Williams to represent USA

USA Basketball will send 12 of the best girls' basketball players in the country to the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in August, including one with roots in the Virgin Islands. VIDEO

Jada Williams of Blue Springs (Missouri) was selected on Friday for the USA Women's U16 National Team, which will play for an international championship Aug. 16-22 in Santiago, Chile.

'It's such an honor to be able to represent my country overseas and just try to win the gold medal,' Williams, who has committed to UCLA. 'That's really one of our goals is to just put Kansas City on the map."

Williams received an invite to USA Basketball team camp back in 2019, but didn't make the final roster.

Williams described the emotions of making the cut this time around as a mix of "joy and relief."

The top four team at the FIBA Americas U16 tourney earn invitations to the 2022 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary.