Mikayla Blakes scored 27 points to lead Team USA to a gold medal by defeating Brazil. The Vanderbilt guard took home FIBA AmeriCup MVP.

In addition to the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup gold medal, Hidalgo helped power the Americans to victory in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup and the 2022 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup. She was the 2023 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.

Last week, USC women's basketball rising sophomore Kennedy Smith headed to the FIBA AmeriCup in Santiago, Chile with Team USA. The American team, which consisted of some of the top women's college basketball players in the country, squared off against other countries from North and South America.