On Tuesday, four Rapids players were named to the preliminary roster for the 2020 Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament. Cole Bassett, Jonathan Lewis, Auston Trusty and Sam Vines are part of the initial group, with the expectation that a subsequent 26-man roster will be named in the next week or so. Those 26 players will travel to Guadalajara for training, and the final 20-man squad to be named by March 8, at the latest.
Bassett earned his first senior team call up in December but, at only 19-years-old, has yet to make a debut with the full team.