Iowa women’s basketball guard Dani Carnegie is a world champion. Carnegie helped USA Basketball capture the gold medal at the 2026 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup in Wuhan, China.

Team USA defeated Canada, 15-10, in the championship game to claim its second women’s FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup title. This closed out an undefeated tournament run for the Americans, who won all six games played.

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In the group stage, Carnegie scored 17 points and gathered 14 rebounds and four assists for Team USA. In the knockout stage, she totaled 19 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and one block, including five points and four rebounds in Team USA’s 15-10 championship victory over Canada.

The gold medal caps a successful summer with USA Basketball for Carnegie. The 5-foot-9 native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., helped the United States secure a berth in the U23 World Cup by winning the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas North Conference in July in Ñuñoa, Chile. Carnegie also competed at the USA Basketball 3X Showcase in May, helping Team Phoenix claim the tournament title.

Carnegie joined the Hawkeyes this offseason via the transfer portal after earning unanimous first-team All-SEC honors at Georgia in 2025-26. Carnegie averaged 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game in 32 games with the Bulldogs. Carnegie earned ACC Sixth Player of the Year honors and was named to the All-ACC freshman team while at Georgia Tech during the 2024-25 campaign.

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Iowa opens its 2026-27 schedule with an exhibition matchup against Maryville at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 29, before beginning regular-season play against Towson on Nov. 2.

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Iowa center Ava Heiden looks to pass the ball during an Iowa women’s basketball practice on July 23, 2026, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

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This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa women’s basketball guard Dani Carnegie wins FIBA 3×3 Gold

IOWA CITY— Iowa women’s basketball player Dani Carnegie and Team USA won gold in the 2026 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup on Saturday, Sept. 19.

The United States beat Canada, 15-10, to claim the title in the championship game in Wuhan, China. It is Team USA’s second World Cup title, previously winning in 2024.

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Carnegie, a transfer from Georgia, scored five points and added four rebounds in Saturday’s title game. She was named to the roster earlier this month, along with fellow Big Ten Conference players Katie Fiso (Oregon) and Tori McKinney (Minnesota) and McKinna Brackens of Arizona State.

The same group also won the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas North Conference back in July.

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Dani Carnegie, Team USA win FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – University of Iowa women’s basketball guard Dani Carnegie will play for the United States in the FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup.

She will play alongside Arizona State’s McKinna Brackens, Oregon’s Katie Fiso and Minnesota’s Tori McKinney.

The youth team won the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas North Conference in July in Chile.

Carnegie transferred to Iowa in the offseason. She was named First Team All-SEC during her time at Georgia.

The women’s U.S. team will play against Japan, Kenya, Slovenia and Australia on September 16 and 18.

If they get first or second place in the group, they will move on to quarterfinals on September 19.

3×3 is a quicker, smaller game than college basketball. The 3-person-teams compete to get to 21 points and are up to 10 minutes long.

The games will stream live at YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.