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...Basketball Championships for Young Women team (7-1) to a gold medal in the inaugural FIBA World Championships for Young Women, held from July 25 to Aug. 3. It took roughly 38 hours of travel by plane, train and bus to reach the playing site in Sibenik, Croatia...
Delaney-Smith had some time to become acclimated to her new role, since the USA team hosted a round of “friendlies” in Boston in July before heading to Croatia. Her husband and family members got in a few chuckles when she failed to fulfill her assistant coach’s duties early...
Both Wecker and Ohlde said that getting to know Delaney-Smith off the court was “enjoyable.” The players had plenty of time to bond with each other and the coaches during their expeditions through the mountains of war-torn Croatia and to the Adriatic Sea resorts in the southern part of the country...
Aside from that fall, Delaney-Smith and the U.S. team were rarely tripped up during their time in Croatia. The one loss came against Brazil during the preliminary rounds and was avenged in the championship game, which...
Well, getting that far in the tournament would be a magical ride—and she has already survived the shocks of the Croatia trip...