2015 USA Basketball
Junior National Select Team
18th Annual Nike Hoop Summit
April 11, 2015 • Portland, Oregon
USA & World Team
Practice Schedules
Monday, April 6
World Team Practice
3:30-5:30 p.m. Trail Blazers Practice Facility
(7325 SW Childs Rd., 97224)
Tuesday, April 7
World Team Practice
6-8 p.m.
Trail Blazers Practice Facility
Wednesday, April 8
USA Team Practice
9-11 a.m.
St. Mary’s Home For Boys
(16535 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy., 97003)
World Team Practice
3:30-5:30 p.m. Trail Blazers Practice Facility
USA Team Practice
3:30-5:30 p.m. Club Sports
(18120 SW Lwr Boones Ferry Rd., 97224)
Thursday, April 9
World Team Practice
9-11 a.m.
Trail Blazers Practice Facility
USA Team Practice
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Media Policy
USA and World team players and coaches will be
available for interviews, including phone interviews.
All interviews should be arranged in advance through a
member of the USA or World team communications
staff.
In accordance with FIBA policy, each team’s locker room
will be closed to the media.
USA and World team players and coaches will be
available to credentialed media for approximately 30
minutes following the conclusion of the game.
USA Contacts:
Jenny Johnston
(719) 271-4197 / [email protected]
Craig Miller
(719) 339-6593 / [email protected]
Caroline Williams
(719) 330-3310 / [email protected]
World Team Contact:
Ian Whittell
[email protected]
Trail Blazers Practice Facility
USA Team Practice
*6-8 p.m.
Trail Blazers Practice Facility
(*Open to NBA personnel)
Friday, April 10
USA Team Practice
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Club Sport
World Team Practice
3-5 p.m.
Trail Blazers Practice Facility
USA Team Practice (closed)
6-8 p.m.
Trail Blazers Practice Facility
Saturday, April 11
18th Annual Nike Hoop Summit
12 p.m.
Moda Center
(1 N Center Court St., 97227)
Notes:
• Practices are closed to the public.
• Times listed are local (PDT) and are subject to change.
• World team practices are open to NBA personnel.
• Only the USA’s April 9, 6 p.m. practice is open to NBA
personnel.
USA Basketball
5465 Mark Dabling Boulevard
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918
(719) 590-4800
usab.com
Table Of Contents
General Information
USA & World Team Practice Schedules ............IFC
Media Policy ...........................................IFC
USA Basketball Board, Committees & Staff ......2-3
About USA Basketball ...............................4-5
USA Roster ...............................................6
World Team Roster ......................................7
Nike Hoop Summit Notes ............................8-9
2014 USA Player Updates .............................10
Nike Hoop Summit In Photos .........................11
Rule Differences In FIBA, NBA & NCAA .............12
Biographies
USA Head Coach Eric Flannery.......................14
USA Assistant Coach L.J. Goolsby ...................15
Isaiah Briscoe ...........................................16
Jaylen Brown ...........................................17
Jalen Brunson ..........................................18
Henry Ellenson .........................................19
Chase Jeter .............................................20
Luke Kennard ...........................................21
Malik Newman ..........................................22
Ivan Rabb................................................23
Caleb Swanigan ........................................24
Allonzo Trier ............................................25
Stephen Zimmerman ..................................26
History
Yearly Summaries .........................................
All-Time Results...........................................
U.S. All-Time Coaches....................................
U.S. All-Time Alphabetical Roster ......................
U.S. All-Time Roster By High School ...................
All-Time Roster By College ..............................
World Team All-Time Alphabetical Roster ............
World Team All-Time Coaches ..........................
World Team Alumni In The NBA .........................
Nike Hoop Summit Alumni In The NBA Draft .........
Nike Hoop Summit Individual Records .................
Nike Hoop Summit Team Records ......................
Pictured above at the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2015 USA Junior National Select Team head coach Eric Flannery (right) and
USA assistant coach L.J. Goolsby (center) will look to lead the USA to a second-straight win in the 18th annual Nike Hoop Summit.
