Iowa girls's basketball guard Dani Carnegie is a world champion. Carnegie l on the 2026 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup in Wuhan, China.
Crew USA defeated Canada, 15-10, within the championship sport to say its second girls's FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup title. This closed out an undefeated event run for the People, who received all six video games performed.
Within the group stage, Carnegie d 17 factors and gathered 14 rebounds and 4 assists for Crew USA. Within the knockout stage, she totaled 19 factors, 9 rebounds, two assists, and one block, together with 5 factors and 4 rebounds in Crew USA's 15-10 championship victory over Canada.
The gold medal caps a profitable summer season with USA Basketball for Carnegie. The 5-foot-9 native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., helped the USA safe a berth within the U23 World Cup by successful the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas North Convention in July in Ñuñoa, Chile. Carnegie additionally competed on the USA Basketball 3X Showcase in Might, serving to Crew Phoenix declare the event title.
Carnegie joined the Hawkeyes this offseason through the switch portal after incomes unanimous first-team All-SEC honors at a in 2025-26. Carnegie averaged 17.8 factors, 5.2 rebounds, and three.2 assists per sport in 32 video games with the Bulldogs. Carnegie earned ACC Sixth Participant of the Yr honors and was named to the All-ACC freshman staff whereas at Georgia Tech through the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Iowa opens its 2026-27 schedule with an exhibition matchup in opposition to Maryville at Carver-Hawkeye Area on Oct. 29, earlier than starting regular-season play in opposition to Towson on Nov. 2.
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