Strange thoughts. I have never heard of this team.
If it has existed for more than a year, why haven't any of our super Freshmen been a part of it? Beal, Matt Walsh, Mike Miller... Surely we would have had some participants before Frazier. -Zeb On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:11 AM, Shane Ford wrote: > Frazier survives cut for Team USA's 19-under team > > > Gator guard Michael Frazier II is one of 16 finalists for Team USA's 19-under > team, coached by a familiar face in Florida's Billy Donovan. > Matt Stamey/Staff photographer > By Kevin Brockway > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 5:26 p.m. > Last Modified: Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 5:26 p.m. > > Florida rising sophomore guard Michael Frazier II survived the first cut at > Team USA's 19-under tryouts and is one of 16 finalists to make the roster. > Florida coach Billy Donovan is coaching the U.S. 19-under team with > assistants Mark Few (Gonzaga) and Shaka Smart (VCU). Together, the three > coaches trimmed the tryout roster from 26 to 16 on Sunday. Final cuts will be > made following Monday's practices in Colorado Springs, Colo. > The final 12 will represent Team USA in the FIBA 19-under World Championships > to be held June 27-July 7 in the Czech Republic. > “The things that stand out about this team is just the athleticism, the speed > and quickness, the ability to defend and put pressure on people, and > offensive rebound,” Donovan said. “We still have to get down to 12 players > and the challenge right now is to see how these 16 guys fit into what we're > trying to do. We'll learn a lot more in the next three practices. We'll see > how well guys pick up certain things, how the chemistry is, the way they > bond, the way they connect.” > The finalists include Frazier, guard Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova), forward > Damyean Dotson (Oregon), guard Marcus Georges-Hunt (Georgia Tech), guard > Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty H.S./San Jose, Calif.), forward Jerami Grant > (Syracuse.), forward Montrezl Harrell (Louisville), center Jahlil Okafor > (Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.), guard Elfrid Payton > (Louisiana-Lafayette), guard James Robinson (Pittsburgh), guard Marcus Smart > (Oklahoma State), forward/center Jarnell Stokes (Tennessee), guard Rasheed > Sulaimon (Duke), center Mike Tobey (Virginia), guard Nigel Williams-Goss > (Findlay Prep/Happy Valley, Ore.) and guard Justise Winslow (St. Johns > H.S./Houston, Texas). > Frazier averaged 5.6 points and 3.1 rebounds as a freshman and shot 46.8 > percent from 3-point range. > > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
