The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Former Men's Basketball trio set for USA National Team World Cup training camp
08.04.2019 | Men's Basketball
P.J. Tucker and Myles Turner on Training Camp roster, while Jarrett Allen on Select Team roster.
2019 USA World Cup Team Training Camp Roster
2019 USA National Team Training Schedule
LAS VEGAS — A trio of former University of Texas Men's Basketball stars will participate in the upcoming USA Basketball Men's National Team World Cup training camp on Aug. 5-9 in Las Vegas. P.J. Tucker (2003-06) and Myles Turner (2014-15) will be among 15 players on the USA National Team training camp roster, while Jarrett Allen (2016-17) is one of 14 players on the USA Select Team roster.
Both the National Team training camp roster and the Select Team will open training camp on Monday, Aug. 5 at UNLV's Mendenhall Center. Daily practices will be held Aug. 5-8 and will be capped by a USA Blue-USA White exhibition game on Aug. 9 (9 p.m. CT) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Following the Las Vegas camp, selected World Cup team finalists will train Aug. 13-15 in Los Angeles and play an exhibition contest against FIBA's No. 2-ranked team, Spain, at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Aug. 16. The official 12-member roster for the 2019 USA Basketball Men's World Cup Team will be announced on Aug. 17. The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be held in China from Aug. 31-Sept. 15.