2013ADIDAS NATIONS ROSTER ANNOUNCED
Top High School Basketball Talent Headlines Seventh Annual Global Basketball Program
Professional and Collegiate Basketball Players to Serve as Counselors
LOS ANGELES,August 2, 2013 – adidas today announced the roster for adidas Nations, the premier international grassroots basketball program. Practices, pool play and college counselor games will be held August 2-4 at the Next Level Sports Complex in Garden Grove, Calif., and the championships played at Long Beach City College on Monday, August 5at 4pmPT/7pmETand broadcast live on ESPN U.
The country’s top-ranked high school players will participate including Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young HS/Chicago), Kevon Looney (Milwaukee Hamilton/Milwaukee), Myles Turner (Euless Trinity/Dallas), Trey Lyles (Arsenal Technical HS/Indianapolis) and Stanley Johnson (Mater Dei/Fullerton, CA).
The world’s elite 18-and-under players from nineinternational teams includingAfrica, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, USA 2014 and USA 2015/2016will train and compete in the prestigious annual program.
In addition to the world-class competition, adidas Nations attendees will receive professional on-court coaching and training, as well as off-court instruction on nutrition, leadership, discipline, philanthropy and global interactions. This will be led witha mix of current and former NBA players and coaches including Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers), Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Iman Shumpert (New York Knicks), Fran Fraschilla, Ralph Sampson and Eddie Johnson, among others.
The culmination of adidas Nations will feature championship and third place games at Long Beach City College Hall of Champions Gym–5000 E. Lew Davis Street, Long Beach, CA 90808.
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About adidas Basketball
adidas has been providing innovative products for the world’s best athletes for more than 60 years, from past legends to today’s superstars, such as Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Candace Parker, Tim Duncan and Chauncey Billups. On April 11, 2006 adidas and the National Basketball Association signed an 11-year global merchandising partnership making the adidas brand the official uniform and apparel provider for the NBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA Development League (D-League) beginning with the 2006-07 NBA season.
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USA 2015/2016 - Blue
# / Player / Pos. / Height / High School / Home Town86 / Carlton Bragg / F / 6’8” / St. Joseph / Cleveland, OH
31 / Jalen Coleman / G / 6’4” / Cathedral / Indianapolis, IN
117 / Moustapha Diagne / C / 6’9” / Pope John XXIII / Newton, NJ
22 / Tyler Dorsey / G / 6’2” / St. John Bosco / Pasadena, CA
33 / Hyron Edwards / G / 5’11” / Central High / East Chicago, IL
119 / Daniel Giddens / F / 6’10” / Wheeler / Marietta, GA
34 / Eron Gordon / G / 6’2” / North Central / Indianapolis, IN
45 / Josh Jackson / G/F / 6’6” / Consortium College Prep / Southfield, MI
121 / Mario Kegler / G/F / 6’6” / Callaway / Jackson, MS
50 / Josh Langford / G / 6’5” / Madison Academy / Huntsville, AL
125 / Josh Sharma / C / 6’11 / North Mount Vernon / Haleiwa, HI
30 / Derryck Thornton / G / 6’0” / Findlay Prep / Las Vegas, NV
USA 2015/2016 - RED
# / Player / Pos. / Height / High School / Home Town84 / Sedrick Barefield / G / 6’2” / Corona Centennial / Corona, CA
40 / Jaylen Brown / F / 6’6” / Wheeler / Marietta, GA
0 / Austin Conway / G / 6’0” / Overland High School / Denver, CO
150 / Deron Davis / F / 6’8” / Overland High School / Denver, CO
95 / Perry Dozier JR / G / 6’4” / Spring Valley / Columbia, SC
114 / Henry Ellenson / F / 6’10” / Rice Lake / Rice Lake, WI
