COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 15, 2006) - The USA Basketball Men's
Collegiate Committee, chaired by Syracuse University's (N.Y.) head
coach Jim Boeheim, has selected Ron Cottrell of Houston Baptist
University (Texas), Mike Dunlap of Metropolitan State College of
Denver (Colo.), James Jones of Yale University (Conn.), Scott
Gernander of San Jacinto College (Texas), Bruce Weber of the
University of Illinois and Reggie Witherspoon of the University at
Buffalo (N.Y) as court coaches for the 2006 USA Men's U18 National
Team Trials.
Trials for the USA U18 Team will be held June 16-18 in San Antonio,
Texas, with approximately 25 U.S. hopefuls, born on or after Jan. 1,
1988, participating. Following selection of finalists for the USA
squad, the Americans will continue to train June 19-27 in San
Antonio. The FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men, which will
qualify four teams for the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship, is being
held June 28-July 2 at the Bill Greehey Arena on the campus of St.
Mary's University in San Antonio.
The University of Washington's Lorenzo Romar was named head coach of
the 2006 USA Men's U18 National Team, while Georgia Tech's Paul
Hewitt and DePaul's (Ill.) Jerry Wainwright were selected as
assistant coaches.