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27 NBA Standouts Named To 2010-12 USA Basketball Menâs National Team
-- 11 Olympians Among The 27 Players Selected For The USA National Team â
Featuring nine members of the gold medalist 2008 U.S. Olympic Team anda total of 11 Olympians who have captured a combined 15 Olympic medals(nine gold medals and six bronze medals), USA Basketball revealed today27 players who have been named to the 2010-2012 USA Menâs National Teamprogram. The selections were announced by USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo.
âThis is another important step in thereassembling of the USA National Team for the next three years ofcompetitions that will include the FIBA World Championship in 2010, andif we qualify, the 2012 Olympics in London. Unlike 2006-08 when we werefirst starting the program, this time we have the benefit of includingplayers who were members of the last national team, while alsoincorporating players who were involved in our pipeline the last coupleof summers,â