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Early Predictions for 2028 Team USA Olympics Roster

Sue Bird named managing director with USA Basketball, will be in charge of assembling Team USA for Olympics
WNBA legend and Hall of Famer Sue Bird was named to the newly created position of managing director at USA Basketball, it announced Thursday. In her new role, Bird will be responsible for "selecting both the player rosters and coaching staff for both the Olympic team and the World Cup team," per The Athletic.
Sue Bird’s Eye View: Early Predictions for the 2028 Team USA Olympics Roster
With Sue Bird officially stepping in as the new managing director of the USA Women's Basketball National Team, the conversation around the 2028 Olympics roster
Sue Bird Says 'TBD' on Caitlin Clark Potentially Making USA Olympic Roster in 2028
Sue Bird has not committed to giving Caitlin Clark a spot on the 2028 United States Olympic roster just yet. Bird, the women's basketball managing director for Team USA, joked on the Dan Patrick Show that she'll have to evaluate closer to time.
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Cheryl Reeve’s Pathetic Paris Olympics Inspires Team USA Overhaul After Caitlin Clark Snub
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USA Basketball names Sue Bird first managing director of U.S. women's national team
Former WNBA star and 5-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird is becoming managing director of USA Basketball women's national team. Here's what to know.
Sue Bird to become managing director for the USA women’s national team: Sources
Bird's hiring is a departure from a longstanding structure of using a committee to select players and coaches for national team rosters.
Sue Bird Reportedly Set to Become USA Women's Basketball Team Managing Director
When it came time to pick the roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Team USA utilized a competition committee led by Jen Rizzotti. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, WNBA head of league operations Bethany Donaphin and Atlanta Dream general manager Dan Padover also had a say in the process.
Olympic great Sue Bird to be the 1st managing director of USA Basketball women’s national team
Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women’s national team.
Sue Bird to become managing director of USA women's national basketball team, per report
USA Basketball will name Sue Bird, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA legend, its next managing director for the women's national team in the lead-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, according to The Athletic.
Sue Bird opens up about new role for USA Basketball: ‘I know what I bring’
Sue Bird is ready to welcome the next generation of American basketball stars to Team USA. Bird, who was announced Thursday as the managing director for the U.S. women’s national team, signaled her openness to bring Caitlin Clark,
Jimmer Fredette talks new USA Basketball role, retirement, Olympic 3x3 change he’d like to see
Jimmer Fredette is in charge of choosing the U.S. men's 3x3 basketball rosters for the World Cup and Olympics.
Sue Bird to be named US women’s national team’s managing director in major power shake-up
Sue Bird is going for Olympic gold medal No. 6, but her first in an administrative role. Bird is expected to be named ...