USA! USA!! USA!!!
Hannah Hidalgo is looking to represent her country this summer. From the Notre Dame press release:
Hidalgo Earns USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup Team Trials Spot
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Hannah Hidalgo will have the opportunity to play for a spot on Team USA this summer, as the Notre Dame junior is one of 21 athletes named to participate in the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup Team trials, which begin June 17 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Prior to enrolling at Notre Dame, Hidalgo won gold medals as part of the U17 and U19 Women’s World Cup teams in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Additionally, she was named the 2023 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.
Last season, Hidalgo was one of the nation’s top guards, earning a spot on the AP All-America First Team for the second straight season. In doing so, she became just the fourth player in history to make the First Team in each of their first two years of collegiate basketball.
As a sophomore, Hidalgo set the Notre Dame single-season record with 23.8 points per game, topping the mark she set as a freshman (22.6). All in all, Hidalgo currently holds 23 Irish records, including single-season steals (160), steals per game (4.6). She ranks 18th in program history with 1551 career points and reached the 1000-point mark in a program-record 44 games.
Should Hidalgo make the team, she will travel to Santiago, Chile from June 28-July 6 for the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup. The United States will open play in Group B with host nation Chile before facing Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The winner of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup will earn a spot in the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin next summer.