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USA Basketball releases final roster for FIBA U18 Americas tournament

 USA Basketball has announced its 12-man roster for the U18 national team competing in the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship.

The roster includes a pair of Duke signees, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow. Both of them have experience with USA Basketball. Jones became friends with future teammate Jahlil Okafor through USA grass roots play, and has won gold medals with the U16 and U17 teams. Winslow has already won a gold medal with the U19 team in 2013. Arizona commit Stanley Johnson has also played for the national age group teams for several years.
The team is coached by Florida head coach Billy Donovan. His coaching staff includes Providence’s Ed Cooley and Arizona’s Sean Miller
   Here is the full roster:
  • Isaiah Briscoe; 6-3 pg, Roselle Catholic H.S. ’15 / Union, N.J.
  • Jaylen Brown; 6-7 f, Wheeler H.S. / Alpharetta, Ga.
  • Jalen Brunson; 6-1 pg, Adlai E. Stevenson H.S. ’15 / Lincolnshire, Ill.
  • Stanley Johnson; 6-7 f, Arizona ’14 / Fullerton, Calif.
  • Tyus Jones; 6-1 pg, Duke ’14 / Apple Valley, Minn.
  • Luke Kennard; 6-5 f, Franklin H.S. ’15 / Franklin, Ohio (Duke)
  • Tyler Lydon; 6-9 f, New Hampton School ’15 / Elizaville, N.Y.
  • Dwayne Morgan; 6-8 f, UNLV ’14 / Baltimore, Md.
  • Allonzo Trier; 6-5 g, Montrose Christian ’15 / Seattle, Wash.
  • Myles Turner; 6-10 c, Texas ’14 / Bedford, Texas
  • Justise Winslow; 6-6 f, Duke ’14 / Houston, Texas
  • Stephen Zimmerman; 7-0 c, Bishop Gorman H.S. ’15 / Las Vegas, Nev.
USA Basketball will continue its training through June 19. The 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship takes place on from June 20-24 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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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