U18 National Team training camp which will be conducted June 9-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Members of the USA U18 Team will be selected by USA Basketball’s Junior National Team Committee. The 2014 FIBA Americas U18
Championship will feature eight national teams from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. In addition to the U.S., countries quali- fied include Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. The top four finishing teams will
qualify for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men. The site and dates for the 2014
U18 Championship are to be announced.
Originally known as the FIBA
Americas Junior World Championship Qualifier, the tournament was held every four years between 1988-2004. Since 2006 FIBA Americas has con- ducted the championship every other year, followed in the next summer by the FIBA U19 World Championship. USA men's teams are 43-2 in the
U18/Junior World Championship Qualifiers and have captured gold in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2012, while earning silver in 2008 and bronze in 2002.
the U.S. in past FIBA Americas U18 Championships include Shareef Abdur- Rahim (1994); Carmelo Anthony (2002); Michael Beasley (2006); Chris Bosh (2002); Nick Collison (1998); Spencer Hawes (2006); Grant Hill (1990); Allan Houston (1990); Andre Iguodala (2002); Kyrie Irving (2010); Stephon Marbury (1994); Mike Miller (1998); Austin Rivers (2010); Marcus Smart (2012); Jarnell Stokes (2012); and Deron Williams (2002).
FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Women Approximately 30 athletes, 18-
years-old or younger (born on or after 1/1/96), will be invited by USA Basketball to the USA U18 National Team trials which will be conducted May 23-27 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
USA Basketball News
1996. Past USA team members
include Jayne Appel (2006); Alana Beard (2000); Kelsey Bone (2008); Tamika Catchings (1996); Marissa Coleman (2004); Skylar Diggins
(2008); Stacey Ford (1998); Sonja Henning (1988); Niesa Johnson (1992); Rebecca Lobo (1992); Maya Moore (2006); Chiney Ogwumike (2010); Nneka Ogwumike (2008); Candace Parker (2004); Courtney Paris (2004); Cappie Pondexter (2000); Nicole Powell (2000); Lynn Pride (1996); Breanna Stewart (2012); Diana Taurasi (2000); Morgan Tuck (2012); Candice Wiggins (2004); and Tiffany Woosley (1992).
Nike Hoop Summit The 17th annual Nike Hoop
Summit will feature the United States in the unusual position of looking to stop the World Team’s two-game win streak in the event. The 2014 Nike Hoop Summit will
Aaron Gordon in 2013 played for the USA in the Nike Hoop Summit. First held in 1995, the Nike Hoop Summit has seen 151 former USA and World Select Team members drafted by NBA teams.
Noteable players to have represented
Members of the USA U18 Team will be selected by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee. The FIBA Americas U18
Championship will feature eight national teams from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Competing for gold will be U18 national teams representing Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvadore, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States. The site and dates for the 2014 U18
Championship are to be announced. Originally known as the FIBA
Americas Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament, the event was held every four years between 1988- 2004. Beginning in 2006 FIBA Americas has conducted the championship every other year, followed in the next summer by the FIBA U19 World Championship. USA women's teams boast of a
remarkable 43-2 overall win-loss record in U18/Junior Qualifiers and have won seven golds, including six straight, while also capturing silver medals in 1992 and
be played at the Moda Cetner, home of the Portland Trail Blazers, in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, April 12, at 4:30 p.m. (PDT). The game will be televised live nationally on ESPN2. The Nike Hoop Summit is the
only game featuring America's top male high school senior players taking on a World Select Team comprised of the world's top players who are 19-years-old or younger. The 2014 USA Basketball Junior
National Select Team roster will be selected by the USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team Committee. The USA enjoys an 11-5 series
advantage in the Nike Hoop Summit, but lost 112-98 in 2013 and 84-75 in 2012. Held annually from 1995-2000, the
Nike Hoop Summit was resumed in 2004 after a three-year hiatus. In 1998 (San Antonio, Texas), 1999 (Tampa, Fla.), 2000 (Indianapolis, Ind.) and 2004 (San Antonio, Texas), the Nike Hoop Summit was held in the city hosting the men's NCAA Final Four. Between 2005-2007 it was staged at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., and since 2008 it has taken place in Portland. An incredible 151 former USA and
World Select Team members have been drafted by NBA teams, including 11
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