Recapping medal-winning outings for Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, Cassandre Prosper at FIBA U19 World Cup
Notre Dame freshmen Hannah Hidalgo and Cassandre Prosper are coming back to the United States with hardware in hand. Hidalgo won a gold medal with Team USA in the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup, and Prosper earned a bronze with Canada.
Team USA beat Spain, 69-66, on Sunday in the gold medal game in Madrid. Hidalgo stole the ball away from the host country with nine seconds to go to seal a victory for the Americans. She had nine points, seven assists, four rebounds three steals and one block in the deciding game.
She was even better for the duration of the tournament.
Hidalgo set single-game Team USA records with eight steals in the round of 16 vs. Argentina and 13 assists in the quarterfinals vs. the Czech Republic. She averaged 10.7 points, 5.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 3.1 steals in 20.1 minutes per game over the course of seven contests. She tied for the team lead in minutes per game, led the team in assists and tied for second in scoring. She was named to the tournament’s All Star 5 along with teammate Joyce Edwards, Canada’s Toby Fournier, Spain’s Iyana Martin and France’s Lela Lacan.
Early in the fourth quarter of the championship game, Hidalgo showed she’s more than just a flashy point guard with an incredible chase-down block of a Spanish player attempting a three-point shot from the corner. Hidalgo, simultaneously stern and stoic, crossed back over onto the court from the baseline and immediately got ready to finish out her team’s defensive possession. Notre Dame coaches will love to see that kind of competitiveness in a Blue and Gold uniform.
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Prosper, meanwhile, led Canada in scoring with 16.2 points per game. She also contributed 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks in 23.9 minutes per game. She missed the bronze medal game with an undisclosed injury, but Canada still beat France 80-73. Prosper scored at least 20 points in three of the six games she played.
Prosper enrolled early at Notre Dame and played 22.0 minutes per game in 22 games last season. She averaged 5.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game for a Notre Dame team that made it to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season. Technically, Prosper was a part of a 2023 Notre Dame signing class comprised of three five-star talents according to ESPN. Hidalgo is another one of those five stars, and Emma Risch rounds out the group.
Notre Dame opens the 2023-24 season vs. South Carolina in Paris, France, on Nov. 6.
