Candice Dupree ('06) Named to 2014 FIBA World Championship Roster for USA Basketball

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Fresh off winning a WNBA Championship with the Phoenix Mercury, Temple women's basketball alum Candice Dupree ('06) has now been named to the 12-member USA World Championship Team for the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

The team was finalized on Sept. 23 in Prague, Czech Republic. The U.S. squad, which posted a 4-1 record in exhibition games and began training camp on Sept. 8, will travel to Turkey for the 2014 FIBA World Championship, which will be held Sept. 27-Oct. 5 in Ankara and Istanbul. The team was selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee, chaired by USA Basketball women's national team director Carol Callan.

Dupree is in elite company on the team, which is comprised of: Sue Bird (Seattle Storm), who won gold in 2002 and 2010 and a bronze medal in 2006, three-time USA World Championship Team member Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury), a member of the 2006 and 2010 U.S. teams; 2010 USA World Championship Team gold medalists Tina Charles (New York Liberty), Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream), Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx) and Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota Lynx); 2006 bronze medalist Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx); as well as Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks), Odyssey Sims (Tulsa Shock) and Breanna Stewart (University of Connecticut), who will be competing in their first FIBA World Championship.

While at Temple, Dupree was an All-American for the Owls and was named the 2006 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. She was drafted to the WNBA by the Chicago Sky in 2006 as the sixth overall pick.

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Candice Dupree ('06) Named to 2014 FIBA World Championship Roster for USA Basketball

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