UNDER North American Command Dana ‘Pokey’ Chatman, announced at the end of Decemberthe Brazilian Basketball Team begins the Olympic cycle for Los Angeles 2028 facing two major teams from the main United States Basketball League, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Brazil will make friendly in May, during the WNBA preseason, against Indiana Fever, which has in the cast the phenomenal striker Caitlin Clark, and against Chicago Sky, by striker Angel Reese, another US League star.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for our team to compete against some of the best athletes in the world. These very high level experiences help us in the process of getting great results. We are really excited, ”said Chatman, who for over a decade trained WNBA teams
For over a decade, Dana “Pokey” Chatman trained WNBA teams until she was announced the women’s national team in December last year – DISCLOSURE/SEATTLE STORM/RIGHTS RESERVED
The Chicago Sky team features Minas Gerais pivot Kamilla Cardoso, about to start season two in the US League after winning two NCCA titles-Women’s University Basketball Tournament-by South Carolina. In 2023 Kamilla won with the team the title of Americup Female in León (Mexico) and last year played the pre-Olympic in Belém. At the time, Brazil lost the place to Paris 2024, when surpassed by Germany by 73 to 71 in the last round.
Kamilla’s companion in the conquest to Americp, the paulista pivot wing Damiris Dantas also accumulates passages through the US League. Before he was moving to the US, he was world champion in the base categories and was holding the national team at the London Olympics 2012 and Rio 2016.
However, Kamilla and Damiris can only come in to defend the hopscotch in one of the two friendlies. This is because the WNBA regulation does not allow athletes contracted by franchises to face their own teams.
The friendly, called “Brazil Tour Na W” are part of the planning of the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB), which seeks to offer greater interactional experience for selection during the Olympic cycle.
“We are in a new phase and working hard to be a victorious cycle for women’s basketball, with the objective of contributing to the development of our athletes and gaining the classification for the main competitions. As a coach of the adult team, and now we follow the planning, which includes having a calendar with high -level international games to give our group more experience, ”I detailed Bruno Valentin, technical director of CBB teams.
Women’s National Team in the USA
May 2 – 16h (Brasília time) – Brazil x Chicago Sky – Louisiana
May 4 – 14h – Brazil vs. IDIANA FEVER – Iowa City
