Just her first name lets you know that USA U16 National Team member Mercedes Russell is no ordinary 15-year-old basketball player. Story

Last week, Rebecca Greenwell was selected as one of 12 members of the USA Basketball U16 national team that will compete for a gold medal in the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women June 13-18 in Merida, Mexico. She talked with USABasketball.com after Saturday’s morning training session. Q&A

Just four days after being selected as members of the USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team, the 12-woman roster, plus three coaches, were back at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, for the team’s first official workout. Story

Like a lot of the women on the court at the 2011 U16 Women’s National Team Trials who hope to rise into stars one day, Ruthie Bolton had to believe in herself before others saw her potential. She attended her first USA Basketball trial on her own, and after proving herself, as they say, the rest is history. Story

After four days of three sessions a day, 34 athletes remain in contention for one of 12 USA roster spots on the 2011 USA U16 National Team, and the next roster reduction will be the final one. Take Five: Day Four

The trials roster for the 2011 USA U16 National Team is down to 53 athletes after two rounds of roster reduction and the competition has heated up. Take Five: Day Three

With the 2011 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team Trials beginning today, 120 young women arrived at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., with the chance to compete for a spot on the final 12-member roster that will represent the USA in the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship. Story