Roster Announced for November 2021 USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team
USA to open 2021-23 FIBA World Cup play in Mexico vs Cuba on Nov. 28 and Mexico on Nov. 29
Returning two players with previous USA World Cup Qualifying Team experience and featuring 11 athletes possessing NBA regular season experience, USA Basketball today announced its 12-man roster for the November 2021 USA World Cup Qualifying Team.
Selected for the November 2021 USA World Cup Qualifying Team were Jordan Bell (Santa Cruz Warriors/Oregon), Brian Bowen II (Iowa Wolves), Josh Gray (Long Island Nets/LSU), Shaq Harrison (Delaware Blue Coats/Tulsa), DaQuan Jeffries (College Park Skyhawks/Tulsa), BJ Johnson (Lakeland Magic/LaSalle), Orlando Johnson (free agent/UC Santa Barbara), Luke Kornet (Maine Celtics/Vanderbilt), Frank Mason III (South Bay Lakers/ Kansas), Chasson Randle (free agent/Stanford), Zavier Simpson (Oklahoma City Blue/Michigan) and Emanuel Terry (Stockton Kings/Lincoln Memorial).
Former NBA head coach Jim Boylen will serve as head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team, and USA Basketball experienced coaches Ty Ellis and Othella Harrington will serve as assistant coaches.
The USA squad will train Nov. 20-25 at the University of Houston and will participate in the first competition window of 2021-23 FIBA World Cup Qualifying games, which will be played in a bubble format in Chihuahua, Mexico. The Americans will face Cuba on Nov. 28 and will meet host Mexico on Nov. 29.