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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp is set and ready to go this weekend.

Featuring many of the nation’s top high school basketball athletes, the 11th annual minicamp is set to tip with 84 participants Oct. 11-13 at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center.

Added to the October minicamp roster were five athletes from the high school class of 2021: KJ Adams (Westlake H.S./Austin, Texas), DaRon Holmes (Millennium H.S./Phoenix, Ariz.), Kaden Perry (Battle Ground H.S./Battle Ground, Wash.), Efton Reid (The Steward School/Richmond, Va.) and Hunter Sallis (Millard North H.S./Omaha, Neb.). Previously announced class of 2020 athletes Cade Cunningham (Montverde Academy, Fla./Arlington, Texas) and Walker Kessler (Woodward Academy/Newnan, Ga.), as well as AJ Griffin (Archbishop Stepinac H.S./Ossining, N.Y.) from the class of 2021, no longer are able to attend the minicamp.

The October minicamp will feature 21 athletes from the Class of 2020; 29 athletes from 2021; 29 from 2022; and five from 2023.

The minicamp will be led by camp coaching advisor Don Showalter (USA Basketball Youth & Sport Development coach director), with Scott Fitch (Fairport H.S., N.Y.) and Sharman White (Pace Academy, Ga.) directing the 2020 and 2021 athletes and Mike Jones (DeMatha Catholic H.S., Md.) and Eric Flannery (St. Edward H.S., Ohio) guiding the 2022 and 2023 participants.

Also on hand will be court coaches Dom Amorosa (Strake Jesuit H.S, Texas), Phil Beckner (player development coach), Rob Brost (Bolingbrook H.S, Ill.), Jeff Culver (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs), Steve Dagostino (Dags Basketball), Aaron Gray (former NBA athlete), Matt Griffin (Roman Catholic H.S., Pa.), Nick LoGalbo (Lane Technical College Prep H.S., Ill.), Joe Mantegna (Blair Academy, N.J.), Chet Mason (Brush H.S., Ohio), Andy Partee (Colorado College), Steve Turner (Gonzaga College H.S., D.C.), and Chad Yates (Loyola H.S., Calif.).

Among the athletes are 18 gold medalists and 11 USA Basketball first-time attendees.

Taking part in their first USA Basketball camp will be: Adams, Courtney Anderson Jr. (Vallejo, Calif.), Matthew Cleveland (Pace Academy/Milton, Ga.), Holmes, Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy/Minneapolis, Minn.), Harrison Ingram (St. Mark’s H.S./Dallas, Texas), Jaxon Kohler (Wasatch Academy/Mount Pleasant, Utah), Perry, Reid, Day’Ron Sharpe (Montverde Academy, Fla./Greenville, N.C.) and Sallis.

All 21 members of the Class of 2020 are highly rated: No. 1 Evan Mobley(Rancho Christian H.S./Temecula, Calif.); No. 3 Jalen Green (Prolific Prep/Fresno, Calif.); No. 7 Isaiah Todd(Trinity Academy/Raleigh, N.C.); No. 8 Greg Brown III (Vandergrift H.S./Austin, Texas); No. 11 Scottie Barnes (Montverde Academy/West Palm Beach, Fla.); No. 12 Joshua Christopher (Mayfair H.S./Lakewood, Calif.); No. 15 Jeremy Roach (Paul VI Catholic H.S./Leesburg, Va.); No. 16 Jaden Springer (IMG Academy, Fla./Charlotte, N.C.); No. 19 Nimari Burnett (Prolific Prep, Calif./Chicago, Ill.); No. 20 Sharpe; No. 24 Caleb Love (Christian Brothers College H.S./St. Louis, Mo.); No. 25 Bryce Thompson (Booker T. Washington H.S./Tulsa, Okla.); No. 26 DJ Steward (Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.); No. 27 Adam Miller (Morgan Park H.S./Chicago, Ill.); No. 29 Moses Moody (Montverde Academy, Fla./Little Rock, Ark.); No. 31 Jabri Abdur-Rahim (Blair Academy/Short Hills, N.J.); No. 33 Christopher “Keon” Johnson (The Webb School/Bell Buckle, Tenn.); No. 44 Dawson Garcia (Prior Lake H.S./Prior Lake, Minn.); No. 57 Justin Lewis (Polytech H.S./Baltimore, Md.); No. 66 Ethan Morton (Butler H.S./Butler, Pa.); and no. 84 Jaden Ivey (La Lumiere School/Mishawaka, Ind.).

