Red, White, and Gator Blue: Liv McGill Joins USA U19 National Team

Red, White, and Gator Blue: Liv McGill Joins USA U19 National Team
June 25, 2025

June 25, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. — USA Basketball has named its 12-player roster for the 2025 FIBA U19 Women's World Cup, with Florida sophomore Liv McGill earning a spot following a three-day trial at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center.


The full roster includes: Sienna Betts, Addison Bjorn, Jasmine Davidson, Sydney Douglas, Kate Harpring, Saniyah Hall, Kayleigh Heckel, Jordan Lee,  Liv McGill, Jerzy Robinson, Emilee Skinner, and Zania Socka-Nguemen.


Selected by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee, the squad features a mix of collegiate and high school talent: four rising sophomores, three incoming freshmen, and five athletes from the graduating classes of 2026 and 2028. All team members must be U.S. citizens born on or after January 1, 2006.


Coaching duties will be handled by Teri Moren (Indiana University), Niele Ivey (University of Notre Dame), and Jose Fernandez (University of South Florida)—the same trio that guided McGill and Team USA to gold at the 2024 U18 championship.


Team USA begins play in Brno, Czechia, opening against Korea on July 12 at 2:15 p.m. ET, followed by a matchup with Hungary on July 13 at the same time. Group play wraps up with a game against Israel on July 15 at 8:30 a.m. ET. The round of 16 begins July 16, with matchups and times to be determined.


The FIBA U19 Women's World Cup features 16 elite national teams, each earning qualification through their performance in the previous year’s U18 zone championships. Team USA has claimed gold in nine of the last ten tournaments, including the last three.

For full tournament details, click here.

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