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USA Basketball Developmental National Team Summer 2012 - Vol. 2 What: USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team • In an effort to field strong, experienced teams and to help mentor young players, USA Basketball founded the Developmental National Team program in 2009-10. • The DNT emcompasses all USA Basketball men’s high-school age teams and training camps, including the FIBA Americas U16 Championship, the FIBA U17 World Championship, the FIBA Americas U18 Championship, the Nike Hoop Summit and FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship. INSIDE THIS EDITION • DNT training camps are held several times DNT Intro 1 each year, typically in October, June & July. Next Up: DNT October Mini-Camp 2 2012 DNT October Roster 3 • Whether they make a 12-member roster, Gold: FIBA U17 World Championship 4-5 attend camp or play in the Nike Hoop Gold: FIBA Americas U18 Champ. 6-7 Summit, DNT players improve their Still To Come: FIBA 3x3 U18 Worlds 8 leadership, teamwork and skills. USA Basketball & The NBA Draft 9 Gold: 2012 Olympics 10 In Their Words: USA Quotes 11 usabasketball.com VIDEO: Summer’s Best 12 719-590-4800 DNT: Road Map & Calendar 13 1 NEXT UP: DNT Miini-Camp • 46 athletes accepted inviatations to the 2012 USA DNT mini-camp Oct. 6-7 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. • The camp will help USA Basketball train and evaluate members of the classes of 2015 and 2016. • 34 players (born on or after 1/01/97) are eligible for all upcoming DNT events, including the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship. • 12 players (born before 01/01/96) will train for future events such as the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship and the Nike Hoop Summit. • Camp will be led by four-time gold-medal winning USA coach Don Showallter, with help from Missouri AAU coach LJ Goollsby, Boston AAU coach Leo Papille, and Colorado Springs coaches Terry Dunn and James Lane. • The 20-25 member 2013-14 DNT roster The lead clinician at the upcoming mini-camp, Don Showalter is a three-time USA Basketball will be announced in Spring 2013. Developmental Coach of the Year. 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship • Along with the USA, seven national teams from the FIBA Americas zone, which includes North, South and Central America and the Caribbean, the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship will take place on June 12-16 in Uruguay. • The top four finishing teams in the zone qualifier earn a berth into the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship. • The USA is 10-0 in FIBA Americas U16 play, having collected gold in the inaugural event in 2009 and in 2011. USA Basketball conducts many of its training camps at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Not U16 Eligibility only is the facility at an elevation of 6,035 feet above sea Players eligible for the 2013 FIBA Americas level, the complex provides everything an athlete needs in U16 Championship must have been born on one place -- housing, meals, sports medicine and, of course, the gym. or after Jan. 1, 1997. 2 2012 USA DNT October Mini-Camp Roster NAME POS HGT WGT DOB YOG SCHOOL HOMETOWN Edrice Adebayo F/C 6-8 220 07/18/97 2016 Northside H.S. Gatesville, NC Tyus Battle G 6-5 170 09/23/97 2016 Gill Saint Bernard’s School Edison, NJ Braxton Blackwell F 6-6 200 02/14/97 2016 Christ Presbyterian Academy Nashville, TN Isaiah Briscoe G 6-3 210 04/13/96 2015 St. Benedict Prep Union, NJ Thomas Bryant F 6-9 200 07/31/97 2015 Bishop Kearney H.S. Rochester, NY Amir Coffey G 6-3 160 06/17/97 2016 Hopkins H.S. New Hope, MN Benjamin Coupet F 6-6 180 01/25/98 2016 Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL Bryant Crawford G 6-2 165 03/21/97 2015 Gonzaga College H.S. (DC) Kensington, MD Eric Davis G 6-3 161 05/26/97 2015 Arthur Hill H.S. Saginaw, MI De’Ron Davis F/C 6-8 220 11/20/96 2016 Overland H.S. Denver, CO Timothy Delaney F 6-8 220 03/05/97 2015 Pitman H.S. Mullica Hill, NJ Marcus Derrickson F 6-6 190 02/01/96 2015 Paul VI Catholic H.S. (VA) Bowie, MD Tyler Dorsey G 6-4 180 02/14/96 2015 St. John Bosco H.S. Pasadena, CA Perry Dozier G 6-4 165 10/25/96 2015 Spring Valley H.S. Columbia, SC Hyron Edwards G 5-11 145 11/03/96 2015 East Chicago Central H.S. East Chicago, IL Andrew Fleming G 6-4 185 04/27/96 2015 Ensworth H.S. Franklin, TN Henry Ellenson F/C 6-9 250 01/13/97 2015 Rice Lake H.S. Rice Lake, WI Daniel Giddens F/C 6-10 217 07/04/97 2015 Wheeler H.S. Mableton, GA Harry Giles F 6-8 205 04/22/98 2016 Wesleyan Christian Academy Winston-Salem, NC Asante Gist G 5-10 168 01/20/97 2016 Roselle Catholic H.S. West Orange, NJ Eron Gordon G 6-2 170 11/07/97 2016 North Central H.S. Indianapolis, IN Jessie Govan C 6-9 255 07/25/97 2015 St Mary’s H.S. Queens Village, NY Franklin Howard G 6-4 170 04/14/97 2015 Paul VI Catholic H.S. (VA) Camp Springs, MD Josh Jackson G/F 6-6 175 02/10/97 2016 Consortium College Prep Southfield, MI William Jackson G 6-3 175 03/26/97 2015 Athens Christian School Athens, GA VJ King G/F 6-5 175 01/22/97 2016 St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. Akron, OH Joshua Langford G/F 6-5 200 01/15/97 2016 Madison Academy Huntsville, AL Dedric Lawson F 6-8 195 10/01/97 2016 Hamilton H.S. Memphis, TN Marcus LoVett G 5-11 155 03/04/96 2015 Providence H.S. Altadena, CA Charles Matthews G/F 6-4 170 11/15/96 2015 St. Rita H.S. Chicago, IL Malik Monk G 6-3 170 02/04/98 2016 East Poinsett County H.S. Lepanto, AR Ryan Murphy G 6-1 170 09/17/97 2016 Fairfield Prep Westport, CT Malik Newman G 6-4 185 02/21/97 2015 Callaway H.S. Jackson, MS Payton Pritchard G 5-11 159 01/28/98 2016 West Linn H.S. West Linn, OR Ivan Rabb F 6-8 191 02/04/97 2015 Bishop O’Dowd H.S. Oakland, CA Devearl Ramsey G 5-10 170 05/17/97 2016 Sierra Canyon H.S. Hidden Hills, CA Malachi Richardson G 6-5 185 01/05/96 2015 Roselle Catholic H.S. Hamilton, NJ Horace Spencer F 6-8 210 01/31/97 2015 William Tennent H.S. Warminster, PA Diamond Stone F/C 6-10 252 02/10/97 2015 Dominican H.S. Milwaukee, WI Jayson Tatum G 6-5 168 03/03/98 2016 Chaminade College Prep St. Louis, MO Elijah Thomas C 6-9 260 10/10/96 2015 Rockwall H.S. Rowlett, TX Derryck Thornton G 6-1 150 05/30/97 2016 Sierra Canyon H.S. Simi Valley, CA Khalea Turner F/C 6-9 237 01/21/97 2016 Riverside Academy Marrero, LA Dennis Williams F 6-7 186 03/20/97 2015 Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL Seventh Woods G 6-1 168 08/07/98 2016 Hammond School Columbia, SC Stephen Zimmerman F/C 6-11 214 09/09/96 2015 Bishop Gorman H.S. Las Vegas, NV Head Clinician: Don Showalter, Iowa City H.S., IA Court Coach: L.J. Goolsby, KC Run GMC AAU, MO Court Coach: Leo Papile, BABC AAU, MA Court Coach: Terry Dunn, Sierra H.S., CO Court Coach: James Lane, Doherty H.S., CO Athletic Trainers: Falcon Sports Therapy Group 3 GOLD: 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship • Led by tournament MVP Jahlil Okafor and all-tournament selection Justice Winslow, the USA defended its title with a perfect 8-0 record and gold medal in the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship June 29 - July 8 in Kaunas, Lithuania. • The finish was a fourth-straight gold- medal summer for Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa), who has headed the DNT since 2009. • The U17 squad won its games by 39.9 point per game and held teams to 33.8 percent from field and 21.8 percent from 3-point, while collecting 13.6 steals and forcing 22.3 turnovers per game. • With 14.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 Above: Conner Frankamp led the team in scoring, assists per game, Conner Frankamp led including 22 points in the gold-medal game. in scoring, followed by Okafor with 13.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, Jahlil Okafor was named the Most Valuable Player of Jabari Parker with 12.6 points and 4.8 the U17 World Championship. rebounds per game and Winslow with 9.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. Tyus Jones added 8.5 points, 5.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. Tyus Jones ranked third in the tournament in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio. 4 2012 USA U17 World Championship Team First row (L-R): Stephen Domingo; Justise Winslow; Kendrick Nunn; Tyus Jones; Joel Berry; Conner Frankamp. Second Row (L-R): Rich Gray, assistant coach; Jabari Parker; Stanley Johnson; Johnathan Williams; Dakari Johnson; Jahlil Okafor; BeeJay Anya; Mike Jones, assistant coach; Don Showalter, head coach.