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Monday / November 4.
  • USA U19 Finalists Named

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    ImageProxy.mvcTraining camp for the United States U19 National Team opened Saturday in Colorado Springs, and on Monday the team named 16 finalists.

    T.J. Leaf, Silas Melson, Eric Paschall, Malik Pope and Seventh Woods were cut.

    One more cut is still to be made.

    The current 16-man roster is below.

    The United States, the reigning world champion at the U19 level, departs June 21 for Athens, Greece for six days of training. The U19 World Championship runs June 27-July 5 in Crete, Greece.

    PLAYER HT WT POS AGE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL CITY ST

    Justin Bibbs6’5″  220  SG  19.3  Virginia Tech Montverde Academy Dayton OH
    Isaiah Briscoe6’3″  218  PG  19.1  Kentucky Roselle Catholic Union NJ
    Jalen Brunson6’2″  200  PG  18.7  Villanova Stevenson Lincolnshire IL
    Brekkott Chapman6’8″  200  SF/PF  19.1  Utah Roy Roy UT
    Vincent Edwards6’7″  220  SF  19.1  Purdue Middletown Middletown OH
    Jawun Evans6’1″  177  PG  18.8  Oklahoma State Kimball Simpsonville SC
    Terrance Ferguson6’5″  161  SG  17.0  HS Prime Prep Flower Mound TX
    Harry Giles6’10”  230  PF  17.1  HS Wesleyan Christian Acad Winston-Salem NC
    Josh Jackson6’8″  184  SF  18.3  HS Justin-Siena HS Southfield MI
    Riley LaChance6’2″  194  PG  19.1  Vanderbilt Central Brookfield WI
    Chinanu Onuaku6’10”  230  C  18.5  Louisville Riverdale Baptist Lanham MD
    L.J. Peak6’5″  215  SG  19.3  Georgetown Whitney Young Magnet Gaffney SC
    Caleb Swanigan6’8″  271  PF  18.1  Purdue Homestead HS Fort Wayne IN
    Jayson Tatum6’8″  190  SF  17.2  HS Chaminade College Prep St. Louis MO
    Allonzo Trier6’5″  199  SG  19.3  Arizona Findlay Prep Tulsa OK
    Thomas Welsh7’0″  245  C  19.3  UCLA Loyola Redondo Beach CA

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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