Flau'Jae 'good to go' for Elite 8 matchup
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SAVANNAH, Ga. () — A Savannah native and Louisiana State University (LSU) women’s basketball star will be on the court at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup.

Following three days of trials in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Basketball announced its 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team, including Flau’jae Johnson. The roster was selected by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee, USA Basketball said in its press release.

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team includes Raegan Beers, Mikayla Blakes, Madison Booker, Audi Crooks, Joyce Edwards, Hannah Hidalgo, Flau’jae Johnson, Gianna Kneepkens, Olivia Miles, Kennedy Smith, Hannah Stuelke and Grace VanSlooten.

Johnson, Beers, Crooks, Kneepkens and Stuelke will be making their competitive debuts with USA Basketball in the AmeriCup.

Duke University’s Kara Lawson will serve as head coach with assistant coaches DeLisha Milton-Jones of Old Dominion University and Jennie Baranczyk of University of Oklahoma.

They will compete June 28-July 6 in Santiago, Chile.

The United States has won four AmeriCup gold medals, including titles in 2019 and 2021 since the event started in 1993.

The full schedule is available by clicking or tapping here. For more information about the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, click here.

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