USA Basketball: Experience, not popularity, vital for Olympics after Clark omission
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6NEWM)
- Indiana star left off the 12-woman roster for Paris 2024
- Committee said it did not consider off-court factors
USA Basketball Caitlin Clark's lack of experience was the main factor for her omission from the US women's Olympic roster that was officially revealed on Tuesday.
The selection committee didn't believe Clark, who broke scoring records in college before entering the WNBA among huge hype this year, had enough of high-level experience. The team includes seven players from the group that won gold in Tokyo - the seventh straight for the US.
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