USA Basketball Men’s National Team coaching staff of head coach Mike
Krzyzewski (Duke University), and assistants Jim Boeheim (Syracuse
University), Mike D’Antoni (New York Knicks) and Nate McMillan (Portland
Trail Blazers), a staff that led the American men to gold at the 2008
Beijing Olympics and a three year record of 36-1, will return intact to
lead the USA Basketball Men’s National Team program in 2010-2012.
USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo officially announced today
that Basketball Hall of Fame mentor Krzyzewski will return as head coach of
the USA Basketball Men's National Team program for 2010-2012, and that
Boeheim, D’Antoni and McMillan were returning as USA assistant coaches.
The coaching selections were approved by USA Basketball’s Board of
Directors and are pending final approval by the USOC Board of Directors.
Over the course of 2010-2012, USA Men’s National Teams will compete
in the 2010 FIBA World Championship (Aug. 28-Sept. 12 in Turkey); if
necessary the 2011 FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament (dates and
site TBD); and if the USA qualifies, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games (July
26-Aug. 12 in London, England).
USA Basketball announced on June 25 that 25 top rising NBA players
had accepted invitations from to participate in the 2009 USA Basketball
Men’s National Team mini-camp that will be conducted July 22-25 in Las
Vegas, Nev. USA Basketball also previously announced that the coaching
staff for the mini-camp would be Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano,
Utah Jazz assistant coach Tyrone Corbin, Detroit Pistons assistant Dave
Cowens, former New Orleans Hornets assistant Kenny Gattison, and Minnesota
Timberwolves assistant Jerry Sichting.
The July USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp will feature
practice sessions on July 23 and July 24 at Valley High School, and the
mini-camp will be capped by the USA Basketball Showcase, a Blue-White
intra-squad game, on Saturday, July 25, 8 p.m. (PDT) at the Thomas & Mack
Center on the campus of UNLV.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2009 USA Basketball Showcase, with
seats priced at $10 to $75. Tickets can be purchased through
www.UNLVtickets.com or 702-739-FANS.
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