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2013-2016 USA Basketball
Board of Directors
Jerry Colangelo
Chairman
NBA Representative
JDMD
Investments, LLC
Dan Gavitt
NCAA Representative
Vice President of
Men’s Basketball
Championships, NCAA
Chauncey Billups
Athlete
Representative
2010 World
Championship Gold
Medalist
Mark Lewis
NCAA Representative
Executive Vice
President of
Championships and
Alliances, NCAA
Kim Bohuny
Jim Carr
NBA Representative
Senior Vice President
Basketball
Operations
International, NBA
National
Organizations
Representative
President and Chief
Executive Officer,
NAIA
Chris Plonsky
Katie Smith
NCAA Representative
Director Women’s
Athletics/Athletics
External Services,
University of Texas
Athlete
Representative
2000, 2004 and 2008
Olympic Gold
Medalist
USA Basketball Staff
USA Basketball
5465 Mark Dabling Boulevard
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918
Phone: (719) 590-4800
Fax: (719) 590-4811
usab.com
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Mark Tatum
NBA Representative
Deputy
Commissioner/
Chief Operating
Officer, NBA
Brent Baumberger
Chief Financial Officer
Travis Johnson
3x3 Program Director
Rita Bickley
Finance and Administration Assistant
Craig Miller
Chief Media/Communications Officer
Jill Berryman
Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Jim Tooley
CEO/Executive Director
USA Basketball
Bob Gardner
NFHS Representative
Executive Director,
National Federation
of State High School
Associations
Carol Callan
Women's National Team Director
Ellis Dawson
National Team Operations Assistant
Director
Jay Demings
Youth Program Director
Sean Ford
Men's National Team Director
Rita Grayson
Youth Division Coordinator
Kenisha Ikener
Receptionist/Administration Assistant
B.J. Johnson
Men’s National Team Assistant Director
Jenny Johnston
Communications Manager
Ohemaa Nyanin
Women's National Team Assistant Director
San Schultz
Youth Division Intern
Jim Tooley
CEO/Executive Director
Andrea Travelstead
National Teams Coordinator
Greg Urbano
Digital Director
Lauren Urbanski
Youth Division Intern
Caroline Williams
Communications Director
2015 USA Junior National Select Team
USA Basketball Committees
Standing
Committees
Finance Committee
Chauncey Billups (Athlete
Representative)
Jim Carr (National Organizations)
Chris Plonsky (NCAA)
Mark Tatum (NBA)
Officials Advisory Panel
John Adams (NCAA)
Sally Bell (Past Olympic Referee)
Joe Borgia (NBA)
Dee Kantner (WNBA)
Terry Moore (Past Olympic Referee)
Debbie Williamson (NCAA)
Men’s
Committees
National Team Managing Director
Jerry Colangelo
Junior National Team Committee
(Selects coaches and athletes for USA
Basketball college-aged competitions,
which include the FIBA U19 World
Championship, FIBA Americas U18
Championship, World University Games
and Pan American Games.)
Chair: Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)
Bob McKillop (Davidson)
Matt Painter (Purdue)
Lorenzo Romar (Washington)
Curtis Sumpter (Athlete
Representative)
Developmental National Team
Committee
(Selects coaches and athletes for USA
Basketball teams competing in the FIBA
Americas U16 Championship, FIBA U17
World Championship and the Nike Hoop
Summit.)
Chair: Sean Ford (USA Basketball,
non-voting)
Chauncey Billups (Athlete
Representative)
Evan Daniels (At-Large)
Rich Gray (AAU)
Herman Harried (NFHS)
Gerry McNamara (Athlete
Representative)
John Olive (NFHS)
Boo Williams (AAU)
Women’s
Committees
Women's National Team Player
Selection Committee
Reneé Brown (WNBA)
Carol Callan (USA Basketball)
Dan Hughes (WNBA)
Chris Sienko (WNBA)
Katie Smith (Athlete Representative)
Women's National Team Steering
Committee
(The steering committee reviews matters
related to the participation of the
Women’s National Team in the FIBA World
Championship and the Olympic Games.)
Chair: Carol Callan (USA Basketball)
Renee Brown (WNBA)
Chris Plonsky (NCAA)
Katie Smith (Athlete Representative)
Jim Tooley (USA Basketball)
Junior National Team Committee
(Selects coaches and athletes for USA
Basketball teams competing in the FIBA
U19 World Championship, FIBA Americas
U18 Championship, World University
Games and the Pan American Games.)
Chair: Jim Foster (TennesseeChattanooga)
Melanie Balcomb (Vanderbilt)
Lindsay Gottlieb (California)
Kara Lawson (Athlete Representative)
Joi Williams (Central Florida)
Developmental National Team
Committee
(Selects coaches and athletes for USA
Basketball teams competing in the FIBA
Americas U16 Championship and the FIBA
U17 World Championship.)
Chair: Carol Callan (USA Basketball,
non-voting)
Yolanda Griffith (Athlete
Representative)
Bill Larson (AAU)
Jody Patrick (NFHS)
Sherri Pegues (AAU)
Jill Rankin Schneider (NFHS)
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USA Basketball Today
Rick Stewart
ased in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Basketball
is a nonprofit organization and the national
governing body for men's and women's basketball
in the United States. As the recognized governing body for
basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball
Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic
Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the
selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete
in FIBA sponsored international basketball competitions, as
well as for some national competitions and for the
development of youth basketball initiatives that address
player development, coach education and safety.
USA Basketball is an organization made up of
organizations. There are five member categories.
