Men's Basketball trio set for FIBA Americas U18 Championship

VALDIVIA, Chile — University of Texas Men's Basketball freshmen Jarrett Allen (Round Rock, Texas) and James Banks (Decatur, Ga.) along with Head Coach Shaka Smart are set to begin play on Tuesday afternoon for the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men. Smart is serving as head coach for the USA team.

The USA team, playing in Group B, will open FIBA Americas U18 preliminary play on Tuesday, July 19 against Puerto Rico (12:30 p.m. CT tip). The Americans will also play the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday, July 20 (2:45 p.m. CT) and face host Chile on Thursday, July 21 (7:15 p.m. CT). Group A teams include Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Dominican Republic.

After playing each of the teams in its preliminary round group, the top two finishing teams from each group advance to the July 22 semifinals, while the bottom two teams from each group will play out for fifth-eighth places. On July 23, the semifinal winners will meet in the gold medal game, and the semifinal losers will play in the bronze medal game.

In addition to pursuing a gold medal, the top four finishing teams will earn a qualifying berth in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Championship. All games during the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men will be streamed live on FIBA's youTube channel. Please follow The University of Texas' Men's Basketball official Twitter page for links to live video and live stats throughout the tournament.

2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship Schedule (Team USA schedule only)

(all times Central, all games in Valdivia, Chile)

Preliminary Round

Tuesday, July 19

12:30 pm USA vs. Puerto Rico

Wednesday, July 20

2:45 pm USA vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

Thursday, July 21

7:15 pm USA vs. Chile

Championship Round

Friday, July 22

Semifinals

Saturday, July 23

Finals

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

Men's Basketball trio set for FIBA Americas U18 Championship