Jen Rizzotti Chosen as Assistant for USA Basketball U18 Team

Women’s coach Jen Rizzotti was chosen on Tuesday as an assistant coach for the USA Basketball Women’s FIBA U18 Team. This is her first USA basketball coaching position she has held. Rizzotti joins DePaul head coach Doug Bruno and assistant Carol Owens of Northern Illinois. The team will play at the Olympic Training facility in Colorado Springs from June 28-July 2.The top four teams will earn qualifying berths to the U19 World Championships in 2007. The trio will have a chance to coach the nations top 18-and-unders and have a chance to win the U19 Championships.