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USA Basketball Men’s U18 FIBA Americas Championship Team features 27 athletes for training camp later this month

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

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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