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Hidalgo to represent Team USA at FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — For the second time, incoming freshman Hannah Hidalgo will represent USA Basketball overseas. 

On Monday, the organization announced 12 athletes — including Hidalgo — who will participate in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup, which is scheduled for July 15-23 in Madrid. It will feature 16 teams from across the globe, and the United States will be a part of Group B with Chinese Taipei, Germany and Mali.

Hidalgo also made the 2022 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup team and recently was a member of the inaugural USA women’s team at the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit.  

The dozen women were chosen out of a pool of 24, all of whom spent the weekend participating in the Women’s U19 National Team Trials in Colorado Springs. They represented three different classes — eight of the athletes recently completed their freshman year, 10 are graduating as part of the class of 2023, and six women are part of the 2024 group. 

Hidalgo, who is from outside of Philadelphia, shined this spring when she posted a record-breaking 26 points at the McDonald’s All-America Games in late March. She signed with the Irish in November and will arrive on campus in a few weeks for the summer.