After a four-day tryout in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Plano East incoming junior guard Arianna Robinson was chosen to the USA Basketball Women’s U17 National Team on May 24. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media

By David Wolman

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For the second straight summer, Plano East incoming junior guard Arianna Robinson will compete for the USA Basketball Women’s National Team.

After a four-day tryout in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Robinson earned a selection on the U17 National Team on May 24. The 12-member team selected from 46 trials participants, was selected by the USA Basketball Women’s Development National Team Committee and will reconvene for training camp in Colorado Springs in early July. The team will then travel to Brno, Czechia, for the 2026 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup, July 11-19.

Last year, Robinson helped lead the U16 National Team to gold in the 2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup. Robinson played a significant role in the United States’ domination. She averaged 9.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.7 steals in six games played.

The blue chip recruit has also been a dominant force ever since she first stepped onto the court for Plano East.

Robinson averaged 23 points and seven rebounds per game during the Lady Panthers’ historic run to their first-ever appearance in the state semifinals as a freshman, and she built on that success as a sophomore.

The 5-star recruit poured in a whopping 26.4 points as a sophomore, as Robinson helped lead Plano East to an undefeated district title, in addition to scoring a team record 40 points in a win against Prosper Rock Hill while also becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer.

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