Every year the top basketball prospects of tomorrow meet in Oregon for the Nike Hoop Summit. This game has seen some big names in years past from the likes of Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitki, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant and many more. The showcase features the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Select Team, made up of the 10 most elite high school seniors in the country versus the World Select Team, made up of top players 19-years-old or younger from all over the world.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the game which will be held at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The roster for the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Select Team is below:
|
PLAYER |
POS |
HT. |
WT. |
DOB |
High School/Hometown |
College Choice |
| Kyle Anderson | G/F | 6-8 | 225 | 09-20-1993 | St. Anthony H.S. / North Bergen N.J. | UCLA |
| Archie Goodwin (player profile) | G/F | 6-5 | 181 | 08-17-1994 | Sylvan Hills H.S. / Little Rock, AR | Kentucky |
| Gary Harris | G | 6-6 | 208 | 09-14-1994 | Southeastern H.S. / Hamilton Fishers, IN | Michigan State |
| Mitch McGary | C | 6-10 | 265 | 06-06-1992 | Brewster Academy / Porter, IN | Michigan |
| Shabazz Muhammad | G/F | 6-6 | 215 | 11-13-1993 | Bishop Gorman / Las Vegas, NV | Undecided |
| Nerlens Noel (player profile) | F/C | 6-11 | 205 | 04-10-1994 | The Tilton School (NH) / Everett, MA | Undecided |
| Marcus Paige | G | 6-1 | 165 | 09-11-1993 | Linn-Mar H.S. / Marion, IA | North Carolina |
| Tony Parker | C | 6-8 | 270 | 09-18-1993 | Miller Grove H.S. / Lithonia, GA | Undecided |
| Rasheed Sulaimon | G | 6-3 | 180 | 03-09-1994 | Strake Jesuit College Prep / Houston, TX | Duke |
| Kaleb Tarczewski | C | 7-0 | 220 | 02-26-1993 | St. Mark’s School (MA) / Claremont, NH | Arizona |
Shabazz Muhammed is the top prospect this year, ranking No. 1 on Rivals.com with Kyle Anderson and Mitch McGary following at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
The head coach for the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Select Team is Kevin Boyle of Montverde Academy (FL) and assistant coach Mike Jones from DeMatha Catholic (MD) will be joining him on the sidelines.
The game will be aired nationally on Fox Sports Net at 7 p.m. ET on April 7th.
via Nike Hoop Summit
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