during her senior campaign, starting in all 36 of her appearances. Osborne ed UCLA in scoring (15.9 PPG) and rebounding (5.9 RPG) playing 33.1 minutes per game.
The 6-foot-7 Betts played her first collegiate year at Stanford, averaging 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in just 9.7 minutes per game. Betts earned All Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention during her inaugural NCAA campaign.
2023 USA WOMEN'S AMERICUP TRIALS ROSTER
2023 USA Women's AmeriCup head coach: Kamie Ethridge (Washington State University)
Assistant Coach: Aaron Johnston (South Dakota State University)
Assistant Coach: Katrina Merriweather (University of Cincinnati)
*as of 5/1/23
#Attended Harvard for four years; intends to complete NCAA eligibility at USC in 2023-24
%Entered transfer portal in Spring 2023
Charisma Osborne and Lauren Betts will represent the Bruins May 11-15 in Colorado Springs. Players were selected by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee, chaired by DePaul University head women's basketball coach Doug Bruno, in collaboration with Jen Rizzotti, Connecticut Sun president and chair of the USA Basketball Women's National Team Committee.
Trials will be run by AmeriCup coaches Kamie Ethridge (Washington State University), Katrina Merriweather (University of Cincinnati) and Aaron Johnston (South Dakota State University).
Osborne, who was named to the 2023 All Pac-12 Team and was All Pac-12 Defensive Team Honorable Mention, helped USA Basketball earn the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup title. She played in 36 of UCLA's 37 games during her senior campaign, starting in all 36 of her appearances. Osborne ed UCLA in scoring (15.9 PPG) and rebounding (5.9 RPG) playing 33.1 minutes per game.
The 6-foot-7 Betts played her first collegiate year at Stanford, averaging 5.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in just 9.7 minutes per game. Betts earned All Pac-12 Freshman Honorable Mention during her inaugural NCAA campaign.
2023 USA WOMEN'S AMERICUP TRIALS ROSTER
| 2023 USA WOMEN'S AMERICUP – TRIALS (ALPHABETICAL) | |||||
| NAME | POS | HGT | AGE* | SCHOOL (GRAD YEAR) | HOMETOWN |
| Janiah Barker | F | 6-4 | 19 | Texas A&M (2026) | Marietta, GA |
| Raegan Beers | F | 6-3 | 19 | Oregon State (2026) | Littleton, CO |
| Lauren Betts | C | 6-7 | 19 | UCLA (2026) | Centennial, CO |
| Makira Cook | G | 5-6 | 21 | Illinois (2024) | Cincinnati, OH |
| Dyaisha Fair | G | 5-5 | 21 | Syracuse (2023) | Rochester, NY |
| McKenzie Forbes | G/F | 6-0 | 22 | USC# (2023) | Folsom, CA |
| Chance Gray | G | 5-9 | 18 | Oregon (2026) | Cincinnati, OH |
| Abigail Hsu | G | 6-0 | 22 | Columbia (2024) | Parkland, FL |
| Rickea Jackson | F | 6-2 | 22 | Tennessee (2023) | Detroit, MI |
| Flau'jae Johnson | G | 5-10 | 19 | Louisiana State (2026) | Savannah, GA |
| Raven Johnson | G | 5-8 | 20 | South Carolina (2026) | Atlanta, GA |
| Deja Kelly | G | 5-8 | 21 | North Carolina (2024) | San Antonio, TX |
| Gianna Kneepkens | G/F | 5-11 | 20 | Utah (2025) | Duluth, MN |
| Ta'Niya Latson | G | 5-8 | 19 | Florida State (2026) | Miami, FL |
| Alexis Markowski | C | 6-3 | 19 | Nebraska (2025) | Lincoln, NE |
| Rayah Marshall | G/F | 6-4 | 20 | USC (2025) | Los Angeles, CA |
| Aneesah Morrow | F | 6-0 | 20 | TBD% (2025) | Chicago, IL |
| Charisma Osborne | G | 5-9 | 21 | UCLA (2023) | Morena Valley, CA |
| Laila Phelia | G | 5-10 | 20 | Michigan (2025) | Cincinnati, OH |
| Angel Reese | F | 6-3 | 21 | Louisiana State (2025) | Baltimore, MD |
| Emma Ronsiek | F | 6-1 | 21 | Creighton (2024) | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Jewel Spear | G | 5-10 | 21 | TBD% (2024) | The Colony, TX |
2023 USA Women's AmeriCup head coach: Kamie Ethridge (Washington State University)
Assistant Coach: Aaron Johnston (South Dakota State University)
Assistant Coach: Katrina Merriweather (University of Cincinnati)
*as of 5/1/23
#Attended Harvard for four years; intends to complete NCAA eligibility at USC in 2023-24
%Entered transfer portal in Spring 2023