2008 USA Men's Select Team declared
- Written by: MaxD
- Submitted on: 2008-07-17 09:07
- Sport: basketball
- Genre: news
Top NBA players Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City NBA); LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); Kevin Martin (Sacramento Kings); Jeff Green (Oklahoma City NBA); Luther Head (Houston Rockets); Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks); O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) and Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons) and Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers) were selected to prepare the Senior National team 2008 for the Beijing Olympic games to be held in China in August.
The Managing Director of team USA, Jerry Colangelo announced that in addition to the above mentioned players two players from the 2008 NBA Summer League, which are scheduled to get over by the 20th of this month, will also be selected.
The team will be coached by the head coach, Oklahoma City, P.J. Carlesimo, who has served as the head or assistant coach of several other USA Basketball teams including the 1992 Olimpic ‘’Dream team’’. Jay Triano, assistant coach, Toronto Raptors will be assisting, head coach Carlesimo.
This team will fight the national team and help prepare their seniors for the Olympic.
Colangelo said, “I’ll also repeat something I said last year. Some of these players have represented USA Basketball in the past and there are others who will. This is an opportunity for them to get into the USA Basketball pipeline. We expect many of these players to be part of the next generation that make up the USA Basketball Senior National program.”
The select team will start training on July 20th and will play the national team from 21st to 24th July.
The 2008 USA Basketball Senior National Team consists of Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks); Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons); Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); and Deron Williams (Utah Jazz) and are coached by head coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistant coaches Jim Boeheim, mike D’Antoni and Nate McMillan.
Jerry Colangelo Team USA
The Managing Director of team USA, Jerry Colangelo announced that in addition to the above mentioned players two players from the 2008 NBA Summer League, which are scheduled to get over by the 20th of this month, will also be selected.
The team will be coached by the head coach, Oklahoma City, P.J. Carlesimo, who has served as the head or assistant coach of several other USA Basketball teams including the 1992 Olimpic ‘’Dream team’’. Jay Triano, assistant coach, Toronto Raptors will be assisting, head coach Carlesimo.
This team will fight the national team and help prepare their seniors for the Olympic.
Colangelo said, “I’ll also repeat something I said last year. Some of these players have represented USA Basketball in the past and there are others who will. This is an opportunity for them to get into the USA Basketball pipeline. We expect many of these players to be part of the next generation that make up the USA Basketball Senior National program.”
The select team will start training on July 20th and will play the national team from 21st to 24th July.
The 2008 USA Basketball Senior National Team consists of Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks); Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons); Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); and Deron Williams (Utah Jazz) and are coached by head coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistant coaches Jim Boeheim, mike D’Antoni and Nate McMillan.
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