2013 USA Men's Developmental National Team Features & Photos
| Terrance Ferguson On His Way To Prime Time Following a week of training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., that began with 29 of the best players in the country, Terrance Ferguson (Prime Prep Academy/Flower Mound, Texas) was one of just 12 players to hear his named called on the evening of June 4 as a member of the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team. More |
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Under Heavy Expectations, V.J. King Earns Place On USA U16 National Team Regardless of whether or not V.J. King (Akron, Ohio) earned a spot on the USA U16 National Team, the expectations tossed his way nowadays are uncontrollable. Uncontrollable because King attends St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, the same high school where 10 years earlier another king was preparing to make his mark on pro basketball. More |
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| Defensive Specialist Josh Jackson Perseveres Through Loss February 16, 2013. Josh Jackson still remembers the day. He won’t ever forget it. That day, his high school, Consortium College Prep (Mich.), earned a 37-point win over Dayton Dunbar High (Ohio) and Jackson’s stat line at the end of the night read 30 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks. More |
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Jayson Tatum Chases USA Basketball Jersey Sometime after the USA Basketball men’s team took gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and before it repeated with gold at the 2012 London Olympics, Jayson Tatum (Chaminade College Prep/St. Louis, Mo.) took notice of the stars that donned a USA Basketball jersey and thought maybe one day it could be him. More |
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| Student Of The Game, Ivan Rabb Shines On And Off The Court Standing at 6’10”, 16-year-old Ivan Rabb has always been taller than people his age. Growing up in Oakland, Calif., Rabb vividly remembers walking to grocery stores and through his neighborhood and being stopped by strangers that constantly asked him how tall he was. More |
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Two-Year Commitment Challenges Preps to Improve, Strive for Gold The USA Developmental National Team is a two-year program that not only focuses on winning gold medals over the next two summers, it’s about developing players who will represent USA Basketball at the highest level both on and off the court. More |
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| Family Legacy Motivates Daniel Giddens Daniel Giddens (Wheeler H.S./Mableton, Ga.) is one of many players participating in the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team training camp with ties to an athletic family. His story, however, is unique. More |
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Giles Hopes To Make Hometown Proud For 15-year-old Harry Giles, the script couldn’t have been written any better to start his high school basketball career. The 6’9” forward, who is currently in the running for a spot on the USA Men’s U16 National Team in Colorado Springs, Colo., led Wesleyan Christian Academy (N.C.) to the 2013 North Carolina Class 3A state championship and was named MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year just within the last few months. More... |
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| Amir Coffey Hopes To Make USA Basketball A Family Affair Last weekend it was Nia Coffey who was competing for and earning a roster spot on the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team. This weekend, just a few days later, it is her younger brother, Amir Coffey, who is battling for a USA jersey at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. More |
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USA Men’s Developmental Team Players Ready For Vigorous Training Camp Twenty-three of the nation’s top 16-and-under male basketball players returned to Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, while seven others arrived for the first time. The reason they’re all united: training camp for the 2013-14 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team which will be used to select the 12-man USA U16 National Team. More... |
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| International Game Targets Youths, USA Basketball Capitalizes with Gold In November 2005, FIBA announced the creation of a new event: the U17 World Championship. The first U17 Worlds would be held every other year starting in 2010, which meant the launch of U16 zone qualifying tournaments in odd-numbered years, beginning in 2009.FIBA’s plans meant USA Basketball had an opportunity to get athletes involved in international competition at a younger age. More |
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Larry Austin Reflects on His Summers with USA Basketball A member of the 2011-12 USA Basketball Developmental National Team, Larry Austin was a starter on the 2011 USA U16 National Team that captured the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. He was called upon the following summer to participate in the 2012 USA 3x3 U18 National Tournament and his team ran away with the gold medal and a slot on the 2012 USA 3x3 U18 World Championship Team. More... |
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| 2011 USA Men's U16 & Developmental National Team Features | ||
On June 19 the USA Basketball U16 National Team visited one of the Seven Wonders of the World, historic Chichen Itza. Led by tour guide Vincente, the USA squad learned about the history of the site, the fact that the losers of one of the games played by the ancients actually won - the winners had their heads cut off - and much more. Tour the ancient ruins with the team in this Photo Gallery. |
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Jahlil Okafor of the USA Men's U16 Team talks about training camp, the Chicago Bulls and meeting Kareem Abdul Jabar. Watch the video now! |
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Stanley Johnson is your typical, laid-back Californian. He likes relaxing, hanging out on the beach and joking around with friends. While the Fullerton, Calif., native is a talented basketball player, he also excels in another one of his hobbies: music. More |
