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USA Basketball Select Team Loses LaMarcus Aldridge And Monta Ellis
By Craig Miller // USA Basketball // August 14, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (August 13, 2007) – Portland Trail Blazers forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge and Golden State Warriors guard Monta Ellis have withdrawn from participating on the recently announced USA Basketball Men's Select Team. The Select Team was chosen to help prepare the 2007 USA Senior National Team for the Aug. 22-Sept. 3 FIBA Americas Championship that is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Aldridge and Ellis withdrew as precautionary measures. Aldridge will not play after experiencing soreness in his left heel, while Ellis withdrew because of a strained back.
Players expected to participate on the USA Select Team include: Aaron Brooks (Houston Rockets); Channing Frye (Portland Trail Blazers); Jeff Green (Seattle SuperSonics); Devin Harris (Dallas Mavericks); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); Al Jefferson (Minnesota Timberwolves); Jason Kapono (Toronto Raptors); and David Lee (New York Knicks).
Seattle SuperSonics head coach P.J. Carlesimo, who served as an assistant with the 1992 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team" and who has been a head or assistant coach of five other USA Basketball teams, will serve as head coach of the USA Select Team and will be assisted by Toronto Raptors assistant coach Jay Triano.
The select squad will begin training Aug. 14 in Las Vegas and is expected to scrimmage daily against the USA Senior National Team between Aug.15-20.
The USA Senior National Team's Aug 15-21 training camp will be utilized to determine the
12-member USA squad that will compete Aug. 22-Sept. 2 in the FIBA Americas Championship 2007. Rosters for the FIBA Americas Championship must be submitted to FIBA Americas on July 21.
The FIBA Americas Championship, featuring 10 men's national teams, is one of five FIBA Olympic qualifying zone tournaments and will determine the two men's teams from the Americas zone who will earn a qualification spot for the 2008 Olympic Games that are being held Aug. 8-24 in Beijing, China.
Sixteen members of the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team are expected to participate in the Aug. 15-21 training and that roster includes: Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Tyson Chandler (New Orleans Hornets); Nick Collison (Seattle SuperSonics); Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets); Mike Miller (Memphis Grizzlies); Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); J.J. Redick (Orlando Magic); Amaré Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns); and Deron Williams (Utah Jazz).
Duke University Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski is head coach of the USA Senior Team program. Serving as assistant coaches are Syracuse University (N.Y.) and Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim, Phoenix Suns head mentor Mike D'Antoni and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan.
2007 USA Basketball Men's Select Team
NAME POS HGT WGT DOB NBA TEAM / COLLEGE or HIGH SCHOOL
Aaron Brooks G 6-0 160 01/14/85 Houston Rockets / Oregon
Channing Frye F 6-11 248 05/17/83 Portland Trail Blazers / Arizona
Jeff Green F 6-9 235 08/08/86 Seattle SuperSonics / Georgetown
Devin Harris G 6-3 185 02/27/83 Dallas Mavericks / Wisconsin
Andre Iguodala G/F 6-6 207 01/28/84 Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona
Al Jefferson F 6-10 256 01/04/85 Minnesota Timberwolves / Prentiss H.S. (MS)
Jason Kapono F 6-8 215 02/02/81 Toronto Raptors / UCLA
David Lee F 6-9 249 04/29/83 New York Knicks / Florida
Head Coach: P.J. Carlesimo, Seattle SuperSonics
Assistant Coach: Jay Triano, Toronto Raptors
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