Training Camp Begins

Thirty-two of the nation’s best high school boys basketball players from throughout the country arrived on Thursday, May 28 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the 2015 USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team training camp.

On the floor leading the 32 players through drills and scrimmages are the USA U16 coaching staff of head mentor Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa) and assistant coaches Miles Simon (California Supreme AAU) and Sharman White (Miller Grove H.S., Ga.), along with court coach Horace Neysmith (Atlanta Celtics, Ga.).

Named to the 2015-16 USA Junior National Team were: Marvin Bagley III (Corona del Sol H.S./Tempe, Ariz.); Michael Barber (The Veritas School/Jackson, Miss.); Jordan Brown(Woodcreek HS/ Roseville, CA) Troy Brown Jr. (Centennial H.S./Las Vegas, Nev.); Marquis Brown (Simeon Career Academy/Chicago, Ill.); Wendell Carter Jr. (Pace Academy/Fairburn, Ga.); Nojel Eastern (Evanston Township/Evanston, Ill.); Darius Garland(Brentwood/Academy/Nashville, Tenn.); Carte’Are Gordon (St. John Vianney H.S./St. Louis, Mo.); Jaylen Hands (Mater Dei Catholic H.S./Chula Vista, Calif.); Elijah Hardy (Bishop O'Dowd H.S./Oakland, Calif.); Markus Howard (Perry H.S./Chandler, Ariz.); Brandon Johns(East Lansing H.S./ Lansing, Mich.); Montez Mathis (Mount Carmel/H.S./Baltimore, Md.); EJ Montgomery Jr. (Montverde Academy/Port St. Lucie, Fla.); Jaylen Nowell (Garfield H.S./Seattle, Wash.); Charles O'Bannon Jr. (Bishop Gorman H.S./Las Vegas, Nev.);Cameron Reddish (The Haverford School/Norristown, Pa.); Nazreon Reid (Roselle Catholic H.S./Asbury Park, N.J.); David Sloan (Taylor County H.S./Campbellsville, Ky.); Ja’Vonte Smart (Scotlandville HS/Baton Rouge, La.); Gary Trent Jr. (Apple Valley H.S./Apple Valley, Minn.); Jarred Vanderbilt (Victory Prep School/Houston, Texas); Connor Vanover(Arkansas Baptist H.S./Little Rock, Ark.); Kaleb Wesson (Westerville South H.S./Westerville, Ohio); Austin Wiley (Spain Park H.S./Hoover, Ala.); Robert Woodard (Columbus H.S./Columbus, Miss.).