UConn women’s basketball sophomore Kayleigh Heckel will participate in the 2025 USA Basketball Women’s U19 National Team trials this month.

Trials begin June 18 in Colorado Springs, Colo., with the final 12-member roster expected to be announced following trials. The team will travel to Brno, Czechia, for the FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup from July 12-20.

Heckel represented Team USA at the 2024 FIBA U18 AmeriCup, helping the team to a gold medal and being named to the All-Tournament Second Team.

Heckel signed with UConn last month after playing her freshman season at USC, where she averaged 6.1 points and 1.9 assists per game and was third on the team with 45 steals.

The FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup, which was launched in 1985, features the world’s top 16 U19 national teams who qualify

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