2016 USA Basketball Men's Select Team

[bwgood77]

Now that I've seen a couple of posts regarding this, and was wondering where to post who all made the team, I figured I'd just make a thread about the team. It should be interesting to see how Booker plays relative to the other guys, and how well the rookies (the ones about to be drafted) will play against guys who have nba experience now.

Selected for the 2016 USA Basketball Select squad were: Malcolm Brogdon (University of Virginia); Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns); Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Detroit Pistons); Willie Cauley-Stein (Sacramento Kings); Kris Dunn (Providence College); Aaron Gordon (Orlando Magic); Jerami Grant (Philadelphia 76ers); Gary Harris (Denver Nuggets); Rodney Hood (Utah Jazz); Brandon Ingram (Duke University); Brice Johnson (University of North Carolina), Stanley Johnson (Detroit Pistons); Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves); CJ McCollum (Portland Trail Blazers); Doug McDermott (Chicago Bulls); Emmanuel Mudiay (Denver Nuggets); Jahlil Okafor (Philadelphia 76ers); Jabari Parker (Milwaukee Bucks); Julius Randle (Los Angeles Lakers); D’Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers); Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics); Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers); Denzel Valentine (Michigan State University); Justise Winslow (Miami Heat) and Cody Zeller (Charlotte Hornets).

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who on Oct. 23, 2015, was named head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team for the 2017-20 quadrennium, will oversee the Select Team and Spurs assistant coach Ime Udoka and Villanova University head coach Jay Wright will serve as assistant coaches.

Members of the USA Select Team will train daily with the USA National Team from July 18-21 (12:00-2:00 p.m. PDT) at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center. All practices are closed to the public.

The 2016 USA Basketball Showcase presented by Verizon will feature the USA Basketball Men’s National Team playing five domestic exhibition games and conducting training camps in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago and Houston.

The USA Basketball Showcase presented by Verizon will feature in Las Vegas the USA going against South American rival Argentina on July 22 in Las Vegas.

Tickets for the USA Basketball Showcase exhibition games are on sale now. VIP ticket packages available in select markets. For ticket information visit usab.com/showcase.

http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2016/06/2016-usa-mens-select-team.aspx

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[bwgood77]

So Booker is still second youngest despite there being 5 guys who haven't played in the NBA yet.

[TASTIC]

Brogdon made it. I don't know why I rate that guy so much but I just see a Tony Allen level perimeter defender with a 3pt shot. So basically a 6'5" Battier.

I'd offer the Magic #4 for Gordon and RUN...Still only 20, crazy.

[gaspar]

We need a few more guards to withdraw from the Olympics and Booker will have a chance to go to Rio this summer. That would be awesome

[Qwigglez]

I don't get it, so they are fighting to be on the national team or what?

[dremill24]

I don't get it, so they are fighting to be on the national team or what?

Theyre basically a practice squad for the Sr National Team..with the benefit of development opportunities against some of the best players in the league, and theoretically a streamlined path to be on the National Team down the road.