Joyce Edwards of South Carolina and LSU’s Mikaylah Williams and MiLaysia Fulwiley helped Team USA win FIBA 3×3 World Cup gold in Warsaw, Poland—closing with a 21-20 win over Australia after surviving overtime against Azerbaijan.
By the time the buzzer finally sounded in Warsaw, the game had already taken everything it could from Team USA.
On June 7, the USA women’s basketball 3×3 roster secured gold with a 21-20 win over Australia at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup in Warsaw, Poland. The finish looked clean on the scoreboard—until you remembered what it cost to get there.
Earlier in the tournament, the team moved past Azerbaijan with a gritty 19-18 overtime win in the semifinals. Against Australia, the margin narrowed to a single possession: one point decided the tournament’s top prize.
South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards, LSU’s Mikaylah Williams and MiLaysia Fulwiley, and Oklahoma forward Saraha Williams were part of the winning group.
Mikaylah Williams carried the moment with a game-winning basket that pushed Team USA out in front. and she later walked away with MVP honors. She scored a team-high nine points in the matchup and led the roster in scoring with 6.6 points per matchup. She also joined Cameron Brink (2023) as the only other American woman to take home an MVP award.
“I’m blessed to be on this stage, to play with some amazing teammates, to play for some amazing coaches and to rep USA,” Williams said postgame.
Edwards’ presence was its own kind of pressure. The 6-foot-3 forward has led South Carolina to two national title games and. as a sophomore. was a consensus All-American this past season. She averaged 19.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 57.1% from the floor.
At LSU, Williams has been a steady engine. She started in 105 of the 106 games she’s played at LSU and was named to first-team All-SEC for a second time this past season. Over her career, Williams has averaged 15.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 39.3% from 3-point range.
Fulwiley’s path to this roster runs through familiarity and reinvention. Edwards and Fulwiley previously played together at South Carolina during the 2024-25 season before Fulwiley transferred to LSU. where she now plays alongside Williams. Fulwiley has won the SEC’s Sixth Player of the Year twice and has also been named to an All-Region team in the NCAA Tournament twice. Last season, Fulwiley averaged 14.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
Oklahoma’s Saraha Williams brought her own numbers and pace to the group. She averaged 12.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 46.1% from the floor this past season for the Sooners. She helped Oklahoma make the Sweet 16 during the 2026 NCAA Tournament, where the Sooners fell to Edwards and South Carolina.
The broader story is how consistently Team USA has been able to cash in on opportunity at this level. Since the event began in 2012, American women have medaled five times, including four gold medals (2012, 2014, 2023, 2026) and one bronze (2016).
In a tournament where one-point games and overtime margins decide who gets to stand on top, the through-line is simple: this roster didn’t just win the last possession. It survived the ones before it.
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