WNBA Connecticut Sun

Jamie Carey Added To College Tour Roster

Published on November 6, 2007 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Connecticut Sun News Release


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 6, 2007) -- Jamie Carey (Connecticut Sun), a silver medalist on the 2003 USA Basketball Pan American Games Team, has been added to the roster for the 2007 USA Basketball Women's National Team College Tour, USA Basketball announced today. Carey, who led the WNBA in 2007 for 3-point field goal shooting percentage (.451), will join the squad in Waco, Texas, in time for the squad's Nov. 6 (7:00 p.m. CST) contest against Baylor University.

"I'm pleased that Jamie will be able to join the team," said USA and Seattle Storm head coach Anne Donovan. "She will be able to help fill the void that we've had with the guards because of Loree Moore's injury. Jamie is an excellent shooter as she has demonstrated with the Sun and she will give us a nice spark off the bench."

In addition to Carey, the 10-player USA National Team roster for the 2007 College Tour includes three-time Olympic gold medalist Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks); 2004 Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), Swin Cash (Detroit Shock) and Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury); as well as Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx), Kara Braxton (Detroit Shock), Katie Feenstra (Detroit Shock), Kara Lawson (Sacramento Monarchs) and Taj McWilliams-Franklin (Los Angeles Sparks).

Carey replaces Loree Moore (New York Liberty), who was on the roster for the 2007 College Tour, but left the team on Nov. 2 due to a flare-up of a previous left knee aggravation. Moore also sat out the USA's final three games during the Oct. 22-27 FIBA World League Tournament and is continuing treatment and rehabilitation in New York.

The USA is currently 3-0 in its College Tour. Opening the eight game schedule with a 90-73 victory over the University of Maryland on Oct. 31, the U.S. squad recorded a 90-74 win over the University of Connecticut on Nov. 1, and defeated the University of Tennessee 83-72 on Nov. 4.

Following the game against Baylor, the USA continues its 2007 College Tour on Nov. 8 against Arizona State University in Tempe at 6:30 p.m. (all times local), then returns to the Lone Star State for a Nov. 11 match-up against Texas A&M University in College Station at 6:00 p.m. Moving west to California for its final two games, Nov. 13 will see the USA pitted against the University of Southern California in Los Angeles at 7:00 p.m., and the USA concludes its tour on Nov. 15 at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., at 7:00 p.m.

Previously two USA Basketball National Teams have undertaken a college tour. The historic 1995-96 USA National Team went 20-0 against top NCAA programs, while the 1999-2000 USA National Team compiled a mark of 11-1 during its pre-Olympic training. The only schools on the 2007 tour that the USA previously has faced are Connecticut, Stanford and Tennessee. The '95-96 squad defeated Connecticut 83-47 on Nov. 5, Stanford 100-63 on Nov. 10 and Tennessee 82-58 on Nov. 22; while the 1999-2000 squad downed Stanford 82-58 on Nov. 1 and lost 65-64 at Tennessee following a buzzer-beater by then-Lady Vol freshman Lawson on Nov. 7.

Donovan is being assisted during the team's College Tour by USA National Team assistant and Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault. USA National Team assistants Gail Goestenkors of the University of Texas and Dawn Staley of Temple University are unable to participate during the College Tour due to their collegiate coaching schedules.

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