Melo, MCW On USA Basketball Roster
8/6/2015 3:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim will be on hand as well in his role as an assistant on Coach Mike Krzyzewski's staff.
Carter-Williams is one of eight newcomers invited to participate, according to USA Basketball Chairman and National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo. Carter-Williams, who was a 2013 first-round selection of the Philadelphia 76ers and the NBA Rookie of the Year that season, finished the 2014-15 campaign with Milwaukee Bucks.
The roster includes all 12 members of the 2014 USA World Cup Team that earned a gold medal and nine participants from the 2012 gold-medal winning London Olympic team.
"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," said Colangelo, who has served as managing director of the USA National Team since 2005. "It will be a celebration of all that we've accomplished with USA Basketball since the National Team program was formed in 2006 while also looking ahead to 2016. 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.
"We recognize and understand that some of our players' availability to participate is still up in the air. Some players are coming off of injuries and are not yet ready to actively participate, or they are getting ready for their NBA seasons. So, it's a good thing that we don't have a competition to get ready for this summer.Â
"We're also excited about the eight players who have been added to the National Team roster. Seven of the players have been involved in past national team training camps or have participated in past camps as a member of our select teams. All of them enjoyed outstanding NBA seasons in 2014-15 and have been on our radar for a while," added Colangelo.
In addition to Krzyzewski and Boeheim, the USA BAsketball National Team staff includes former Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau and Oklahoma City Thunder assistant Monty Williams.The 2015 USA National Team minicamp will feature practices on Aug. 11-12, and the minicamp will conclude on Aug. 13 (7:30 p.m. PDT) with the 2015 USA Basketball Showcase, a USA Blue versus USA White exhibition game at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tickets for the 2015 USA Basketball Showcase start at $15, and can be purchased by calling 702-739-FANS or online at www.UNLVtickets.com.
