Marcus Smart, USA U18s Depart For FIBA Americas Championship
Six-foot-three-inch guard Marcus Smart (Marcus High School/Flower Mound, Texas) and his teammates on the 2012 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team have their bags packed, and they are ready to go. After 12 practices in seven days at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., the USA is headed to Sao Sebastiao do Paraiso, Brazil, for the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.More...

Julius Randle Rises To The Challenge
Two members of the 2012 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team that was announced on Saturday evening (June 9) have one year of high school remaining in their prep careers, including Julius Randle (Prestonwood Christian Academy), who described himself as a "mismatched forward" due to his 6'8", 235-pound frame. More...

USA U18 Training Camp Part Of An Eventful Week For Montrezl Harrell
Every other class of 2012 graduate participating in the USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team training camp had announced where they would be attending college well before they arrived in Colorado Springs. Montrezl Harrell (Hargrave Military Academy/Tarboro, N.C.), however, made known his decision to play for the University of Louisville on Monday, one day before he checked in at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. More...

Shaq Attack
Twenty-three of the nation's top players 18-and-under are working out this week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Only one of the 23 players, however, will be a two-sport athlete in college. Standing 6-8 and weighing in at 235 pounds, Shaq Goodwin will play basketball this fall for the University of Memphis. Next fall, the former Georgia’s Southwest DeKalb High School football standout will suit up on the gridiron for the Tigers. More...