Erlana Larkins A Finalist For USA Basketball Squad

Posted May 23, 2006

Erlana Larkins, a rising junior on the North Carolina women's basketball team, has been named one of 18 finalists for the 2006 USA FIBA Americas U-20 Championship Team. Sunday's announcement followed three days of trials that saw 38 athletes under consideration for spots. The finalists were selected by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Sue Donohoe, the NCAA's vice president of Division I women's basketball. (Tar Heel Blue)

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