Lauren Cox isn’t currently logging time on a WNBA roster, but her dream of playing basketball hasn’t vanished. In fact, her home team just expanded by a few thousand miles.
USA Basketball announced the rosters for the upcoming FIBA 3-on-3 Series on Monday, and Cox made the squad for the U.S. women. She’ll represent her country at various FIBA events this summer and into the fall. This latest news came after the former Baylor standout had already been selected for Team USA’s 3-on-3 national team that will start competition at the FIBA World Cup beginning Tuesday in Antwerp, Belgium.
While anyone who has ever played a game of pickup basketball is familiar with the 3-on-3 game, it’s still growing as an international sport. It made its Olympic debut last year in Beijing, and will also be part of this year’s Commonwealth Games in England July 28-Aug. 8. It has…
