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Finalists named for US U19 World Championship team


 


Colorado Springs, Col.– USA Basketball has cut its U19 roster down to 16 candidates for the upcoming FIBA World Championships in that age bracket June 27-July 5 in Heraklion, Crete. There were no real surprises. This will be the youngest team to represent America in this competition. 



Name                                            Pos    Hgt       Wgt          #Age    YOG       High School/College

28        Justin Bibbs                        F        6-5        220         19        2018      Virginia Tech                                                Dayton, OH

53        Isaiah Briscoe                   G        6-3        205         19        2015      Roselle Catholic H.S./*Kentucky     Union, NJ

27        Jalen Brunson                    G        6-3        190         18        2015      Stevenson H.S./*Villanova                  Lincolnshire, IL            

47        Brekkott Chapman          F        6-8        200         19        2018           Utah/Roy Utah.            

46        Vince Edwards                 F        6-7        220         19        2018          Purdue/Middletown, Oh.           Middletown, OH

26        Jawun Evans                      G        6-0        175         18        2015      Kimball H.S./*Oklahoma State          Dallas, Texas

44        Terrance Ferguson         G        6-6        175         18        2016           Homeschooled                                            Dallas, TX

54        Harry Giles                         F        6-10     215         17        2016      Wesleyan Christian Academy           Winston-Salem, NC     

37        Josh Jackson                       F        6-7        185         18        2016      Prolific Prep, CA                                         Southfield, MI

19        Riley LaChance                 G        6-2        194         19        2018        Vanderbilt                                                      Brookfield, WI

66        Chinanu Onauku              F        6-10     230         18        2018      Louisville                                                        Lanham, MD  

29        L.J. Peak                               F        6-5        215         19        2018      Georgetown                                                  Gaffney, SC

67        Caleb Swanigan                 C        6-9        260         18        2015      Homestead H.S./*Purdue                     Fort Wayne, IN

39        Jayson Tatum                    G        6-7        175         17        2016      Chaminade College Prep                        St. Louis, MO

17        Allonzo Trier                     G        6-4        195         19        2015      Findlay Prep, Nev./*Arizona              Seattle, WA     

65        Thomas Welsh                  C        7-0        240         19        2018      UCLA                                                                  Redondo Beach, CA

 

Head Coach:  Sean Miller, University of Arizona

Assistant Coach:  Ed Cooley, Providence College

Assistant Coach:  Archie Miller, University of Dayton

Athletic Trainer:  Justin Kokoskie, University of Arizona

Team Physician:  John Hefferon, Northwestern Center for Orthopedics, Chicago, Illinois

 

* Indicates the college or university where the player has signed a National Letter

Dick Weiss is a sportswriter and columnist who has covered college football and college and professional basketball for the Philadelphia Daily News and the New York Daily News. He has received the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and is a member of the national Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He has also co-written several books with Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Dick Vitale and authored a tribute book on Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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