Training camp began on July 24 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado with 32 athletes and the list of finalists for the 2014 USA Basketball Men’s U17 World Championship Team was cut down to 17 of the nation’s top 17-and-under basketball players. Included in the finalist list was 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship MVP Malik Newman (Callaway H.S./Jackson, Miss.)
In addition to Newman, finalists for the 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team include:Tyus Battle (Gill St. Bernard’s School/ Edison, N.J.); Thomas Bryant (Huntington Prep, W.Va./Rochester, N.Y.); Henry Ellenson (Rice Lake H.S./Rice Lake, Wis.); Terrence Ferguson (Prime Prep Academy/Flower Mound, Texas); De’Aaron Fox (Cypress Lakes H.S./Katy, Texas); Harry Giles (Wesleyan Christian Academy/Winston-Salem, N.C.);Mustapha Heron (Sacred Heart H.S./West Haven, Conn.); Josh Jackson (Consortium College Prep H.S./ Southfield, Mich.); V.J. King (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S./Akron, Ohio);T.J. Leaf (Foothills Christian H.S./Lakeside, Calif.); 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.); Jayson Tatum (Chaminade College Prep/St. Louis, Mo.); and Derryck Thornton(Findlay Prep, Nev./Simi Valley, Calif.).
The official 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team of 12 will be named prior to Aug. 1.
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