KcMizzou |
08-04-2011 05:08 PM |
:clap:
Quote:
Denmon nails down Team USA roster spot
By Mike DeArmond - Posted on 04 August 2011
Marcus Denmon can take a deep breath and enjoy it now. The senior guard from the University of Missouri and Kansas City has made the final roster for the U.S. men’s basketball team that next week heads for China and the World University Games.
“Appreciate all the support,” Denmon tweeted late Wednesday night. “Made the final 12 man roster, now we getting ready for China.”
This morning, through Missouri, Denmon said:
"It's a great feeling and it's an accomplishment I am proud of.
"My mindset was just to come out here and work hard. I couldn't really control anything else.
"It's something every basketball player has dreamed of and I look forward to representing the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo., and the United States."
Joining Denmon on the final cut after six days of training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, in Colorado Springs, Co., are:
Tim Abromaitis (Notre Dame/Unionville, Conn.); Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh/Scotch Plains, N.J.); Draymond Green (Michigan State/Saginaw, Mich.); JaMychal Green (Alabama/Montgomery, Ala.); Scoop Jardine (Syracuse/ Philadelphia, Pa.); John Jenkins (Vanderbilt/ Hendersonville, Tenn.); Orlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara/Seaside, Calif.); Greg Mangano (Yale/Orange, Conn.); Trevor Mbakwe (Minnesota/ St. Paul, Minn.); Ray McCallum (Detroit Mercy/Beverly Hills, Mich.); and Darius Miller (Kentucky/Maysville, Ky.).
“We have some good point-guard play, some good, athletic wings that can shoot the basketball and then we have some good interior strength,” said Head Coach Matt Painter of Purdue, who at one point seemed destined to be Denmon’s new coach at Missouri before he decided to stay at Purdue and Mizzou hired Frank Haith.
“I think we have balance,” Pointer said. “We do have some interchangeable parts, some guys at the three and four positions that can swing either way.
“We can play smaller and we can play bigger. It will depend on who we are playing against. I do think we can play a couple of different ways, and that’s always a positive.”
Training camp continues through Sunday with two practices a before the team leaves for China on Monday.
Team USA will play an exhibition against New Century, a Chinese Basketball Association team, in Huizho on Aug. 11 before opening World University Games play on Aug. 13.
Four members of the team have played for USA Basketball previously.
Seven NCAA conferences are represented on the roster, but Denmon is the lone player from the Big 12 Conference.
|
|