Photos: Catch Caitlin Clark, USA Basketball Women’s National Team in Durham

Seventeen of women’s basketball’s brightest stars are in the Triangle this weekend.

The USA Basketball Women’s National Team is holding a closed training camp at Duke University Friday through Sunday, as preparations ramp up for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin.

The camp is overseen by Kara Lawson, Duke’s women’s basketball coach, who was appointed to lead Team USA through 2028. It’s also the first evaluation camp for managing director Sue Bird, the four-time Olympic gold medalist now responsible for assembling the next World Cup and Olympic rosters.

The three-day session is designed to evaluate players in a controlled environment. It’s part of a long process that will eventually lead to selecting the 2026 World Cup team and, further down the line, the highly anticipated 2028 Olympic roster for the Los Angeles games.

The camp, which isn’t open to the public, features Olympic champions, rising WNBA stars and up-and-coming young players. The roster includes Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese.

Here are some photos from the first day at camp:

This story was originally published December 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM.