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Coach Rhyne Howard traveled to New York earlier this month alongside several standout WNBA players to take part in a three-day USA training camp. At the end of the New York-based camp, twelve elite athletes were named to the 2024 USA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Team, and among those was Rhyne Howard.

Rhyne Howard joined Coach Finley's staff as an assistant coach and director of player personnel this season during her 2023 WNBA off-season with the Atlanta Dream. Before being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, Howard played at a fellow SEC school where she earned a long list of accolades including SEC Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Week, SEC Newcomer of the Year by Associated Press, espnW National Freshman of the Year, SEC Tournament MVP.

The women's basketball standout is no stranger to representing the United States, as Howard played for the 2018 USA Basketball's U18 and U19 National teams. In both junior USA outings, Howard and her team won gold and in 2018 Howard was named MVP. Although she has repped the red, white, and blue before, Howard makes her debut as a member of the senior women's national team this year.

Howard joins Ariel Atkins, Aliyah Boston, Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Cooper, Sabrina Ionescu, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Alyssa Thomas, and Jackie Young on the official roster. The team will be led by four-time WNBA champion, Cheryl Reeve and Atlanta Dream head coach, Tanisha Wright.

Below is the full roster of the 12 WNBA stars that will represent Team USA at the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament:
 

PLAYER	POSITION	WNBA TEAM
Ariel Atkins	Guard	Washington Mystics
Aliyah Boston	Center	Indiana Fever
Napheesa Collier	Forward	Minnesota Lynx
Kahleah Copper	Guard	Chicago Sky
Rhyne Howard	Guard	Atlanta Dream
Sabrina Ionescu	Guard	New York Liberty
Jewell Loyd	Guard	Seattle Storm
Kelsey Plum	Guard	Las Vegas Aces
Breanna Stewart	Forward	Free agent
Diana Taurasi	Guard	Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas	Forward	Connecticut Sun
Jackie Young	Guard	Las Vegas Aces

 
Team USA will play Senegal on Feb. 11 at 1:15 p.m. ET and can be streamed on Courtside 1891.  For more information on the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, click here.  

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