Warrick Misses Out On Pan American Games

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- ORLANDO, Fla. (July 25, 2003) -- Following six days of training in Orlando, Florida, USA Basketball named today it’s official 12-man 2003 USA Men's Pan American Games Team. Syracuse's Hakim Warrick, who was one of 16 finalists in camp, did not make the cut.

Selected for the USA team were: Andre Barrett (Seton Hall / Bronx, NY); Josh Childress (Stanford / Los Angeles, Calif.); Ike Diogu (Arizona State / Garland, Texas); Ben Gordon (Connecticut / Mount Vernon, N.Y.); Chuck Hayes (Kentucky / Modesto, Calif.); Chris Hill (Michigan State / Indianapolis, Ind.); Luke Jackson (Oregon / Creswell, Ore.); Arthur Johnson (Missouri / Detroit, Mich.); Brandon Mouton (Texas / Lafayette, La.); Emeka Okafor (Connecticut / Houston, Texas); Rickey Paulding (Missouri / Detroit, Mich.); and Blake Stepp (Gonzaga / Eugene, Ore.).

Michigan State University’s Tom Izzo is serving as head coach for the 2003 USA Basketball Men’s Pan American Games Team and he is assisted by collegiate head coaches Lorenzo Romar from the University of Washington and Quin Snyder from the University of Missouri.

“This is definitely one of the toughest decisions I have ever faced. We had so many players that could have made the team and probably deserved to make it but you can only have 12,” commented Izzo.

Eligibility for the 2003 USA Basketball Men’s Pan American Games Team is open to any male athlete who is a U.S. citizen. The official 12-member team will continue its Orlando training camp which is scheduled to run through July 29.

Syracuse University Athletics

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