Feagin Named to USA FIBA U19 World Cup Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina women’s basketball Class of 2021 signee Sania Feagin earned one of the nine spots on the 2021 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team following three days of trials in Denver. Five other athletes were named finalists for the team and will return to the USA’s training camp, which begins on July 19 in hopes of securing one of the remaining three roster spots.
 
Feagin is one of the six current high school seniors among the 14 athletes who will be in training camp. Seven are athletes who were college freshmen in 2020-21 and one who is a junior. It will be Feagin’s international debut with USA Basketball.
 
Feagin is the No. 4 overall recruit in the 2021 class and top forward in the group. A Naismith All-America First Team selection, she led her high school team to the state championship game, averaging a double-double and more than four blocks per game on the season.
 
UCLA head coach Cori Close is serving as the 2021 USA U19 World Cup Team head coach, and college head coaches Aaron Johnson from South Dakota State and Joni Tayloer from Georgia are assistant coaches for this year’s U19 squad.
 
Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held Aug. 7-15 in Debrecen, Hungary. In addition to the USA and host Hungary, teams from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mali, Russia, South Korea and Spain will take part in the event.
 
Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockWBB) for the most up-to-date information on the women’s basketball program.
 
 
2021 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team Members