COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The USA Basketball Men’s U18 FIBA Americas Championship National Team will feature 27 athletes who will attend the training camp later this month in Houston.
And it’s a talented group. Expect the cut down to 12 roster spots to be difficult for the coaches but rewarding for the athletes who will wear the coveted Red, White and Blue jersey. The camp is slated to run May 26-June 2.
The USA Basketball U18 National Team will compete at the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico, from June 6-12.
Training camp participants and coaches were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee and will represent the high school graduating classes of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Representing the class of 2021 is Corey Floyd.
The class of 2022 will be represented by Mark Armstrong, Amari Bailey, Anthony Black, Eric Dailey Jr., Dior Johnson, Ty Rodgers, Nick Smith Jr., Seth Trimble, Jordan Walsh, Kel’el Ware and Cam Whitmore.
Expected to participate from the class of 2023 are Matt Bewley, Omaha Biliew, Xavier Booker, Kanaan Carlyle, Stephon Castle, Isaiah Collier, Caleb Foster, Brandon Gardner, Brandon Garrison, Gregory ‘GG’ Jackson, Carter Lang, Jared McCain, Ja’Kobe Walter and Bryson Warren.
From the class of 2024 is Derik Queen.
Bailey, Black, Smith, Ware and Whitmore represented USA Basketball in a 102-80 win over the World Select Team at the 2022 Nike Hoop Summit in April, while Dailey Jr. was a member of the gold medal-winning 2021 USA Basketball 3×3 U18 World Cup Team. Bailey was also a member of the 2019 USA Basketball U16 National Team that compiled a 6-0 record en route to the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship.
Additionally, Bewley, Booker, Carlyle, Collier, Garrison, Jackson, McCain, Walter and Warren all participated at the 2022 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp in New Orleans last month.
The U18 National Team coaching staff, which will be led by University of Colorado’s Tad Boyle.
Including 2018, USA has won gold in nine of 11 of the FIBA U18 Americas Championships since the event’s inception in 1990.
–From USA Basketball Communications
Training Camp Roster
| Name |
Age* |
Height |
Class |
High School |
College |
Hometown |
| Mark Armstrong |
18 |
6-3 |
2022 |
St. Peter’s Prep |
Villanova |
South Orange, NJ |
| Amari Bailey |
18 |
6-4 |
2022 |
Sierra Canyon HS |
UCLA |
Chatsworth, CA |
| Matt Bewley |
18 |
6-8 |
2023 |
Overtime Elite |
|
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Omaha Biliew |
17 |
6-8 |
2023 |
Link Year Prep |
|
Waukee, IA |
| Anthony Black |
18 |
6-7 |
2022 |
Duncanville HS |
Arkansas |
Duncanville, TX |
| Xavier Booker |
17 |
6-10 |
2023 |
Cathedral HS |
|
Fishers, IN |
| Kanaan Carlyle |
17 |
6-2 |
2023 |
Milton HS |
Stanford |
Alpharetta, GA |
| Stephon Castle |
17 |
6-6 |
2023 |
Newton HS |
Connecticut |
Covington, GA |
| Isaiah Collier |
17 |
6-3 |
2023 |
Wheeler HS |
|
Marietta, GA |
| Eric Dailey Jr. |
18 |
6-6 |
2022 |
IMG Academy |
|
Bradenton, FL |
| Corey Floyd |
18 |
6-3 |
2021 |
Roselle Catholic HS |
Providence^ |
Franklin, NJ |
| Caleb Foster |
17 |
6-4 |
2023 |
Oak Hill Academy |
Duke |
Harrisburg, NC |
| Brandon Gardner |
17 |
6-7 |
2023 |
Word of God |
|
Waynesboro, GA |
| Brandon Garrison |
18 |
6-9 |
2023 |
Del City HS |
|
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Gregory ‘GG’ Jackson |
17 |
6-8 |
2023 |
Ridge View HS |
North Carolina |
Camden, SC |
| Dior Johnson |
18 |
6-2 |
2022 |
Southern Cal Academy |
Oregon |
Kingston, NY |
| Carter Lang |
17 |
6-10 |
2023 |
St. Anne’s – Belfield |
|
Charlottesville, VA |
| Jared McCain |
18 |
6-2 |
2023 |
Centennial HS |
Duke |
Sacramento, CA |
| Derik Queen |
17 |
6-9 |
2024 |
Montverde Academy |
|
Baltimore, MD |
| Ty Rodgers |
18 |
6-6 |
2022 |
Thornton HS |
Illinois |
Saginaw, MI |
| Nick Smith Jr. |
18 |
6-4 |
2022 |
North Little Rock HS |
Arkansas |
Jacksonville, AR |
| Seth Trimble |
17 |
6-2 |
2022 |
Menomonee Falls HS |
North Carolina |
Menomonee Falls, WI |
| Jordan Walsh |
18 |
6-7 |
2022 |
Link Year Prep |
Arkansas |
Cedar Hill, TX |
| Ja’Kobe Walter |
17 |
6-5 |
2023 |
McKinney HS |
|
McKinney, TX |
| Kel’el Ware |
18 |
7-0 |
2022 |
North Little Rock HS |
Oregon |
North Little Rock, AR |
| Bryson Warren |
17 |
6-2 |
2023 |
Overtime Elite |
|
Sherwood, AR |
| Cam Whitmore |
17 |
6-6 |
2022 |
Archbishop Spalding HS |
Villanova |
Odenton, MD |
* Ages listed are as of May 10, 2022
^ Redshirt at Connecticut for freshman season (2021-22) and has transferred to Providence
