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 3×3 U23 team Sept. 15-19 in Wuhan, China, at the FIBA World Cup.

The 2026 USA 3×3 U23 Women’s National Team also features Dani Carnegie, Katie Fiso and Tori McKinney, as the group won the 2026 FIBA 3×3 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
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
Brackens had career highs 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 3×3 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 3×3 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 alongside teammates from Arizona State, and the Sun Devils advanced to the quarterfinals. 

The USA women and men look to return to the podium for the first time since winning gold and silver, respectively, 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 3×3 U23 World Cup will stream live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.

Launched in 2018, the men’s and women’s FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup pits the best under-23 3×3 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 3×3 U23 World Cup, click here.

The USA men are two-time 3×3 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.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Basketball announced Wednesday the 2026 USA 3×3 Women’s Nations Leagues team is set to compete at the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference from June 27 to July 3 in Ñuñoa, Chile.

Sun Devil Women’s Basketball’s McKinna Brackens highlighted the roster. Brackens is one of six NCAA Division I athletes, including Sunaja ‘Nunu’ Agara, Imari Berry, Dani Carnegie, Katie Fiso, and Tori McKinney.

The Brackens resume
The senior was one of many standout transfers for the Sun Devils in 2025-26 and was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team following her junior campaign.

Brackens started in 33 games, played in 34, and led the team in double-doubles and rebounds per game. She was second in scoring (14.4 ppg), field goal percentage (44.7%), and minutes per game (32:18). 

In the postseason, she scored 16 points to go with six rebounds in the upset of Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament (Mar. 5) before ending her season with a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) in ASU’s NCAA Tournament contest against Virginia (Mar. 19).

About the tournament
The 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference North will feature six three-game tournaments over seven days. The competition will run in a ‘stops’ format, with multiple stops held over the course of the weeklong event. Teams will accumulate points based on their performance in each stop. Team members can substitute as needed for each day’s four-person entry.

The FIBA 3×3 Nations League will be a qualification route to the 2026 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup. Conference winners will qualify for the event, set for Sept. 15-19 in Wuhan, China. China’s men’s and women’s teams will receive automatic qualification along with the reigning champions (Lithuania men and the Netherlands women). The rest of the teams will come from the winners of each conference and the next teams in the FIBA 3×3 Nations League 2026 final standings.

The 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League will stream live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.

The 3×3 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.