COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (May 10, 2022) - USA Basketball today announced 27 athletes expected to participate at the 2022 USA Basketball Men's U18 FIBA Americas Championship National Team training camp from May 26 - June 2 in Houston.

The athletes will vie for one of 12 spots on the USA Basketball U18 National Team that will compete at the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico, from June 6 - 12.

Training camp participants and coaches were selected by the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee and will represent the high school graduating classes of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Representing the class of 2021 is Corey Floyd.

The class of 2022 will be represented by Mark Armstrong, Amari Bailey, Anthony Black, Eric Dailey Jr., Dior Johnson, Ty Rodgers, Nick Smith Jr., Seth Trimble, Jordan Walsh, Kel'el Ware and Cam Whitmore.

Expected to participate from the class of 2023 are Matt Bewley, Omaha Biliew, Xavier Booker, Kanaan Carlyle, Stephon Castle, Isaiah Collier, Caleb Foster, Brandon Gardner, Brandon Garrison, Gregory 'GG' Jackson, Carter Lang, Jared McCain, Ja'Kobe Walter and Bryson Warren.

From the class of 2024 is Derik Queen.

Bailey, Black, Smith, Ware and Whitmore represented USA Basketball in a 102-80 win over the World Select Team at the 2022 Nike Hoop Summit in April, while Dailey Jr. was a member of the gold medal-winning 2021 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 World Cup Team. Bailey was also a member of the 2019 USA Basketball U16 National Team that compiled a 6-0 record en route to the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship. 

Additionally, Bewley, Booker, Carlyle, Collier, Garrison, Jackson, McCain, Walter and Warren all participated at the 2022 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team minicamp in New Orleans last month.

USA Basketball recently announced the U18 National Team coaching staff, which will be led by University of Colorado's Tad Boyle.

Including 2018, USA has won gold in nine of 11 of the FIBA U18 Americas Championships since the event's inception in 1990.
 

2022 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team (Training Camp Roster)
Name	Age*	Height	Class	High School	College (Commit)	Hometown
Mark Armstrong	18	6-3	2022	St. Peter's Prep	Villanova	South Orange, NJ
Amari Bailey	18	6-4	2022	Sierra Canyon HS	UCLA	Chatsworth, CA
Matt Bewley	18	6-8	2023	Overtime Elite		Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Omaha Biliew	17	6-8	2023	Link Year Prep		Waukee, IA
Anthony Black	18	6-7	2022	Duncanville HS	Arkansas	Duncanville, TX
Xavier Booker	17	6-10	2023	Cathedral HS		Fishers, IN
Kanaan Carlyle	17	6-2	2023	Milton HS	Stanford	Alpharetta, GA
Stephon Castle	17	6-6	2023	Newton HS	Connecticut	Covington, GA
Isaiah Collier	17	6-3	2023	Wheeler HS		Marietta, GA
Eric Dailey Jr.	18	6-6	2022	IMG Academy		Bradenton, FL
Corey Floyd	18	6-3	2021	Roselle Catholic HS	Providence^	Franklin, NJ
Caleb Foster	17	6-4	2023	Oak Hill Academy	Duke	Harrisburg, NC
Brandon Gardner	17	6-7	2023	Word of God		Waynesboro, GA
Brandon Garrison	18	6-9	2023	Del City HS		Oklahoma City, OK
Gregory 'GG' Jackson	17	6-8	2023	Ridge View HS	North Carolina	Camden, SC
Dior Johnson	18	6-2	2022	Southern Cal Academy	Oregon	Kingston, NY
Carter Lang	17	6-10	2023	St. Anne's – Belfield		Charlottesville, VA
Jared McCain	18	6-2	2023	Centennial HS	Duke	Sacramento, CA
Derik Queen	17	6-9	2024	Montverde Academy		Baltimore, MD
Ty Rodgers	18	6-6	2022	Thornton HS	Illinois	Saginaw, MI
Nick Smith Jr.	18	6-4	2022	North Little Rock HS	Arkansas	Jacksonville, AR
Seth Trimble	17	6-2	2022	Menomonee Falls HS	North Carolina	Menomonee Falls, WI
Jordan Walsh	18	6-7	2022	Link Year Prep	Arkansas	Cedar Hill, TX
Ja'Kobe Walter	17	6-5	2023	McKinney HS		McKinney, TX
Kel'el Ware	18	7-0	2022	North Little Rock HS	Oregon	North Little Rock, AR
Bryson Warren	17	6-2	2023	Overtime Elite		Sherwood, AR
Cam Whitmore	17	6-6	2022	Archbishop Spalding HS	Villanova	Odenton, MD

* Ages listed are as of May 10, 2022
^ Redshirt at Connecticut for freshman season (2021-22) and is transferring to Providence