USA National Team member Candice Wiggins played on a team in high school that included her 6-9 brother and the Suns' Jared Dudley. Can she hold her own with the boys? Most certainly. But she had much more to talk about than that ...
2009 USA U16 National Team gold medalist Quinn Cook is the Real Deal at DeMatha.
In other news, USA Basketball yesterday announced the list of players who had accepted an invitation to try out for the 2010 USA U18 National Team.
Including 10 gold medalists from the 2009 USA U16 National Team, 36 of the nation's best prep athletes will compete for one of 12 roster spots on the 2010 USA Women's U17 World Championship Team or one of four openings on the 2010 USA Women's Youth Olympic Games Team. Trials take place June 8-11 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Five coaches were announced as court coaches for the 2010 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team training Camp June 14-16 in San Antonio, including Ken Ammann (Concordia University), Randy Bennett (Saint Mary's College), Francis Flax (Brown Mackie J.C.), Brad Stevens (Butler University) and Brooks Thompson (University of Texas at San Antonio).
University of Oklahoma head coachJeff Capel has been selected to lead the 2010 USA Men’s U18 National Team, while collegiate head coaches Paul Hewitt of Georgia Tech and Reggie Witherspoon of the University at Buffalo will serve as assistant coaches at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship, USA Basketball today announced.