COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Penn State women's basketball's Leilani Kapinus is one of 18 collegiate and professional players selected for the 2023 USA 3x3 Women's National Team trials at Colorado College in Colorado Springs that begin May 12. The USA Basketball 3x3 Selection Committee are on hand to evaluate the participating athletes for 2023-24 3x3 national teams.
Participating athletes joining Kapinus are Azana Baines, Mara Braun, Sam Breen, Cameron Brink, Cierra Burdick, Marquesha Davis, Lexi Donarski, Linnae Harper, Leilani Kapinus, Natalie Kucowski, Jaelynn Penn, Alexis Peterson, Breanna Richardson, Madison Scott, Hailey Van Lith, Skylar Vann, Kayla Wells and Camille Zimmerman.
This will be Kapinus' first experience with USA Basketball. The rising redshirt-junior earned All-Big Ten Defensive Team selections from both the coaches and media, leading the Big Ten and eighth in the nation in total steals (97) and averaged 1.0 blocks per game, seventh in the Big Ten. The guard averaged 11.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 2.3 assists per games, leading the team in rebounding, steals and blocks.
| 2023 USA BASKETBALL WOMEN'S 3x3 NATIONAL TEAM TRIALS | ||||
| NAME | HT | AGE* | COLLEGE | HOMETOWN |
| Azana Baines | 6-1 | 21 | Seton Hall | Blackwood, NJ |
| Mara Braun | 6-0 | 19 | Minnesota | Wayzata, MN |
| Sam Breen | 6-1 | 23 | Massachusetts | Gibsonia, PA |
| Cameron Brink | 6-4 | 21 | Stanford | Beaverton, OR |
| Cierra Burdick | 6-2 | 29 | Tennessee | Charlotte, NC |
| Marquesha Davis | 6-0 | 21 | Mississippi | McGehee, AR |
| Lexi Donarski | 6-0 | 21 | North Carolina | La Crosse, WI |
| Linnae Harper | 5-9 | 28 | Ohio State | Chicago, IL |
| Leilani Kapinus | 6-10 | 20 | Penn State | Madison, WI |
| Natalie Kucowski | 6-3 | 24 | Lafayette | Philadelphia, PA |
| Jaelynn Penn | 5-10 | 23 | UCLA | Louisville, KY |
| Alexis Peterson | 5-7 | 27 | Syracuse | Columbus, OH |
| Breanna Richardson | 6-1 | 27 | Mississippi State | Conyers, GA |
| Madison Scott | 6-1 | 21 | Mississippi | Indian Head, MD |
| Hailey Van Lith | 5-7 | 21 | LSU | Wenatchee, WA |
| Skylar Vann | 6-0 | 21 | Oklahoma | Edmond, OK |
| Kayla Wells | 6-0 | 23 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX |
| Camille Zimmerman | 6-1 | 27 | Columbia | Mesa, AZ |