Spearman, Burdick At USA Basketball 3×3 Development Camp

USA Basketball announced Monday evening that 34 athletes are participating in a 3×3 development camp April 28-30 in Phoenix. Participants will be considered for future USA 3×3 national team and FIBA 3×3 pro circuit assignments.

The camp features women’s athletes with a combination of USA Basketball (5-on-5, 3×3), professional and collegiate experience.

Tennessee’s Zee Spearman and LVFL Cierra Burdick are among the women’s participants, and they join Azana Baines, Kennedy Brown, Christina Dalce, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Taylor Jones, Kamaria McDaniel, Nina Rickards, Mikaylah Williams, Sahara Williams and Camille Zimmerman.

A 6-foot-4 forward from Dacula, Ga., Spearman recently completed her first season at Tennessee, averaging 11.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game to rank third and first on the team, respectively, in those categories. The rising senior also led the Big Orange in field goal percentage at 51.5 and hit a career-most 24 three-pointers after making only one in her two previous collegiate seasons prior to arriving on Rocky Top.

After tying for second on the team with 23 double-figure scoring efforts in 2024-25 and finishing fourth with 10 games of 15+, Spearman has earned her second invite by USA Basketball. She previously took part at the 2022 U18 National Team Trials.

Burdick, meanwhile, is a veteran of USA Basketball 3×3 teams, helping her country to a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Additionally, the 6-2 forward from Charlotte, N.C., has won gold with U.S. 3×3 squads at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2023 and 2014 FIBA 3×3 World Cups as well as with 5-on-5 teams at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2010 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

Burdick competed at Tennessee from 2011-15, earning AP All-America honorable mention, NCAA Spokane Regional All-Tournament, Coaches All-SEC First Team, AP All-SEC Second Team and 2015 SEC All-Tournament as a senior in 2015. The 2015 UT Torchbearer scored 1,072 points during her career and is one of 50 Lady Vols all-time to surpass 1K in scoring.

USA Basketball 3×3 development camps are an opportunity for athletes to hone their skills in a competitive and educational environment. The camps feature rosters of veteran 3×3 players and those new to the discipline.

Camps will be led by coaches who have served USA Basketball in various 5-on-5 and 3×3 capacities. The women’s coaches are headed by Christina Batastini, Kelly Caruthers, Julia Ford and Todd Monsey.

Different than 5-on-5, 3×3 is played on a half-court with a 10-minute game clock and 12-second shot clock. Play is continuous, as teams “clear” the ball behind the 2-point line following a made basket, defensive rebound or steal. The first team to score 21 points via 1-point field goals or 2-pointers behind the arc is victorious; or if time expires then the team leading wins.