In what seems like an endless slew of baseball posts, I will move in a different direction right now to give you some news about a couple of UCONN Women’s Basketball players.
Seniors Mel Thomas and Charde Houston were among 45 players selected to try out for the US Women’s National Teams that will play in the U21 World Championships and the Pan American Games. Thomas is only eligible to tryout for the Pan American team due to the age cutoff. Houston is eligible for both teams.
They both will be heading to Colorado Springs to the U.S. Olympic Training Center to participate in the National Team Trials that are taking place from May 17th to May 20th. The finalists for both teams will be announced on May 20th.
The U21 USA Basketball Team will play in the 2007 FIBA U21 World Championships that are being held in Moscow, Russia from June 29th to July 8th.
The Pan Am games will take place in Rio de Janiero, Brasil from July 20th to the 24th.
Also incoming UCONN freshman, Maya Moore, was invited to the U19 Team Trials for the right to participate in the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women.
Good luck to Thomas, Houston, and Moore.
