USA names 12-man roster for Window 4
MIAMI (United States) - USA Basketball has announced their 12-man roster for the team's upcoming two games against Uruguay and Colombia in Window 4 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.
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Six players from the team in Window 3 are returning, including Michael Frazier II, Langston Galloway, DaQuan Jeffries, John Jenkins, Eric Mika and David Stockton.
Meanwhile, Tyler Cavanaugh, Malik Ellison, Dewan Hernandez, Mac McClung and McKinley Wright will all be making their debut for USA.
McClung recently signed a one-year, non-guaranteed deal with the Golden State Warriors, while other players on USA also have plenty of NBA G League and international experience.
Robert Woodard has previous USA Basketball experience, playing on the junior national team at the 2015 FIBA U16 Americas Championship, but will be making his debut with the Senior Men's National Team.
USA 12-player roster for WCQ Window 4 | |||
Tyler Cavanaugh | Malik Ellison | Michael Frazier II | Langston Galloway |
Dewan Hernandez | DaQuan Jeffries | John Jenkins | Mac McClung |
Eric Mika | David Stockton | Robert Woodard | McKinley Wright |
Jim Boylen will serve as head coach again in this upcoming window, his fourth straight coaching assignment with USA.
USA (5-1) is in Group F and will host Uruguay (4-2) on August 25 at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada before traveling to face Colombia (2-4) on August 29 at Coliseo Deportivo Elias Chegwin in Barranquilla, Colombia.
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