Six juniors are among the 24 players selected to attend USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team training camp from June 5-12 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Photo by Anthony BrunsmanJabari Bird
They include
Andrew Harrison and
Aaron Harrison of
Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas);
Jabari Bird of
Salesian (Richmond, Calif.);
Nate Britt of
Gonzaga (Washington, District of Columbia);
Julius Randle of
Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas); and
Troy Williams of
Phoebus (Hampton, Va.).
University of Tennessee freshman Jarnell Stokes is the lone collegian because he still is young enough to meet the age requirement.
Those chosen from the Class of 2012 include three who played in the recent Nike Hoop Summit:
Gary Harris of
Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.);
James Robinson of
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.); and
Rasheed Sulaimon of
Strake Jesuit (Houston, Texas).
The remainder of those who will graduate this spring are:
Ryan Arcidiacono of
Neshaminy (Langhorne, Pa.); Robert Carter of
Thomasville (Ga.);
Sam Dekker of
Sheboygan Area Lutheran (Sheboygan, Wis.);
Kris Dunn of
New London (Conn.);
Shaq Goodwin of
Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, Ga.);
Jerami Grant of
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.); Montrzel Harrell of
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.);
Joel James of
Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.);
Jake Layman of
King Philip Regional (Wrentham, Mass.);
Devonta Pollard of
Kemper County (DeKalb, Miss.);
Rodney Purvis of
Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.);
Marcus Smart of
Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas); Robert Upshaw of
Edison (Fresno, Calif.) and
Adam Woodbury of
Sioux City East (Sioux City, Iowa).
The team will be coached by Billy Donovan (University of Florida), Mark Few (Gonzaga University) and Shaka Smart (Virginia Commonwealth).
The 12 players who survive the cut will participate in the FIBA Americas U18 Championships from June 16-20 in Sao Sebastiao do Paraiso, Brazil.