Final 12 Selected!

The 12-member 2014 USA Basketball Men’s U17 Team has been finalized for the World Championship held in Dubai August 8 - 16. Prior to traveling to Dubai on Aug. 6, the U.S. squad will spend Aug. 3-5 training in Doha, Qatar. The roster includes nine members of the 2013 USA U16 National Team that won gold at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship last summer in Uruguay.

The 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team includes: Malik Newman (Callaway H.S./Jackson, Miss.),Tyus Battle (Gill St. Bernard’s School/ Edison, N.J.); Henry Ellenson (Rice Lake H.S./Rice Lake, Wis.); Terrence Ferguson (Prime Prep Academy/Flower Mound, Texas); Harry Giles (Wesleyan Christian Academy/Winston-Salem, N.C.); Josh Jackson (Consortium College Prep H.S./ Southfield, Mich.); V.J. King (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S./Akron, Ohio); Ivan Rabb (Bishop O’Dowd H.S./ Oakland, Calif.); Devearl Ramsey (Sierra Canyon H.S./Los Angeles, Calif.); Diamond Stone (Dominican H.S./Milwaukee, Wis.); Caleb Swanigan (Homestead H.S./Fort Wayne, Ind.); and Jayson Tatum (Chaminade College Prep/St. Louis, Mo.).

Staff

Head Coach: Don Showalter, Iowa City High School (Iowa)

Assistant Coach: Eric Flannery, St. Edward High School (Ohio)

Assistant Coach: L.J. Goolsby, KC Run DMC (Kansas)

Team Physician: Herb Parris, Denver, Colorado

Athletic Trainer: David Craig, Indianapolis, Indiana