The U.S. women’s basketball team won the 2022 FIBA World Cup — what’s next?

Before the U.S. women’s basketball team began the 2022 FIBA World Cup with an overhauled roster, some wondered whether a squad with only five returning players from last season’s Tokyo Olympics might be vulnerable.

But just as generational talents such as Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi took up the mantle when legends like Dawn Staley and Lisa Leslie stopped competing for USA Basketball, the U.S. women in Australia put such reservations to rest by tournament’s end. Read More