Professional:
• National Basketball Association
• National Basketball Association Development League
• Women's National Basketball Association
Collegiate:
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
• National Junior College Athletic Association
Scholastic:
• National Federation of State High School Associations
Youth:
• Amateur Athletic Union
Associate:
• Athletes In Action
• Basketball Travelers
• College Commissioners Association
• Harlem Globetrotters
• Latin America League of Los Angeles
• National Association of Basketball Coaches
• National Basketball Players Association
• National Junior College Basketball Coach Association
• National Junior College Women’s Coach Association
• National Wheelchair Basketball Association
• USA Deaf Sports Federation
• United States Armed Forces
• Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Above Right: David Robinson was the first American men’s
basketball player to play in three Olympics. The center
earned gold in 1992 and 1996 and collected bronze in 1988.
Andrew D. Bernstein
USA Basketball was organized in 1974 and known as
the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of
America (ABAUSA). The name change to USA Basketball occurred on Oct. 12, 1989, shortly after FIBA modified its
rules to allow professional basketball players to
participate in international competitions. USA Basketball
then admitted the NBA as an active member and made
the change.
A 10-member Board of Directors governs USA Basketball.
Jerry Colangelo, 2005-2016 USA Basketball Men’s National
Team Managing Director, serves as chairman of the USA
Basketball Board of Directors for a second quadrennium.
Also members of the Board of Directors are NBA appointees
Kim Bohuny (NBA senior vice president, basketball
operations-International); Mark Tatum (NBA deputy
commissioner and chief operating officer); NCAA
appointees Dan Gavitt (NCAA vice president of men’s
basketball championships); Mark Lewis (NCAA executive
vice president of championships and alliances); Chris
Plonsky (University of Texas women's athletics director/
athletics external services;) scholastic director Bob Gardner (executive director, National Federation of State High
School Associations); national organizations representative
Jim Carr (NAIA president and chief executive director); and
athlete representatives Chauncey Billups (2010 World
Championship gold medalist) and three-time Olympic gold
medalist Katie Smith.
Serving since January 2001 as CEO/Executive Director is
Jim Tooley, who has been with USA Basketball since 1993.
From 2012 through
2014, 1,400 men and
women players and 165
coaches participated in
USA Basketball,
including USA Basketball
men’s and women’s
teams and trials and
training camps.
USA Basketball
men’s and women’s
teams between 2012-14
compiled a spectacular
109-0 win-loss record in
FIBA and FIBA Americas
competitions. Adding in
results from the World
University Games and
the Nike Hoop Summit,
USA teams are a striking
122-4. Additionally, USA
3x3 teams posted a 65-8
win-loss record in
Right: The historic 1992 USA Basketball “Dream Team,” which
first rolled through the Americas Olympic Qualifying
Tournament in Portland, Oregon, with a 6-0 record, later in
July went 8-0 to claim the Barcelona Olympics gold medal.
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official FIBA and FIBA
etc.) in the year preceding
Americas 3x3
the Olympics. Countries from
competitions.
FIBA Americas are eligible to
USA teams are the
compete. The USA men have
current men's and
an 87-15 overall record,
women's champions in the
winning eight of a possible 16
Olympics; men's FIBA
gold medals, while the USA
World Cup and women's
women have won seven of 14
FIBA World Championship;
gold medals, including 2007,
men’s and women’s FIBA
and own a 74-14 record. The
U19 and U17 World
2015 Pan American Games are
Championships; men's and
slated to be held in Toronto,
women's U18 and U16
Canada.
FIBA Americas Championships;
World University Games
and FIBA 3x3 Women’s World
The World University Games
Championship, FIBA 3x3
are held for men and women
Women’s U18 World
every two years (2015, 2017,
Championship and women’s
etc.), only current university
The 2014 USA Women’s World Championship Team posted an
Youth Olympic Games.
student-athletes or recent
unblemished 6-0 record in Istanbul, Turkey, to win a second
USA Basketball ranks No. 1 straight FIBA World Championship title.
graduates are eligible. The
in all five of FIBA's world
USA men in 21 appearances
ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's,
have collected 13 gold, three silver and three bronze
boys and girls.
medals, while the U.S. women in 17
Competitions in which USA teams regularly compete
appearances have won nine golds, six silvers and one
include the Olympics, FIBA World Cup and World
bronze medal. The 2015 World University Games will be
Championship, FIBA Americas Championship, Pan American
held in Gwangju, South Korea.
Games, World University Games, FIBA U19 and U17 World
U19/U18 Championships
Championships, FIBA Americas U18 and U16
USA Basketball also fields men's and women's national
Championships, the Nike Hoop Summit and FIBA 3x3 World
teams for players 19 years old or younger, and FIBA holds
Championships.
