Category: 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble describes the USA victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 121-59 win was the 27th consecutive victory, a USA World Cup record. The USA (5-0) completed the Group Phase in first place in Group A and …

There’s a commercial that plays on the big screen inside the Sydney Superdome at the FIBA World Cup. It’s focused on young girls and why they love playing basketball. Some typical responses include, “it’s fun,” or “I like to be competitive and win.” One response in particular stuck out to me when one young girl …

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble on the record-setting victory of the United States over Korea in Group A. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/2022-wwc-vs-kor.aspx

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury covers the contribution of Kahleah Copper in her USA Basketball debut. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-copper-feature.aspx

I was inspired yesterday. And I have a story to tell about it. I’m covering the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia for USA Basketball, a beyond-incredible opportunity and one that I will be forever grateful for. It was quite a journey to get here: a four-hour flight, followed by a 15-hour …

Editor’s Note: From the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury on the journey of A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Chelsea Gray of the Las Vegas Aces, from a WNBA championship, to a parade, to the World Cup. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-aces-feature.aspx

Editor’s Note: Writing for the website usab.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble describes the USA victory over previously undefeated China in Group A of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup at Sydney, Australia. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/2022-wwc-vs-chn.aspx

Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Owen Kaelble, covering the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, previews the Group A meeting between two of the remaining three undefeated teams in the tournament, the USA and China. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-china-feature.aspx

Editor’s Note: From Sydney, Australia, writing for usab.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Sarah Lounsbury describes the 106-42 USA victory over Puerto Rico in Group A of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/2022-wwc-vs-pur.aspx

Editor’s Note: IUPUI graduate student Sarah Lounsbury, writing for USAB.com, describes the influence of Breanna Stewart, Most Valuable Player of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, as she leads a USA team in transition. https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2022/09/wwc-stewart-feature.aspx