New York Liberty, WNBA players populate World Cup rosters

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer

SYDNEY (AP) — New York has long been known as a melting pot. That moniker also works for the city’s WNBA franchise, which has seven players competing in the women’s World Cup for five different countries. A look around the teams playing in Australia and there’s a plethora of New York Liberty players competing. Betnijah Laney and Sabrina Ionescu are with the U.S. Han Xu is playing for China. Bec Allen and Sami Whitcomb are with Australia along with New York coach Sandy Brondello and her husband Olaf Lange, who lead the host nation. Draftee Sika Kone is on Mali and fellow draftee Marine Fauthoux plays for France.