Morgan McMillen will attend USA Basketball Women's trials

By TimesReporter.com


Hiland High School girls' basketball standout Morgan McMillen has accepted an invitation to attend trials for the 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U17 World Championship Team.

Trials will take place Thursday through Monday at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The selected team members will represent the USA at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship June 22-July 2 in Zaragoza, Spain.

In addition to the invited athletes, trials were open to applicant athletes for a total of as many as 150 players expected to participate.

Finalists for the 2016 USA Women’s U17 World Championship Team will be announced on May 30, and they will remain in Colorado Springs for training camp through June 3. The official 12-player roster for the USA U17 World Championship Team will be announced on June 3.

The team members will return to Colorado Springs for training camp June 7-15, before departing for the competition in Spain.

McMillen played in half of the Hawks' game last season after transferring from New Philadelphia, where she played a big part in the Quakers' run to the regional as a freshman.