USA Basketball Releases 2015 Minicamp Roster
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — USA Basketball released their minicamp roster on Thursday which features 34 current NBA players.
The team features 26 players who are on the US' National Roster, and eight new additions who have not been featured on a USA basketball roster before.
"With this being a summer where we do not have an official competition that we need to prepare for, this year's minicamp is an opportunity to continue and expand the brotherhood and camaraderie that has been built," Colangelo said.
He also added, "The minicamp is going to be low key with light workouts, no contact, and the USA Basketball Showcase on Aug. 13 will be a fun All-Star type game."
The team is preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 5th thru the 21st.
Here is the roster that USA Basketball Chairman and National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo assembled:
12 players on the team were a part of the gold medal-winning 2014 US World Cup Team: Cousins, Curry, Davis, Drummond, Faried, Gay, Harden, Irving, Love, DeRozan, Plumlee and Thompson.
Eight players, Anthony, Durant, Davis, James, Harden, Love, Paul and Westbrook, were also a part of the 2012 US Olympic Gold Medal Team.
Two players, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, were even part of the 2004 US Olympic Team that won a Bronze Medal.
The 2015 US National Team minicamp will have practices on August 11 and 12th, and it will conclude with the 2015 USA Basketball Showcase on Sunday August 13th. The Showcase features a USA "Blue" team versus a USA "White" team and will be played at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas.
Tickets for the showcase start at $15, and can be ordered by calling 702-739-FANS, or can be purchased online at www.UNLVtickets.com
In 17 total Olympics the American men have competed in, the US has captured 14 gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals. with an overall record of 130-5.
