Thirty-Nine athletes expected to participate in USA Men’s U16 National Team Training Camp; talented group to convene in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The selections are in and now the rest of the action will take place on the court as the 2023 USA Men’s U16 National Team hopefuls will convene over Memorial Day weekend.
USA Basketball today announced the 39 athletes expected to participate in the 2023 USA Men’s U16 National Team training camp at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center beginning May 25 with the 12-member team to be announced before departing for the FIBA U16 Men’s Americas Championship, scheduled for June 5-11 in Merida, Mexico.

 Athletes attending training camp were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team Committee, chaired by USA Basketball men’s national team director Sean Ford.

 “We are excited about the elite group of players that will participate in the U16 training camp,” Ford said. “Nearly every player has been a part of a previous junior national team minicamp, so this should be a competitive training camp.”

 Included on the training camp roster are 14 athletes representing the graduating class of 2025 and 25 representing the class of 2026. Athletes eligible for this team must be U.S. citizens, born on or after January 1, 2007.  

 The class of 2025 includes Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Akai Fleming, Sam Funches, Jalen Haralson, Isaiah Harwell, Cam Holmes, Caleb Holt, JJ Mandaquit, Chris Nwuli, Koa Peat, Darryn Peterson, Jayden Quaintance, Jalen Reece and TJ Stuttley.

 From the class of 2026 are Alijah Arenas, Tajh Ariza, TreVaun Clark, Jason Crowe Jr., AJ Dybantsa, Caleb Gaskins, Emanual Green, Jayden Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Brandon McCoy, Dylan Mingo, Jalen Montonati, Chidi Nwigwe, Adam Oumiddoch, Trent Perry, Jayden Quaintance, Jaxon Richardson, Deron Rippey Jr., Jordan Smith Jr., Seven Spurlock, Tyran Stokes, Jaden Toombs, Nigel Walls, Jamison White and Elijah Williams.

 Several athletes have prior USA Basketball experience, as denoted on the training camp roster.

 Sharman White of Pace Academy (Atlanta) will serve as the USA’s head coach along with assistants Scott Fitch of Fairport (N.Y) and Chet Mason of Brush (Minn.).

Supporting as court coaches during trials will be Rob Brost of Bolingbrook (Ill.), Charlie Ward of Florida High (Fla.), Dom Amorosa of Strake Jesuit College Prep (Houston) and Tony Irons of Vashon (St. Louis).

The FIBA U16 Americas Championship features eight teams from the FIBA Americas zone with the top four teams advancing to the 2024 FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup in Turkey. Recently, FIBA announced that the U.S. drew Group A with Puerto Rico, Argentina and Mexico.

 The Americans are 37-0 all-time at the competition, having won seven straight gold medals.

The entire roster is here.

 — From USA Basketball Communications