U19 World Championships every two years (2015, 2017,
USA Basketball also sanctions U.S. basketball team tours
etc.). In 2013 the USA women finished 9-0 to capture gold,
of foreign countries and foreign basketball team tours of
the USA men likewise compiled a 9-0 record to earn gold.
the U.S., as well as oversees the certification of FIBA and
USA Basketball also fields teams featuring players 18 years
USA Basketball officials and the assignment of officials to
old or younger for FIBA Americas zone U18 qualifying
international competitions and the licensing of players to
tournaments, which are scheduled for 2016, 2018, etc.
play professionally overseas.
U17/U16 Championships
A brief synopsis of the various competitions in which
FIBA initiated in 2010 the U17 World Championship for
USA Basketball teams participate includes:
players 17 years old or younger and now holds the event
Olympic Games
every two years (2016, 2018, etc.). In 2014 USA Basketball
Men's and women's Olympic basketball competition is
men's and women's teams returned home with gold medals.
held every four years (2016, 2020, etc.). For a secondUSA Basketball also selects national teams featuring
consecutive Olympics, the USA captured double gold at the
players 16 years old or younger for FIBA Americas zone U16
2012 London Games, with both the men’s and women’s
qualifying tournaments that will be held in 2015, 2017, etc.
teams compiling unblemished 8-0 records. The USA men
Nike Hoop Summit
have captured gold in 14 of the 17 Olympics in which they
The Nike Hoop Summit is the country's premiere annual
have competed and compiled an incredible 130-5 record.
basketball game featuring America's top male high school
The USA women have earned gold in five-straight Olympics
seniors taking on a World Select Team comprised of top
and boast of a sterling 50-3 record. The 2016 Summer
players 19 years old or younger from around the world.
Olympics will be held Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Played each April, the USA enjoys a 12-5 series lead.
FIBA World Cup/World Championship
The 2015 Nike Hoop Summit will be played April 11 at the
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, known from 1950 until
Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
2010 as the FIBA World Championship for Men, and the FIBA
3x3 World Championships
World Championship for Women, are the flagship events of
FIBA initiated 3x3 competitions in 2010 and now
FIBA competition. Held every four years, the USA again
conducts 3x3 World Championships and 3x3 U18 World
swept double gold in 2014. The next FIBA Basketball World
Championships for men and women yearly. The USA women
Cup will be in 2019, while the World Championship for
won gold at the 2013 3x3 U18 World Championship and
Women will be held in 2018 in Spain.
2014 3x3 World Championship.
Pan American Games
Started in 1951 for men and 1955 for women, the Pan
For information about USA Basketball, visit the official
American Games are held every four years (2015, 2019,
website at usab.com.
2015 USA Junior National Select Team
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2015 USA Junior National Select Team
NO
5
9
4
11
13
10
7
14
12
8
15
NAME
POS HGT
Isaiah Briscoe
G
6-3
Jaylen Brown
F
6-6
Jalen Brunson
G
6-1
Henry Ellenson
F/C 6-9
Chase Jeter
F
6-8
Luke Kennard
F
6-5
Malik Newman
G
6-4
Ivan Rabb
F
6-8
Caleb Swanigan
C
6-9
Allonzo Trier
G
6-3
Stephen Zimmerman C
7-0
WGT
200
200
180
250
195
180
185
191
270
185
230
DOB
4/13/96
10/24/96
8/31/96
1/13/97
9/19/97
6/24/96
2/21/97
2/4/97
4/18/97
1/17/96
9/9/96
Head coach: Eric Flannery, St. Edward H.S., Ohio
Assistant coach: L.J. Goolsby, KC Run GMC, Kansas
Team Physician: Don Roberts, Portland Trail Blazers
Athletic Trainer: Andrew Rager, Nike
*Signed a National Letter of Intent.
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HIGHSCHOOL
Roselle Catholic/*Kentucky
Wheeler H.S.
Adlai E. Stevenson H.S./*Villanova
Rice Lake H.S./*Marquette
Bishop Gorman H.S./*Duke
Franklin H.S./*Duke
Callaway H.S.
Bishop O'Dowd H.S.
Homestead H.S.
Findlay Prep/*Arizona
Bishop Gorman H.S.
