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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