Boston College Athletics
Jacobs Selected As Alternate For 2003 USA National Teams
May 27, 2003 | Women's Basketball
May 27, 2003
Colorado Springs, CO - Boston College junior guard Amber Jacobs (Clarks Summit, Pa./Abington Heights) has been selected as one of six positional alternates for the two USA Basketball National Teams (World Championship for Young Women and Pan American Games), as announced Monday by USA Basketball.
Jacobs, along with Eagle teammate Jessalyn Deveny (Westford, Mass.) traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado for the team trials held May 22-25, 2003 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC). The Trials were used to select a pair of 12-member 2003 USA Basketball teams, including the USA World Championship for Young Women and the USA Pan American Games squads. The 2003 USA Young Women's National Team, which will be comprised of athletes 21-years-old and younger, will compete in the inaugural FIBA World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Croatia July 25-August 3. The 2003 Pan American Games are slated for August 2-9 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Jacobs would be called upon to join the team in case of an injury before or during the USA's training camp, to be held July 7-24. In addition to Jacobs and Deveny, three other BIG EAST players were involved in the Trials. Cappie Pondexter of Rutgers made the World Championship for Young Women team while Connecticut's Barbara Turner and Georgetown's Rebekkah Brunson made the Pan American Games team.
For more information or complete coverage of the 2003 USA Basketball National Teams and other USA Basketball teams and events, check out their website at www.usabasketball.com.
