Teri Moren notched her fourth overall gold medal in FIBA competition, this time serving as head coach for Team USA’s U19 team, which won Gold Sunday in the Czech Republic.
Moren had previously served as an assistant for USA Basketball, appearing in both the U18 and U19 from 2022-2024, during which she was part of three Gold Medal staffs. Sunday’s win was her first Gold as head coach.
Indiana transfer commitment Zania Socka-Nguemen was on the roster for Team USA, making a brief appearance in Sunday’s
game and averaging 3.1 points plus 3.0 rebounds per contest across the tournament.
Socka-Nguemen transferred to Indiana after one season at UCLA, where she appeared in 16 games, but didn’t see too many minutes for a stacked Bruins team. She figures to be a key piece for Moren’s squad next year, one that will be tasked with improving on Moren’s worst Big Ten record since the 2018-19 season.
Seeing Moren and Socka-Nguemen winning together in the offseason should be a good sign for Indiana fans. Coaches do not often have the luxury of extra time with their incoming transfer players, let alone in international competition with and against the best players in the world.
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