September 3, 2018 – USA Basketball announced today that Charlotte Hornets forward Dwayne Bacon has been selected as one of 14 players who will vie for a roster spot with the USA’s September World Cup Qualifying Team.
Bacon and the other 13 hopefuls will open training camp on Sept. 6 at UNLV’s Mendenhall Center. The Las Vegas training camp will be used to determine the 12-man team for the USA’s first competition window of FIBA World Cup Qualifying second-round games. The U.S. will square off against Uruguay on Sept. 14 (10 p.m. EDT) at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion, then meet Panama on Sept.