21 / Aaron Holiday / G/F / 6’2” / Campbell Hall / Los Angeles, CA
92 / Chase Jeter / C / 6’9” / Bishop Gorman / Las Vegas, NV
72 / Charles Mathews / G / 6’5” / St. Rita / Chicago, IL
35 / Malik Newman / G / 6’4” / Callaway / Jackson, MS
70 / Cameron Walker / F / 6’6” / Righetti / Santa Maria, CA
64 / Stephen Zimmerman / C / 7’1” / Bishop Gorman / Las Vegas, NV
USA 2014 - Blue
# / Player / Pos. / Height / High School / Home Town68 / Shaqquan Aaron / G / 6’7” / Rainier Beach / Apple Valley, CA
91 / Daniel Hamilton / F / 6’7” / St. John Bosco / Los Angeles, CA
124 / Trey Lyles / F / 6’10” / Indianapolis Tech / Indianapolis, IN
37 / Emmanuel Mudiay / G / 6’4” / Prime Prep / Dallas, TX
132 / Chinanu Onuaku / C / 6’9” / Riverdale Baptist / Upper Marlboro, MD
73 / Theo Pinson / G/F / 6’6” / Wesleyan Christian / Greensboro, NC
25 / Ahmaad Rorie / G / 6’0” / Lincoln / Tacoma, WA
23 / D’Angelo Russell / G / 6’4” / Montverde Academy / Louisville, KY
116 / Reid Travis / F / 6’7” / De La Salle / Minneapolis, MN
20 / Romelo Trimble / G / 6’2” / Bishop O’Connell / Arlington, VA
118 / Myles Turner / F/C / 7’0” / Euless Trinity / Dallas, TX
USA 2014 - Red
# / Player / Pos. / Height / High School / Home Town44 / Trevon Bluiett / G / 6’6” / Park Tudor / Indianapolis, IN
61 / Isaac Copeland / F / 6’8” / The Miller School / Raleigh, NC
115 / Jalen Johnson / F / 6’9” / Ypsilanti / Ann Arbor, MI
75 / Stanley Johnson / G/F / 6’7” / Mater Dei / Fullerton, CA
24 / Kaleb Joseph / G / 6’3” / Cushing Academy / Nashua, NH
57 / Jaquan Lyle / G / 6’4” / Bosse / Evansville, IN
120 / Kevon Looney / F / 6’8” / Milwaukee Hamilton / Milwaukee, WI
122 / Jahlil Okafor / C / 6’11 / Whitney Young (IL) / Chicago, IL
78 / Craig Victor / F / 6’8” / St. Augustine (LA) / New Orleans, LA
41 / Justice Winslow / G / 6’6” / St. John’s School / Houston, TX
32 / Namon Wright / G / 6’6” / Findlay Prep / Los Angeles, CA
adidas Nations Counselors
Player / Pos. / Height / College / School Year / TeamJordan Adams / G / 6’5” / UCLA / Sophomore / USA 2014 Red
Kyle Anderson / G/F / 6’8” / UCLA / Sophomore / USA 2014 Red
Isaiah Austin / F / 7’0” / Baylor / Sophomore / USA 2014 Red
Ryan Boatright / PG / 6’0” / UCONN / Junior / USA 2014 Red
Alec Brown / C / 7’1” / Wisconsin Green Bay / Senior / USA 2014 Red
Jahii Carson / PG / 5’11” / Arizona State / Sophomore / Russia
Spencer Dinwiddie / G / 6’6” / Colorado / Junior / Russia
Fuquan Edwin / G / 6’6” / Seton Hall / Senior / Russia
Perry Ellis / F / 6’8” / Kansas / Sophomore / Africa
Joel Embid / F / 6’11” / Kansas / Freshman / Africa
Jerian Grant / G / 6’5” / Notre Dame / Junior / Africa
Montrezl Harrell / F / 6’8” / Louisville / Sophomore / Africa
Andre Hollins / PG / 6’1” / Minnesota / Junior / USA 2014 Blue
Cory Jefferson / F / 6’9” / Baylor / Senior / USA 2014 Blue
Chris Jones / PG / 5’9” / Louisville / Junior / USA 2014 Blue
Sean Kilpatrick / G / 6’4” / Cincinnati / Junior / USA 2014 Blue
Javon MCrea / F / 6’8” / Buffalo / Junior / Australia
LeBryan Nash / F / 6’7” / Oklahoma State / Junior / Australia
Tony Parker / F / 6’9” / UCLA / Sophomore / Australia
Norman Powell / G / 6’4” / UCLA / Junior / Asia
Cameron Ridley / F / 6’10” / Texas / Sophomore / Asia
Wayne Seldon / G/F / 6’5” / Kansas / Freshman / Asia
Will Sheehey / G / 6’7” / Indiana / Senior / USA 2015 Red
Russ Smith / PG / 5’10” / Louisville / Senior / USA 2015 Red
Kaleb Tarczewski / C / 7’0” / Arizona / Sophomore / USA 2015 Red
Bernard Thompson / G / 6’3” / Florida Gulf Coast / Junior / USA 2015 Blue
TJ Warren / F / 6’8” / NC State / Sophomore / USA 2015 Blue
David Wear / F / 6’9” / UCLA / Senior / USA 2015 Blue
Travis Wear / F / 6’9” / UCLA / Senior / Latin America
Chaz Williams / PG / 5’9” / U Mass / Senior / Latin America
Jamil Wilson / F / 6’7” / Marquette / Senior / Latin America
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