Former Mississippi State player Breanna Richardson will represent Team USA at the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series stop over the weekend in Constanta, Romania.
Richardson, a native of Conyers, Georgia, will be joined by Blake Dietrick of Princeton, N’Dea Jones of Texas A&M and Jordan Reynolds of Tennessee at the event. All four athletes are members of Force 10 3×3, which is the first United States professional 3×3 women’s teams.
Team USA will face off with Canada on Friday followed by host Romania on Saturday in pool B action. After pool play, the top two teams for each pool will advance to championship play. The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals also will be played Saturday.
All games are slated to be streamed online courtesy of the FIBA’s 3×3 YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/3x3planet. Fans also can receive updates from @USA3x3 on Twitter and Instagram.
Richardson recently helped the USA to a 5-0 mark and a tournament title at the 2021 FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series stop in Klaipeda, Lithuania from July 30-31.
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