USA Basketball finalizes FIBA U17 World Championship roster

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California forward is headed to Spain with USA U17 team.

Arguably the toughest roster to crack in all of youth basketball was finalized Tuesday as USA Basketball announced its 12-player team ahead of the FIBA U17 World Championship in Spain.

The event will be held June 23-July 3 in Zaragoza. The United States enters as the three-time defending champion.

Led by head coach Don Showalter, the roster is loaded with headliners.

MaxPreps National Junior of the Year Kevin Knox of Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Fla.) will certainly be one to watch, along with fellow five-star 2017 prospects Wendell Carter Jr. of Georgia, Gary Trent Jr. of Minnesota and Austin Wiley of Alabama.

Another notable selection is Markus Howard, a 5-foot-11 guard who has already signed with Marquette and will be playing college ball next season.

The group will have big expectations as the past three USA U17 teams have compiled a record of 23-0 with three gold medals dating back to 2010. Twenty of those victories have come by 20 points or more.

USA Basketball U17 World Championship Roster
Player, Height, Position, High School
Jordan Brown, 6-10, F, Woodcreek (Roseville, Calif.)
Troy Brown, 6-6, G, Centennial (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Wendell Carter Jr., 6-10, F/C, Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.)
Carte'Are Gordon, 6-8, F, Webster Groves (Mo.)
Markus Howard, 5-11, G, Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
Jaren Jackson Jr., 6-10, F/C, Park Tudor (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Kevin Knox, 6-8, F, Tampa Catholic (Tampa, Fla.)
Immanuel Quickley, 6-4, G, John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.)
Collin Sexton, 6-2, G, Pebblebrook (Mableton, Ga.)
Ja'Vonte Smart, 6-3, G, Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.)
Gary Trent Jr., 6-6, G, Apple Valley (Minn.)
Austin Wiley, 6-10, F/C, Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.)