When 6-foot-9, forward/center Henry Ellenson (Rice Lake H.S./Rice Lake, Wis.) takes the floor for the USA Junior National Select Team in the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit on April 11 in Portland, Oregon, the USA will get the benefit of a USA Basketball veteran with a gold medal from the 2014 FIBA U17 World...

Featuring 11 players who won gold medals with USA Basketball in 2014, the 2015 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Select Team that will take on the World Select Team in the 18th Nike Hoop Summit will be the most-experienced U.S. roster ever fielded for the event.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates USA Head Coach Don Showalter  (Iowa City H.S., Iowa) On today’s game: How many 3s can they make in the last two minutes to keep the game close? They’re a team that just doesn’t quit. They have a lot of pride. We played them two years ago in the...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates USA Head Coach Don Showalter  (Iowa City H.S., Iowa) On today’s game: After watching China and Italy play the other night, as a coaching staff we were concerned with a lot of things that China did. (Yanhao Zhao) is a great shooter and we did a great job on...

-- Jayson Tatum’s 19 Points Leads Six U.S. Players In Double Digits -- • Box Score • Additional Quotes • Photo Gallery Dubai, United Arab Emirates All 12 players scored, including six in double digits, as the 2014 USA Men’s U17 World Championship Team (4-0) went up 22-0...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates USA Head Coach Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa) On today’s game: The nice thing is that players really prepare the right way for team. Whether it’s Japan or Serbia or whomever. We’re going to prepare the right way for any team we play. How do you...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates   • Box Score • Additional Quotes • Photo Gallery Owning a 7-inch average height advantage over its opponent, the 2014 USA U17 Team (3-0) dominated the boards and overpowered the Philippines (0-3) to close preliminary round play with a lopsided 124-64...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates USA head coach Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S./Iowa) On tonight’s game: We had a lot of energy today. Having won yesterday, our guys were really focused today because yesterday was a close game for us. We are preparing the right way for teams. We’re not looking...

Colorado Springs, Colorado • 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team schedule • Photo Gallery After starting out competing alongside 32 of the nation’s top 17-and-unders on July 24, the 12 members of the 2014 USA Basketball Men’s U17 World Championship Team officially were named...

Colorado Springs, Colorado • View Complete Roster After tipping off training camp on July 24 with 32 athletes, which were pared down to 17 finalists on July 26, the official 12-member 2014 USA Basketball Men’s U17 World Championship Team has been finalized. The roster includes nine...