COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Following three days of trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball announced its 12-member U.S. Under-18 Women's Basketball National Team and among the honorees was incoming Terrapin Lynetta Kizer.

The selection of the 12 members were made by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Sue Donahoe, the NCAA's vice president of Division I women's basketball. Members of the team were born on or after Jan. 1, 1990.

"It's an honor. I can't stop smiling," said Lynetta Kizer, who hails from Woodbridge, Va., when asked what it meant to make the U.S. team. "... It's an honor to have the opportunity to go out there and to follow in the footsteps of all those [great] players that came before us and to represent the USA."

Kizer has previously medaled in a USA Basketball event, helping the White Team win gold at the 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival. She was a McDonald's High School All-American last season, as well as, Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Parade All-American. A graduate of Potomac High School, the 6-foot-4 center was a two-time Washington Post All-Metro pick, earning a spot on the first team this season after averaging 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Panthers to the Virginia AAA Northwest Region tournament.

The USA Women's U18 National Team will train at the USOTC from July 10-16 and in Washington, D.C., July 17-20 before departing for the 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women. The 2008 FIBA Americas zone qualifier will be contested July 23-27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the top four finishing teams earning a berth to the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship.

For more information, visit USA Basketball at www.usabasketball.com.

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