NO
5
9
4
11
13
10
7
14
12
8
15
HOMETOWN
Union, NJ
Alpharetta, GA
Lincolnshire, IL
Rice Lake, WI
Las Vegas, NV
Franklin, OH
Jackson, MS
Oakland, CA
Fort Wayne, IN
Seattle, WA
Las Vegas, NV
Metric Roster
NAME
Isaiah Briscoe
Jaylen Brown
Jalen Brunson
Henry Ellenson
Chase Jeter
Luke Kennard
Malik Newman
Ivan Rabb
Caleb Swanigan
Allonzo Trier
Stephen Zimmerman
CMs
190.5
198.1
185.4
205.7
203.2
195.6
193
203.2
205.7
190.5
213.4
KGs
90.7
90.7
81.6
113.4
88.5
81.6
83.9
86.6
122.5
83.9
104.3
2015 USA Junior National Select Team
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2015 World Select Team
NAME
Nedim Buza
Cheick Diallo
Skal Labissiere
Thon Maker
Jamal Murray
Federico Mussini
George de Paula
Stefan Peno
Zhou Qi
Ben Simmons
Tai Wynyard
POS HGT
F
6-8
F
6-9
F/C 6-11
F
7-0
G
6-5
G
6-3
G
6-3
G
6-5
F/C 7-2
F
6-9
C
6-10
WGT
DOB
Head coach: Roy Rana, Canada
Assistant coach: Marin Sedlacek, Serbia
Team Physician: Don Roberts, Portland Trail Blazers
Athletic Trainer: Sandy Sandago
*Signed a National Letter of Intent
2015 USA Junior National Select Team
TEAM
COUNTRY
OKK Spars Sarajevo
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Our Savior New American H.S., NY Mali
RYD Prep, TN/*Kentucky
Haiti
Orangeville Prep, Ontario
Australia
Orangeville Prep
Canada
Reggio Emilia
Italy
Pinheiros
Brazil
FC Barcelona
Serbia
Xinjiang Flying Tigers
China
Montverde Academy, FL/*LSU
Australia
Rangitoto College/*Kentucky
New Zealand
NO
Metric Roster
NAME
Nedim Buza
Chelck Diallo
Skal Labissiere
Thon Maker
Jamal Murray
Federico Mussini
George de Paula
Stefan Peno
Zhou Qi
Ben Simmons
Tai Wynyard
CMs
203.2
205.7
210.8
213.4
195.6
190.5
190.5
195.6
218.4
205.7
208.2
KGs
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Nike Hoop Summit Notes
About The Nike Hoop Summit
The Nike Hoop Summit is an annual
basketball game that features the USA
Basketball Junior National Select
Team, which is comprised of U.S. high
school seniors, against the World
Select Team, which includes the best
players from around the world who are
19 years old or younger.
USA teams have compiled a 12-5
all-time advantage in the series,
including an 84-73 win in 2014 that saw
Justise Winslow (Duke University/
Houston, Texas) score 16 points.
The World Select Team claimed
back-to-back wins in 2012 and 2013, as
well as victories in 1996, 1998 and
2009.
The Nike Hoop Summit has been
held annually since 1995, with the
exception of a three-year hiatus from
2001-2003. In 1998 (San Antonio,
Texas), 1999 (Tampa, Fla.), 2000
(Indianapolis, Ind.) and 2004 (San
Antonio), the game was played in the
city hosting the men's NCAA Final Four.
From 2005-2007 the game was staged
in Memphis, Tennessee. Since 2008,
the Nike Hoop Summit has been played
in Portland and while there has
recorded the four largest crowds in the
event’s 17-year history.
Some of the game’s past highlights
include: 10 rebounds by perennial NBA
All-Star Kevin Garnett in a U.S. win in
the first Hoop Summit in 1995; 33
points from Dirk Nowitzki to help the
World Team to a win in 1998; 20 points
and seven assists from 2000 World
Team member Tony Parker; and 35
points from Shabazz Muhammad in
2012.
How They Got Here
The 2015 USA Basketball Junior
National Select Team was selected by
the USA Basketball Men's
Developmental National Team
Committee, which is chaired in a nonvoting role by Sean Ford (USA Basketball Men’s National Team Director) and
includes AAU appointees Rich Gray (St.
Louis Eagles, Mo.) and Boo Williams
(Boo Williams, Va.); NFHS appointees
Herman Harried (Lake Clifton H.S.,
Md.) and John Olive (Torrey Pines H.S.,
Calif.); and athlete representatives
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Chauncey Billups (2010 FIBA World
Championship gold medalist and a
member of three USA Basketball
Teams) and Gerry McNamara (2005
World University Games Team).
Legacy Of Success
An incredible 165 former USA and
World Select Team members have been
drafted by NBA teams, including 14
players in the 2014 NBA Draft and 11
players in 2013.
World Team alumni Andrew
Wiggins went No. 1 in 2014, while
another international player, Anthony
Bennett, went No. 1 in 2013.
Since the first Nike Hoop Summit in
1995, eight Hoop Summit alumni have
been chosen No. 1 in the NBA Draft,
including the past five No. 1 picks.
All told, 55 players have been selected among the first 10 draftees.
The first three draft picks were
former Nike Hoop Summit players in
2014 (Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker
and Joel Embid), in 2012 (Anthony
Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and
Bradley Beal) and in 2008 (Derrick
Rose, Michael Beasley and O.J.
Mayo).
