KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee rising redshirt sophomores Diamond DeShields and Mercedes Russell have been invited by USA Basketball to participate in the Pan American and World University Games Team Trials May 14-17 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
DeShields, a 6-foot-1 guard from Norcross, Ga. (Norcross H.S.), and Russell, a 6-6 center from Springfield, Ore. (Springfield H.S.), will be among 16 players at the Trials who have won at least one gold medal with USA Basketball. They will be competing with 56 of the nation's best collegiate basketball players for the opportunity to represent their country this summer.