Earlier today, the roster for the 2015 United States Pan American Men’s Basketball Team was announced. USA basketball released a 22-player roster that will compete in Toronto from July 21-25, with 16 of those moving on to make the roster and compete at the Ryerson Athletic Centre.
The 22 roster invites include: Ron Baker (Wichita State), Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia), Bobby Brown (Dongguan Leopards, China), Isaiah Cousins (Oklahoma), Micah Downs (Avtodor Saratov, Russia), Kellen Dunham (Butler), Rico Gathers (Baylor), Isaac Haas (Purdue), Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin), Malcolm Hill (Illinois), Ryan Hollins (Sacramento Kings), Keith Langford (UNICS Kazan, Russia), Shawn Long (Louisiana), Monte Morris (Iowa State), Taurean Prince (Baylor), Anthony Randolph (Lokomotiv-Kuban, Russia), Joshua Scott (Colorado), Kaleb Tarczewski (Arizona), Melo Trimble (Maryland), Denzel Valentine (Michigan State), Fred Van Vleet (Wichita State) and Damien Wilkins (Indios de Mayaguez, Puerto Rico). The staff is led by Gonzaga’s head coach, Mark Few, with Tad Boyle from Colorado and Mike Brown.
The Pan American Games started in 1951 for men and has been greeted by mostly successful American teams in the past. Hosted every four years, the United States has accumulated eight gold, three silver and two bronze medals, and an overall record of 87-15.
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The United States is in Group A, which consists of teams from Brazil, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Group B is composed of Argentina, Canada, Dominican Republic and Mexico. The United States is coming off a bronze medal finish in the 2011 Pan American Games, as Mexico took silver and Puerto Rico won gold. The United State’s women’s team, meanwhile, did not medal.
The 2011 Pan America Games were hosted by Guadalajara, the 2007 games by Rio de Janeiro and the 2003 games by Santo Domingo. The event was last held in Canada in 1991, when it was in Winnipeg.
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