Five players have gone on to earn
NBA Rookie of the Year, including Kyrie
Irving (2012), Tyreke Evans (2010),
Rose (2009), Kevin Durant (2008) and
Elton Brand, who shared the honor in
2000.
Alumni In The NBA
As of March 10, 2015, a remarkable
64 former U.S. players and 26 former
World team members were active in
the NBA.
Past U.S. team members include:
Al-Farouq Aminu (Dallas Mavericks);
Kyle Anderson (San Antonio Spurs);
Harrison Barnes (Golden State
Warriors); Will Barton (Denver
Nuggets); Jerryd Bayless (Milwaukee
Bucks); Bradley Beal (Washington
Wizards); Avery Bradley (Boston
Celtics); Elton Brand (Atlanta Hawks);
Reggie Bullock (Phoenix Suns); Nick
Collison (Oklahoma City Thunder);
DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings);
Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans);
Ed Davis (Los Angeles Lakers); DeMar
DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Mike
Dunleavy (Chicago Bulls); Kevin Durant
(Oklahoma City Thunder); Wayne
Ellington (Los Angeles Lakers); Monta
Ellis (Dallas Mavericks); Tyreke Evans
(New Orleans Pelicans); Kevin Garnett
(Minnesota Timberwolves); Rudy Gay
(Sacramento Kings); Archie Goodwin
(Phoenix Suns); Aaron Gordon (Orlando
Magic); Tyler Hansbrough (Toronto
Raptors); Garry Harris (Denver
Nuggets); Tobias Harris (Orlando
Magic); Spencer Hawes (Los Angeles
Clippers); Gerald Henderson Jr. (Charlotte Hornets); John Henson (Milwaukee Bucks); Kirk Hinrich (Chicago
Bulls); Jrue Holiday (New Orleans
Pelicans); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland
Cavaliers); Al Jefferson (Charlotte
Hornets); Joe Johnson (Brooklyn Nets);
Terrance Jones (Houston Rockets);
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Charlotte
Hornets); Brandon Knight (Phoenix
Suns); Ty Lawson (Denver Nuggets);
Meyers Leonard (Portland Trail
Blazers); Kevin Love (Cleveland
Cavaliers); O.J. Mayo (Milwaukee
Bucks); Mitch McGary (Oklahoma City
Thunder); Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons); Shabazz Muhammad (Minnesota
Timberwolves); Nerlens Noel
(Philadelphia 76ers); Jabari Parker
(Milwaukee Bucks); Patrick Patterson
(Toronto Raptors); Mason Plumlee
(Brooklyn Nets); Julius Randle (Los
Angeles Lakers); Zach Randolph (Memphis Grizzlies); Austin Rivers (Los
Angeles Clippers); Derrick Rose
(Chicago Bulls); Brandon Rush (Golden
State Warriors); Kyle Singler (Oklahoma
City Thunder); J.R. Smith (Cleveland
Cavliers); Josh Smith (Houston
Rockets); Jared Sullinger (Boston
Celtics); Noah Vonleh (Charlotte
Hornets); John Wall (Washington
Wizards); Martell Webster (Washington
Wizards); Louis Williams (Toronto
Raptors); Brandan Wright (Phoenix
Suns); Tony Wroten (Philadelphia
76ers); and Thaddeus Young (Brooklyn
Nets).
World Hoop Summit alumni now
playing for NBA teams include: Alexis
Ajinca (New Orleans Pelicans); Andrea
Bargnani (New York Knicks); Nicolas
Batum (Portland Trail Blazers); Anthony
Bennett (Minnesota Timberwolves);
Bismack Biyombo (Charlotte Hornets);
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Clint Capela (Houston Rockets); Omri
Casspi (Sacramento Kings); Joel Embiid
(Philadelphia 76ers); Dante Exum (Utah
Jazz); Evan Fournier (Orlando Magic);
Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma Thunder);
Damien Inglis (Milwaukee Bucks); Cory
Joseph (San Antonio Spurs); Enes
Kanter (Oklahoma City Thunder);
Sergey Karasev (Brooklyn Nets); Patty
Mills (San Antonio Spurs); Nikola Mirotic
(Chicago Bulls); Donatas Motiejunas
(Houston Rockets); Lucas Riva Nogueira
(Toronto Raptors); Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas
Mavericks); Tony Parker (San Antonio
Spurs); Dennis Schröder (Atlanta
Hawks); Luis Scola (Indiana Pacers);
Kevin Seraphin (Washington Wizards);
Tristan Thompson (Cleveland Cavliers);
and Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota
Timberwolves).
Alumni In The NCAA
Thirty-three former Hoop Summit
players are currently competing on the
collegiate level, including 23 U.S.
players and 10 World Team athletes.
