Two Arkansans have been named to the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team.
Bentonville guard Malik Monk, 6-4, 190 and sophomore center Connor Vanover, 7-3, 210 of Arkansas Baptist accepted invitations to be a part of the 55 member 2015-16 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team. They will participate in the seventh annual USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp that will be held Oct. 2-4 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The October minicamp will be used to continue player evaluations and to get a head start on preparations for several 2016 international competitions, including in the 19th annual Nike Hoop Summit, FIBA U17 World Championship and FIBA Americas U18 Championship.