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Tyler Zeller to play for USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team
« on: November 21, 2018, 12:30:35 PM »

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https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2018/11/mwcq-nov-2018-team.aspx

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USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team Announced for November Games

Date: Nov 20, 2018

USA World Cup Qualifying Team to play on the road versus Argentina on Nov. 29 and Uruguay on December 2.

Featuring three players with prior USA Basketball World Cup Qualifying Team experience and including eight players who own NBA regular season experience, USA Basketball announced its official 12-man roster for the November USA World Cup Qualifying Team.
 
The USA will train Nov. 23-25 at the Houston Rockets’ practice facility and will continue second-round action of FIBA World Cup Qualifying play with a pair of challenging road games, Nov. 29 versus Argentina (7-1) in La Rioja, Argentina, and Dec. 2 versus Uruguay (5-3) in Montevideo, Uruguay (the full Americas World Cup Qualifying schedule/results is available at usab.com/mens/wc-qualifying/schedule.aspx).
 
The USA November roster includes Joel Berry II (South Bay Lakers); Reggie Hearn (Stockton Kings); Scotty Hopson (Oklahoma City Blue); John Jenkins (Westchester Knicks); DeAndre Liggins (Sioux Falls Skyforce); Eric Moreland (Free Agent); Chasson Randle (Capital City Go-Go); Cameron Reynolds(Stockton Kings); Richard Solomon (Oklahoma City Blue); Jarnell Stokes (Free Agent); Travis Trice (Wisconsin Herd); and Tyler Zeller (Free Agent).
 
Former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who has led the USA to a 7-1 record in FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifying action and directed the USA 5-0 record and the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup Championship, again is head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team. Former University of Georgia head coach Mark Fox and former Georgetown University coach John Thompson III are serving as USA assistant coaches.

Re: Tyler Zeller to play for USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2018, 12:57:14 PM »

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I didn't even know Jeff Van Gundy was still actively coaching. I would pay just to see him coach that group of NBA washouts.

Re: Tyler Zeller to play for USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2018, 04:23:37 PM »

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Is Tyler Zeller the best player on that team?

Guess it goes to show just how talented US players are - we aren't even putting NBA players on the roster.

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« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2018, 04:50:22 PM »

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he wasnt bad when he was here. should've developed a 3. or at least jacked up several. then he'd probably still be in the league :)

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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2018, 05:37:43 PM »

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hurt n , an't they