Twenty-four of the 29 participants from 2021 are: No. 2 Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Hamilton H.S/Sussex, Wis.); No. 4 Holmgren; No 5 Jaden Hardy (Coronado H.S./Henderson, Nev.); No. 6 Jabari Smith Jr. (Sandy Creek H.S./Tyrone, Ga.); No. 7 Michael Foster(Hillcrest Prep, Ariz./Milwaukee, Wis.); No. 12 Devin Askew (Mater Dei H.S./Santa Ana, Calif.); No. 13 Khristian Lander (Francis Joseph Reitz School/Evansville, Ind.); No. 14 Nathan Bittle (Crater H.S./Central Point, Ore.); No. 15 Max Christie (Rolling Meadows H.S./Arlington Heights, Ill.); No. 16 Langston Love(Steele H.S./Cibolo, Texas); No. 17 Kennedy Chandler (Briarcrest Christian H.S./Memphis, Tenn.); No. 18 Keon Edwards (Hillcrest H.S., N.Y./Pasadena, Texas); No. 19 Reid; No. 21 Kendall Brown (Sunrise Christian Academy/Cottage Grove, Minn.); No. 23 Will Jeffress (McDowell H.S./Erie, Pa.); No. 24 Zion Harmon (Marshall County H.S./Benton, Ky.);  No. 27 Adams; No. 28 Ingram; No. 31 Caleb Furst (Blackhawk Christian School/Fort Wayne, Ind.); No. 32 Trevor Keels (Paul VI Catholic H.S., Va./Clinton, Md.); No. 37 Jackson Grant (Olympia H.S./Olympia, Wash.); No. 39 Jerrell Colbert (Texas Christian School/Houston, Texas); No. 49 Cleveland; and No. 52 Peyton Watson (Long Beach Poly H.S./Long Beach, Calif.).

Rounding out the class of 2021 are Jaylen Blakes (Blair Academy/Somerset, N.J.), Holmes, Bensley Joseph (Cushing Academy/Arlington, Mass.), Perry and Sallis.

The Class of 2022 includes: No. 2 Jalen Duren (Roman Catholic H.S., Pa./New Castle, Del.); No. 5 Kijani Wright (Windward School/Los Angeles, Calf.); No. 7 Dariq Whitehead (Montverde Academy, Fla./Newark, N.J.); No. 8 Jaden Bradley(Cannon School/Concord, N.C.); No. 10 Mark Mitchell Jr. (Bishop Meige H.S./Lansing, Kan.); No. 11 Jarace Walker (IMG Academy, Fla./New Freedom, Pa.); No. 13 Marquise “MJ” Rice (Durham Academy/Credemore, N.C.); No. 14 Dillon Hunter (Westlake H.S./Atlanta, Ga.); No. 15 Jalen Washington(West Side H.S./Gary, Ind.); No. 17 Richard Isaacs Jr. (Wasatch Academy, Utah/Las Vegas, Nev.); No. 18 Gregg Glenn III (Calvary Christian Academy/Pompano Beach, Fla.); No. 20 Zion Cruz (Hudson Catholic H.S./Trenton, N.J.); No. 22 Jalen Hood-Schifino (Combine Academy/Charlotte, N.C.); and No. 23 Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (IMG Academy, Fla./Clarksville, Tenn.).

More from 2022 are: Noah Batchelor (Glenelg County School/Frederick, Md.), Jameel Brown (Haverford H.S./Philadelphia, Pa.), Skyy Clark (Heritage Christian H.S./Los Angeles, Calif.), Eric Dailey Jr. (IMG Academy/Tampa, Fla.), Gradey Dick (Wichita Collegiate School/Wichita, Kan.), Camden Heide (Wayzata H.S./Wayzata, Minn.), DeMari Henderson (Sanford H.S./Sanford, Fla.), JaCari Henderson (Sanford H.S./Sanford, Fla.), Sterling “Scoota” Henderson (Kell H.S./Marietta, Ga.), Trejuan Holloman (Cretin Derham Hall H.S./South St. Paul, Minn.), Jett Howard (University School/Miami, Fla.), Kohler, Knasir “Dug” McDaniel (Paul VI Catholic H.S./Fairfax, Va.), Shy Odom (Sierra Canyon School, Calif./Roxbury, Mass.) and Justice Williams (Roman Catholic H.S./Philadelphia, Pa.).

The athletes from 2023 are Anderson, Omaha Biliew (Dowling Catholic H.S./West Des Moines, Iowa), Jaylen Curry (Vance H.S./Charlotte, N.C.), Chris Lockett Jr. (Newman H.S./New Orleans, La.) and DaJuan Wagner, Jr. (Camden H.S./Camden, N.J.).

Senior Writer and national analyst for Blue Media and compiles the Blue Star Elite 25 national boys and girls high school basketball and football rankings during the season. Lawlor, an award-winning writer, is a voting committee member and advisor for several national high school events, including the McDonald’s All-American Games. He previously wrote for USA TODAY and ESPN.com, where he was the national preps writer, while compiling the national rankings in four sports.

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