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Message: [QUOTE="SU_Fan_in_VA, post: 1428103, member: 3429"] Coach Boeheim, how come none of your players were invited to camp when you are in charge of selection of players and coaches? Who is the last SU player invited to a college eligible USA team? A lot of players will like to be invited to tryout and make any USA team with a chance of representing their country, yet Coach Boeheim continues to fail to care of his current players by giving them the opportunity to train with and compete against some of the best players in the country. Talk about wasted recruiting opportunities and opportunities for his players. It seems pretty selfish on his part. Given the opportunity to be head of the selection committee, most coaches will take advantage of this opportunity and take care their players. From the USA Basketball website: [URL]http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2015/07/mpag-finalists.aspx[/URL] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – Following four practices involving 21 hopefuls, USA Basketball announced 16 players had been selected finalists for the 2015 U.S. Pan American Men’s Basketball Team. The finalists, who range in age from 20 to 35 years old, include one player who played in the NBA in 2014-15, four who played professionally overseas, and 11 current collegians. Named as finalists for the 2015 U.S. Pan American Men’s Basketball Team were: Ron Baker (Wichita State/Scott City, Kan.); Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia/Atlanta, Ga.); Bobby Brown (Dongguan Leopards, China/Los Angeles, Calif.); Isaiah Cousins (Oklahoma/Mount Vernon, N.Y.); Kellen Dunham (Butler/ Pendleton, Ind.); Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin/Toledo, Ohio); Ryan Hollins (Sacramento Kings/Pasadena, Calif.); Keith Langford (UNICS Kazan, Russia/Fort Worth, Texas); Shawn Long (Louisiana/Morgan City, La.); Taurean Prince (Baylor/San Antonio, Texas); Anthony Randolph (Lokomotiv-Kuban, Russia/ Pasadena, Calif.); Kaleb Tarczewski (Arizona/Claremont, N.H.); Romelo Trimble (Maryland/Upper Marlboro, Md.); Denzel Valentine (Michigan State/Lansing, Mich.); Fred Van Vleet (Wichita State/Rockford, Ill.); and Damien Wilkins (Indios de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico/Orlando, Fla.). According to Boeheim: “Making the decision on the finalists was very difficult. The competition at this training camp was especially impressive; very competitive,” said Syracuse University head mentor Jim Boeheim, chair of the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee that is responsible for player and coach selections. “We believed coming into the training camp that we had assembled a tremendous collection of talented players and that proved to be the case. Making player selections is always a difficult thing, but we feel confident that we have identified players who can help us form a USA team capable of challenging for the Pan Am gold medal.” [/QUOTE]

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