Aldridge, Bayless, Oden and Roy to Participate in 2009 USA Basketball Mens National Team Mini-Camp
Mini-camp to be held July 22-25 in Las Vegas
Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, guard Jerryd Bayless, center Greg Oden and guard Brandon Roy are set to participate in the 2009 USA Men’s National Team mini-camp July 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nev. The selections were announced by USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo today.
The mini-camp will feature practice sessions on July 23 and July 24 before the showcase event, an intra-squad scrimmage, held on Saturday, July 25.
Aldridge and Bayless were members of the 2008 USA Basketball Select Team that trained with the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, winners of the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Oden was selected as a member of the 2007-08 USA Basketball National Team program.
The USA Basketball Men’s National Team will compete in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in an attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
Portland’s four representatives out of 25 selections for the mini-camp are more than any other team in the NBA.
2009 USA Basketball Men’s National Team Mini-Camp Roster
|
NAME | POS | NBA TEAM /COLLEGE OR H.S. |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | F/C | Portland Trail Blazers / Texas |
| Trevor Ariza | F | Los Angeles Lakers / UCLA |
| D.J. Augustin | G | Charlotte Bobcats / Texas |
| Jerryd Bayless | G | Portland Trail Blazers / Arizona |
| Ronnie Brewer | G | Utah Jazz / Arkansas |
| Glen Davis | F | Boston Celtics / Louisiana State |
| Kevin Durant | G | Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas |
| Rudy Gay | F | Memphis Grizzlies / Connecticut |
| Danny Granger | F/G | Indiana Pacers / New Mexico |
| Jeff Green | F | Oklahoma City Thunder / Georgetown |
| Blake Griffin | F | TBD / University of Oklahoma |
| Devin Harris | G | New Jersey Nets / Wisconsin |
| Andre Iguodala | G/F | Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona |
| Kyle Korver | G | Utah Jazz / Creighton |
| David Lee | F/C | New York Knicks / Florida |
| Brook Lopez | C | New Jersey Nets / Stanford |
| Kevin Love | F | Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA |
| O.J. Mayo | G | Memphis Grizzlies / USC |
| Paul Millsap | F | Utah Jazz / Louisiana Tech |
| Greg Oden | C | Portland Trail Blazers / Ohio State |
| Derrick Rose | G | Chicago Bulls / Memphis |
| Brandon Roy | G | Portland Trail Blazers / Washington |
| Josh Smith | F | Atlanta Hawks / Oak Hill Academy (VA) |
| Russell Westbrook | G | Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA |
| Thaddeus Young | F | Philadelphia 76ers / Georgia Tech |