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To look at Aaron Gordon, the 2011 San Francisco Chronicle Player of the Year, and the first sophomore to earn the honor in a very long time, one might not realize that the 6-8 center who led Archbishop Mitty High School to its first state title in history is more than just a basketball phenom. More... |
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Larry Austin, member of the USA Men's U16 Team, talks about training camp and preparation for competition next week in Cancun, Mexico. Watch the video now! |
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The USA Men's U16 team has been training all week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The team will scrimmage local men's teams through Friday, before traveling to Cancun, Mexico for competition. Watch the video now! |
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Athletes are often stereotyped as poor students. 2011 USA Basketball U16 National Team member Justin Jackson, however, is trying to reverse that label. Jackson, a 6-5 guard, who recently completed his freshman season, prides himself not just on the court, but also in the classroom. More |
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Theo Pinson (Oak Ridge Military Academy/Greensboro, N.C.) is still a teenager by society’s standards, but his work ethic and attitude are well beyond his years. Just more than 12 hours after being named to the 2011 USA Men’s U16 National Team, Pinson wrapped up his first practice as a member of the squad with a business-like mentality. While he expressed excitement about being selected to represent USA Basketball, he also knows that the team needs to remain focused on its main goal: keeping its legacy and winning a gold medal. More |
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USABasketball.com interviewed five of the 27-member 2011-12 USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team to find out what they thought of training camp, their teammates, what they're focusing on, what makes a USA Basketball camp different than other camps, and what they're getting from the classroom-style team meetings that take place prior to each practice session. We chatted with Larry Austin (Lamphier H.S. / Springfield, Ill.), Rondae Jefferson (Chester H.S./Chester, Pa.), Tyus Jones (Apple Valley H.S. / Apple Valley, Minn.), Conner Frankamp (Wichita North H.S. / Wichita, Kan.) and Isaiah Whitehead (Lincoln H.S. / Brooklyn, N.Y.). Check out what they had to say. Watch the video now! | ||
Jimmie Taylor, a 6-10, 235-pound forward/center from Greensboro, Ala., says his most prized possession is his state championship ring. Bigger than the ring, though, would be a gold medal, he says. More | ||
It’s hard to confuse 2011-12 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team member Johnathan Williams on the court for any other player. Playing with 26 other top 16-and-unders from around the nation at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., the long and lean forward/center from Memphis keeps himself busy around the basket. And with his 7-0 wingspan, he has defenders thinking twice about trying to shoot over him. |
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Anton Beard Hoping to Making an Impression Anton Beard talks about how his training camp is going, what he's trying to do to standout and what it would mean to compete on the 2011 USA U16 National Team. Watch the video now! |
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Dakari Johnson just completed his freshman season of high school basketball, but this week, he’s the biggest man on the court. Standing at 6-10 and weighing 250 pounds, the inside man from Brooklyn, N.Y. is hoping to be one of the 12 selected members for the 2011 USA Men’s Developmental National Team. More |
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U16 Men Gear Up For Training Camp USA Basketball welcomed 27 high school trainees to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, the first day of the 2011 USA Men’s Developmental National Team Training Camp. The first three days of the camp will consist of competition to finalize the 12-man roster for the 2011 USA U16 National Team, which will compete for a gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Men, June 21-25, in Cancun, Mexico. More |
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| 2009 USA Men's U16 & Developmental National Team Features | ||
 Practice, InterruptedOn Saturday afternoon the USA team members went to one of the local gyms for their shoot-around. Walking into the club, which featured several outdoor courts being put to good use by young, aspiring Ginobili wannabees, everything stopped. The kids stopped everything, dropped their basketballs and lined up for high-fives from the high-flying USA U16 team. The kids got pictures, autographs and a rare opportunity to watch the USA's practice. Check out the photo gallery to see for yourself! | ||
 On Travel, Practice and BrotherhoodThere are too many places to list in the dateline. From the USA Basketball U16 National Team’s start on Saturday morning in Colorado Springs to the squad’s final drive from the Mendoza airport to the hotel, the 15- and 16-year-olds traveled more in nearly 27 hours than most had traveled their entire lives. BONUS Photo Gallery! | ||
 Johnny O'Bryant is on the J.O.B.At 6-10 Johnny O’Bryant, a member of the inaugural USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team, stands out in a crowd. Whether he’s in his hometown of Clevelend, Miss., with a population of 12,447 (as of July 2007), playing hoops in the gym against guys twice his age at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., or walking down Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, O’Bryant would get noticed. | ||
 Boys Just Want to Have FunAfter three days of intensive two-a-days, the USA team got a night of fun at a local family arcade on Monday night. They played a little pool, skee ball and various video games, however, the big hit were the go carts! Check out th |
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