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USA Basketball has announced a 41-athlete player pool for the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team. Selected by Grant Hill, the managing director of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team, the list is subject to change. The final roster of the 12-member 2024 USA Men’s National Team, representing the United States at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, will be disclosed at a later date.
Featuring 28 players who have represented the USA in Olympics and/or FIBA Men’s World Cup and who together have collected 23 Olympic or World Cup gold medals, the 2024 USA Men’s National Team finalists are LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Chris Paul, Trae Young, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, James Harden, Aaron Gordon, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo, Jarrett Allen, Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Scottie Barnes, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Alex Caruso, De’Aaron Fox, Josh Hart, Tyler Herro, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackson Jr., Cam Johnson, Walker Kessler, Bobby Portis, Austin Reaves, Duncan Robinson, and Derrick White.
“The United States boasts unbelievable basketball talent and I am thrilled that many of the game’s superstars have expressed interest in representing our country at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games,” Hill said. “It is a privilege to select the team that will help us toward the goal of once again standing atop the Olympic podium. This challenging process will unfold over the next several months as we eagerly anticipate the start of national team activity." added Hill.
The 2024 USA Men’s National Team will be led by head coach Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors), who is assisted by Mark Few (Gonzaga University), Tyronn Lue (L.A. Clippers) and Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat). Last summer, the quartet coached the 2023 USA Basketball Men’s National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup in Manila. Kerr is a 2020 Olympic gold medalist after serving as an assistant coach to Gregg Popovich in Tokyo.
USA Basketball also announced that the 2024 USA Men’s National Team will host Canada at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena as part of the USA Basketball Showcase. The exhibition contest is set for July 10 at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET live on FS1.
The USA Basketball Showcase features a series of games that help the USA Basketball National Teams prepare for major competitions, including the Olympic Summer Games and FIBA World Cup.
Following Las Vegas, the Americans will embark on an international training window that features exhibition games against the national teams of South Sudan on July 20 and Germany on July 22 at the O2 Arena in London.
Tickets for all three contests are on sale now at www.usab.com/tickets.
2024 USA Men's National Team Player Pool: (via usab.com | PDF)
2024 USA Men's National Team Player Pool Highlights: (via usab.com | PDF)
source: USA Basketball