Duke features four alumni in Quinn
Cook, Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor, and
Justise Winslow; Arizona has three in
Rondaé Hollis-Jefferson, Stanley
Johnson and Kaleb Tarczewski; Kansas
has Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre;
Kentucky boasts of Aaron Harrison and
Andrew Harrison; North Carolina
features Joel Berry II and Theo Pinson;
Arkansas has Bobby Portis; Florida has
Kasey Hill; Indiana features James
Blackmon Jr.; Michigan State has Gary
Harris; Notre Dame lists Demetrius
Jackson; Pittsburgh features James
Robinson; Syracuse has Rakeem
Christmas; Stanford lists Reid Travis;
Texas features Myles Turner; and UCLA
has Tony Parker.
World Team alumni playing at an
American college or university include:
Przemsylaw Karnowski, Kevin Pangos
and Kyle Wiltjer at Gonzaga; Trey Lyles
and Karl-Anthony Towns at Kentucky;
Duje Dukan at Wisconsin; Brandone
Francis at Florida; Devoe Joseph at
Oregon; Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk at
Kansas; and Patson Siame at Loyola
Marymount.
Golden Group
For the first time in Nike Hoop
Summit history, all 11 U.S. team
2015 USA Junior National Select Team
members will have already won a gold
medal with USA Basketball before they
take the court in the 18th annual Nike
Hoop Summit on April 11.
Seven members of the 2015 USA
team helped USA Basketball to gold
and a 5-0 record at the 2014 FIBA
Americas U18 Championship that was
played in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
including Isaiah Briscoe, Jaylen Brown,
Jalen Brunson, Chase Jeter, Luke
Kennard, Allonzo Trier and Stephen
Zimmerman.
The remaining four athletes won
gold and collected a 7-0 record at the
2014 FIBA U17 World Championship in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, including
tournament MVP Malik Newman along
with Henry Ellenson, Ivan Rabb and
Caleb Swanigan.
The team will be led by Eric
Flannery (St. Edward H.S., Ohio) with
assistant coach L.J. Goolsby (K.C. Run
GMC, Kansas). The duo served together
as assistant coaches the past two
summers for the gold-medal winning
2014 USA U17 World Championship and
2013 USA U16 National teams.
In addition to serving as an assistant
coach in 2013 and 2014, Flannery also
led the USA 3x3 men’s team that
played in the 2010 Youth Olympic
Games, and he was a member of the
USA Basketball Developmental National
Team Committee from 2001-12.
Joining Flannery and Goolsby on the
2013 USA U16 National Team were
Newman and Rabb, and Newman also
earned MVP of the 2013 FIBA Americas
U16 Championship.
Bringing additional experience from
the 2014 USA Junior National Team
(JNT) mini-camp this past October are
Brown, Brunson, Ellenson, Jeter,
Kennard, Swanigan, Trier and
Zimmerman.
Ellenson, Jeter, Newman and Rabb
took part in the 2013 USA JNT minicamp; while Briscoe, Ellenson,
Newman, Rabb and Zimmerman
attending the 2012 JNT mini-camp.
College Bound
Six players have signed a National
Letter of Intent for the 2015-16 NCAA
basketball season, including Isaiah
Briscoe (Kentucky), Jalen Brunson
(Villanova), Henry Ellenson
(Marquette), Chase Jeter (Duke), Luke
Kennard (Duke) and Allonzo Trier
(Arizona).
Gatorade Honorees
Despite their underclassman status,
Jalen Brunson (Illinois), Luke Kennard
(Ohio), Malik Newman (Mississippi) and
Allonzo Trier (Maryland) earned 2014
Gatorade State Player of the Year
honors.
State Champions
All-Star Sweep
National Honorees
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2014 U.S. Player Updates
Each year U.S. players from the Nike Hoop Summit make an impact in the NCAA, and last year’s crop was no exception. Below is a short summary of each players’ freshman campaign.
Cliff Alexander • Kansas
Joel Berry II • North Carolina
James Blackmon Jr. • Indiana
Stanley Johnson • Arizona
Tyus Jones • Duke
Jahlil Okafor • Duke
Kelly Oubre • Kansas
Theo Pinson • North Carolina
Reid Travis • Stanford
Myles Turner • Texas
Justise Winslow • Duke
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Nike Hoop Summit In Photos
Clockwise from the top left:
Kevin Durant’s first USA Basketball experience was a win in the 2006
Nike Hoop Summit.
Kevin Garnett played in the first Nike Hoop Summit in 1995, just
weeks before he went No. 5 in the NBA Draft.
Tony Parker is one of the most famous World Team stars in Nike Hoop
Summit history, but his World Team lost to the USA by one point in
2000.
Guarded by Andrew Wiggins for much of the night, Jabari Parker and
the USA fell to the World Team in 2013.
