[4] The qualifying teams were invited to the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women held in France.
The US team opened the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Mexico City with a game against Brazil on Monday, 13 June.
Rebecca Greenwell tied with Stephanie Mavunga from Brownsburg High School in Indianapolis Indiana for the scoring lead; each player had 18 points.
Rebecca Greenwell shared tournament MVP honors with Izabella Frederico Sangalli of Brazil.
Rebecca Greenwell and Brianna Turner each scored 20 or more points, while Linnae Harper set a US U17 record with five steals.
In the second quarter, Diamond DeShields scored eleven of her game total 29 points to help extend the US lead.
In addition to her team high 29 points, DeShields also had five steals, tying the US U17 record set the day before.
[30][31] The US team started slow against Belgium, holding only a four-point lead at the end of the first quarter.
The US team responded with an 11–4 run to extend the lead to 15, then broke open the game in the fourth quarter, and won by thirty points 80–50.
Diamond DeShields had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Linnae Harper broke her own steals record by swiping seven in the game.
The game continued to see-saw, with the US opening up a large lead, then Spain responding and trimming the margin to single digits.
Spain was unable to close the gap, and the US ended up earning the gold medal with a 75–62 win.
The US team had a 23-point lead at halftime, but outscored their opponents 38–6 in the third period to leave no doubt as to the outcome, winning easily, 98–28.
The US completely out matched their opponents, with seven players reaching double figures, led by Katie Lou Samuelson's 20 points.
Costa Rica held a brief lead at 4–2, but the US team scored the next 33 points to put the game away.
The win secured the US position in the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship, because the top four finishers in the U16 event are qualifiers.
Three players shared top scoring honors, each with 16 points: Lauren Cox, Arike Ogunbowale and Katie Lou Samuelson.
The game started with low scoring, neither team managing to reach double digits in the quarter.
The US team, after hitting only 3 of their first 16 field goal attempts, went on a 10–0 run to take an eight-point lead, but Canada did not fold, and responded to tie the game.
She had set three single game records for the U16 tournament, including most points, 26, most steals, 8, and most field goal attempts 22.
[46] The 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship For Women were held in Klatovy and Plzeň, Czech Republic.
The five starters for the US squad all scored in double digits, led by Arike Ogunbowale with 16 points.
After a strong third quarter, the team from Canada came back and outscored the US in the final period, but by then the game was out of reach.
The US team outscored Spain by just 6–4 over the remaining time to win the game and the gold medal.
Spain's Ángela Salvadores scored 40 points for her team and was awarded the tournament MVP honors, but it wasn't quite enough.
The US's Lauren Cox scored 20 points, while the team set a US U17 record for blocked shots, with eight.
The team started out even slower than they did against Argentina falling behind early and ending the first quarter with a one-point deficit 13–12.
By virtue of the top four finish in the event the team automatically qualifies for the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship.
Christyn Williams scored 19 points, including hitting all seven of her feet throw attempts to tie a record for free-throw percentage.
The US extended the lead to eight points and held China scoreless for 3+1⁄2 minutes to end up with a 65–50 win and the bronze medal.