Caitlin Clark tops list of alternates for women's Olympic basketball team: report

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Caitlin Clark was not selected as one of the first 12 players to make the U.S. Olympic women’s national basketball team, but there still appears to be a chance she could be representing the Stars and Stripes in Paris.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania said Monday on FanDuel TV’s "Run It Back" that the Indiana Fever rookie is on top of the alternates list in case one of the 12 players gets injured.

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Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, celebrates during the game against the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena on June 7, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

"I’m told Caitlin Clark and Brionna Jones are atop the alternates list for Team USA if there is needed to be a replacement," Charania said.

Jones is a two-time All-Star who has spent her entire eight-year career with the Connecticut Sun. She is averaging 13.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Sun this season.

Clark’s reported snub from the Olympic roster sparked a firestorm over the weekend.

Clark was the No. 1 pick of the WNBA Draft back in April after leading Iowa to back-to-back national championship games and setting the mark for all-time scoring in college basketball. She was unable to attend the national training camp in Cleveland after she was invited because Iowa was in the Final Four.

Alyssa Thomas, #25, and Brionna Jones, #42 of the Connecticut Sun, look on during the game against the Atlanta Dream during the 2024 Commissioner's Cup game on June 2, 2024 at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. (Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images)

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