COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Rising sophomore Austin Wiley and incoming freshman Chuma Okeke have been selected finalists for the USA Basketball U19 World Cup Team. The team was cut from 27 to 18 on Tuesday following four sessions at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
After three more practices, the team will be trimmed to 12 on Thursday to represent the United States as it seeks its third consecutive gold medal at the July 1-9 FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
The selected finalists will remain in Colorado Springs and will train twice a day through Sunday.