McKinna Brackens is ready to hit the road again...for USA Basketball.
The Sun Devil senior who helped ASU to a fun one-season turnaround will be competing with USA Basketball's 3x3 U23 team Sept. 15-19 in Wuhan, China at the Fiba World Cup.
The 2026 USA 3x3 U23 Women’s National Team also features Dani Carnegie, Katie Fiso and Tori McKinney, as the group won the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas North Conference in July in Ñuñoa, Chile. They will reunite with head coach Todd Monsey (Highland Park H.S., TX), who was at the helm in Chile.
A dream come true ✨@SunDevilWBB's @McKinnaBrackens reacts to @usab3x3 Nations League roster opportunity.#NCAAWBB x 📸/🎥 @SunDevilWBB @JordyHamm pic.twitter.com/wlYbOyckwR
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) July 2, 2026
The improvement stat
McKinna Brackens entered 2025-26 averaging 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 58 career games. She jumped to 14.4 ppg./6.4 rpg last year as ASU went from 10 wins to 24 wins.
Some big game numbers
MB had career-high in points (31 at Utah on Dec. 31), rebounds (15 vs. McNeese State on Dec. 5), assists (six vs. Utah on Dec. 31) and steals (five vs. Kansas State on Feb. 1 and at Penn State on Dec. 9) last year.
Arizona State women’s basketball coach Molly Miller talks about forward McKinna Brackens representing USA at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference this summer. pic.twitter.com/uvE007ICN8
— Jenna Ortiz (@jennarortiz) July 22, 2026
In May, Carnegie, Fiso and McKinney participated in a USA Basketball 3x3 Developmental Camp in Phoenix and the subsequent USA Basketball 3X Showcase in Mesa, Arizona. Carnegie, Fiso and McKinney took home the 3X Showcase title – competing as Team Phoenix – after defeating Team Tempe 21-17 in the final. Brackens competed at the 3X Showcase with teammates from Arizona State, with the Sun Devils advancing to the quarterfinals.
The USA women and men look to return to the podium for the first time since winning gold and silver, respectively, silver in 2024.
The USA women will open Pool D play on Sept. 16 vs. Japan at 3:50 a.m. ET, followed by a matchup with Kenya at 8:50 a.m. ET. Pool play continues Sept. 18 vs. Slovenia at 5:30 a.m. ET and Australia at 8:25 a.m. ET.
Following pool play, the top two teams from each of the four five-team pools will move on to the quarterfinals on Sept. 19.
The 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup will stream live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.
Launched in 2018, the men’s and women’s FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup pits the best under-23 3x3 talent against one another to fight for a chance at winning gold. The 2026 edition will be the seventh event since its inception. For more information on the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup, click here. The USA men are two-time 3x3 U23 medalists, taking gold in 2023 and silver in 2024. The U.S. women also own one gold (2024) and silver (2022) medal in the competition’s history.
It is played on a half court with a 10-minute clock and a 12-second shot clock. The first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner.