USA Basketball has announced a preliminary 17-man roster that will go to training camp next month in Colorado Springs with hopes of representing the United States at the Under-19 World Championships this summer in Latvia. The team will be cut down from 17 to 12 before the tournament, which starts on June 30th. Involvement in USA Basketball has generally coincided with major improvement for young college players, making this an important accomplishment for the players listed below.
USA BASKETBALL U-19 ROSTER
Keith Appling, G - Michigan State
Melsahn Basabe, F - Iowa
Brad Beal, G - Chaminade College Prep HS (Committed to Florida)
James Bell, G - Villanova
Anthony Brown, G - Stanford
Trevor Cooney, G - Sanford School HS (Committed to Syracuse)
Allen Crabbe, G - California
Tim Hardaway Jr., G - Michigan
Joe Jackson, G - Memphis
Jeremy Lamb, G - Connecticut
Meyers Leonard, C - Illinois
Doug McDermott, F - Creighton
Travis McKie, F - Wake Forest
Tony Mitchell, F - North Texas
Richard Solomon, C - California
Josiah Turner, G - Quality Education Academy HS (Committed to Arizona)
Patric Young, F - Florida
Head Coach: Paul Hewitt - George Mason
Asst. Coach: Randy Bennett - St. Mary's
Asst. Coach: Cliff Warren - Jacksonville