The USA’s Rashard Lewis tips off against Dirk Nowitzki in 1998, which
saw Nowitzki score 33 points to lead his team to a win.
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FIBA, NBA, And NCAA Basketball Rule Differences
RULE
FIBA
NBA
NCAA
Duration of Game .................. Four, 10-minute quarters ........... Four, 12-minute quarters ............. Two, 20-minute halves
Overtime Duration ................. 5 minutes.............................. 5 minutes ................................ 5 minutes
Duration Between 1st-2nd &...... 2 minutes.............................. 130 seconds ............................. Not Applicable
and 3rd-4th Quarters
Length of Halftime ................. 15 minutes ............................ 15 minutes .............................. 15 minutes
Court Length ........................ 91' 10" x 49’ 2.5" ..................... 94' x 50' .................................. 94' x 50'
Size of Lane ......................... 16’ x 19' / 4.88m x 5.79m .......... 16' x 19' .................................. 12' x 19'
Three-Point FG Distance .......... 22' 1.75” / 6.75m .................... 23' 9" (22' in corner) ................... 20’9
No Charge Semicircles ............. Yes (1.25m from center of basket) . Yes (1.25m from center of basket).... Yes (.914m from center of basket)
Shot Clock ........................... 24 seconds ............................ 24 seconds............................... 35 seconds
Shot Clock Reset .................... Reset to 14 seconds when FG ..... FG attempt hits rim.................... FG attempt hits rim
attempt hits rim and rebound is
grabbed by offensive team.
Advance Ball to Halfcourt ......... Yes, last 2 minutes of 4th quarter. Yes, last 2 minutes of 4th quarter ... No
at Timeout
and OT (to top of 3-point line)
and OT (at the 28’ line)
Back Court Violation ............... 8 seconds.............................. 8 seconds ................................ 10 seconds
Game Clock Stops After ........... Last 2 minutes of 4th quarter...... Last minute of 1st, 2nd and 3rd .... Last minute of second half a
Successful FG
and OT
quarters, last 2 minutes of 4th & OT last minute of overtime
Player Foul Limit ................... 5 or 2 technical/unsportsman fouls 6 .......................................... 5
Bonus Free Throw .................. On 5th foul per quarter (2 FTs), .. On 5th foul per quarter ............... On 7th foul per half (1-and-1),
4th quarter carries into OT
(2 FTs)
on 10th foul per half (2 FTs)
Number of Players Permitted..... 5 (three defensive, two offensive) 5 (three defensive, two offensive) .. 6 (four defensive, two offensive)
On Free Throw Lane
Jump Ball ............................ Teams alternate possession after.. Yes ........................................ Teams alternate possession
after opening tip-off
after opening tip-off
Legal Alley-Oop ..................... Yes...................................... Yes ........................................ Yes
Touch Ball On/Above Cylinder.... Yes...................................... No......................................... No
Closely Guarded For 5 Seconds... Yes (while holding the ball) ........ No......................................... Yes (while holding/dribbling ball)
Defensive 3-Seconds ............... No ...................................... Yes ........................................ No
Flopping Rule........................ Yes...................................... Yes ........................................ No
Number of Referees ................ Three .................................. Three..................................... Three
Timeouts ............................. 2 60-second in 1st & 2nd quarters 6 60/100-second timeouts during ... Four 75-second and two
Non-Televised Game ............... 3 60-second in 3rd & 4th quarters, . regulation, 1 20-second per half; ... 30-second per game.
maximum of 2 timeouts permitted each team limited to 3 in the 4th
in the final 2 minutes of a game. and 2 in final two minutes.
TV Timeouts ......................... Up to one additional TV timeout .. Must be 2 100-second timeouts ...... 4 additional TV timeouts per half
in the 1st and 3rd periods and 3
Each team gets 1 60-second, 4
100-second timeouts in the 2nd and 30-second and a max of 3 unused
4th periods.
30-second timeouts carry over to
second half.
Timeouts - Overtime ............... 1 additional 60-second .............. 2 60-second, teams are allowed ..... 1 additional 75-second and any
(60, 75, 90 or 100 seconds)
is permissible per quarter.
no more than 1 60- second and
unused from regulation or prior
1 20-second in final 2 minutes.
OT carry over.
Timeouts Called By................. Head coach or assistant coach..... Head coach or player in game ....... Head coach or player in game
Size of Basketball................... Maximum Circumference - 29” .... Around channels - 29.5" to 29.75” .. Maximum Circumference - 30”
Maximum Weight - 20 ounces
Minimum Weight - 17.99 ounces
Across channels - 29 5/8”-29 7/8”
Minimum Circumference - 29.5”
Maximum Weight - 20 ounces
Minimum Weight - 17.99 ounces
Legal Jersey Numbers.............. All Numbers 00, 0-99 ................ All Numbers ............................. 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43,
44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
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