Colorado University Athletics
Walker To Attend USA Basketball U19 World Cup Training Camp
June 03, 2021 | Men's Basketball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado's Jabari Walker has been invited to participate in the 2021 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team training camp, June 20-22, on the campus of TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
Walker, a 6-foot, 8-inch sophomore-to-be forward from Inglewood, Calif., is one of 27 athletes who have accepted invitations to attend the training camp. The athletes, age 19 years old or younger, will be vying for a spot on the 12-member team that will represent the USA at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup for Men.
Walker was a 2020-21 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team pick averaging 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds helping the Buffaloes to a 23-9 record and a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He ranked third on the team in rebounding while shooting nearly 53 percent from the field.
Scheduled to join Walker at the training camp are: Devin Askew (Texas/Sacramento, Calif.); Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Hamilton H.S./Sussex, Wis.); Kendall Brown (Sunrise Christian Academy /Cottage Grove, Minn.); Kennedy Chandler (Sunrise Christian Academy/Memphis, Tenn.); Jonathan Davis (Wisconsin/La Crosse, Wis.); Derek Fountain (Mississippi State/Holly Springs, Miss.); Caleb Furst (Blackhawk Christian School/Fort Wayne, Ind.); Jordan Hall (Texas A&M/Wildwood, N.J.); Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy/Minneapolis, Minn.); Harrison Ingram (St. Mark's School/Dallas, Texas); Jaden Ivey (Purdue /South Bend, Ind.); Dishon Jackson (Washington State/Vallejo, Calif.); Meechie Johnson (Ohio State/Cleveland, Ohio); Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton/St. Louis, Mo.); Trey Kaufman-Renn (Silver Creek H.S. /Sellersburg, Ind.); Zed Key (Ohio State/Bay Shore, N.Y.); Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Louisiana Tech/Port Arthur, Texas); Langston Love (Steele H.S. /Cibolo, Texas); Mike Miles (TCU/Lancaster, Texas); Adam Miller (Louisiana State/Chicago, Ill.); Trey Patterson (Villanova /Somerset, N.J.); Hunter Sallis (Millard North H.S./Omaha, Neb.); Deivon Smith (Georgia Tech/Loganville, Ga.); Dalen Terry (Arizona/Tempe, Ariz.); Peyton Watson (Long Beach Poly Tech H.S./Long Beach, Calif.); and Jaylin Williams (Arkansas/Fort Smith, Ark.).
"Aside from the Olympics and World Cups, the FIBA U19 World Cup is the most challenging competition on the international calendar, and it will take a team of dedicated, selfless individuals to go to Latvia and try to win gold," said Matt Painter, chair of the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee and Purdue University head coach. "The committee feels we have a strong group of players coming into camp in June in hopes of securing a spot on the U19 team, and I'm looking forward to watching them fight to be a part of this USA Basketball team."
Athletes eligible for this team must be U.S. citizens, born on or after Jan. 1, 2002.
On the list for training camp are 17 who played for NCAA Division I programs this past season and 10 who will be collegiate freshmen in the fall.
Askew, a member of the 2019 USA 3x3 U19 World Cup Team that captured the gold medal is the lone participant with prior international experience with USA Basketball.
Baldwin, Brown, Chandler, Holmgren, Sallis and Watson were named to the 2021 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team, but the competition was not held due to COVID-19.
Miles was a member of the 2020 USA Hoop Summit Team that also did not compete due to the pandemic, and Miller was a finalist for the 2017 USA U17 World Cup Team.
Additionally, Askew, Baldwin, Brown, Chandler, Furst, Holmgren, Ingram, Ivey, Love, Miller Sallis and Terry previously participated in at least one USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp.
The team will be led by TCU head coach Jamie Dixon and Stanford University head coach Jerod Haase and Yale University head coach James Jones round out the coaching staff as assistant coaches.
Colorado head coach Tad Boyle was an assistant coach for USA Basketball's 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup team that earned the bronze medal.
Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held July 3-11 in Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia. In addition to the USA and host Latvia, teams that will take part in this summer's U19 World Cup include Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Lithuania, Mali, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain and Turkey.
The USA was drawn into Group D, alongside Australia, Mali and Turkey for the July 3-6 FIBA U19 World Cup preliminary round. The USA will open play against Turkey on July 3, followed by Mali on July 4 and close preliminary play against Australia on July 6.
Reigning FIBA U19 World Cup gold medalist, USA men's teams have won seven gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal while compiling an 98-14 overall record in U19 World Cup play since the event was launched in 1979. Even more impressive, the USA has won four of the past six U19 golds since 2009.
In addition to Painter, the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee also includes Shane Battier, athlete representative, University of Virginia head coach Tony Bennett; Providence College head coach Ed Cooley and Sean Miller, 2015 U19 World Cup gold medalist head coach.
About USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and chaired by retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA national teams that compete in FIBA-sponsored five-on-five, 3x3 and esports international competitions, as well as for some national competitions and for the development of youth basketball. USA Basketball currently ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA's world-ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's, boys and girls.
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2021 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Training Camp Roster
| FIRST | LAST | POS | HGT | WGT | YOG | SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
| Devin | Askew | G | 6-3 | 190 | 2024 | Texas | Sacramento, Calif. |
| Patrick | Baldwin Jr. | F | 6-10 | 190 | 2021 | Hamilton H.S./*Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Sussex, Wis. |
| Kendall | Brown | F | 6-8 | 176 | 2021 | Sunrise Christian Academy/*Baylor | Cottage Grove, Minn. |
| Kennedy | Chandler | G | 6-0 | 165 | 2021 | Sunrise Christian Academy/*Tennessee | Memphis, Tenn. |
| Jonathan | Davis | G/F | 6-5 | 196 | 2024 | Wisconsin | La Crosse, Wis. |
| Derek | Fountain | F | 6-9 | 210 | 2024 | Mississippi State | Holly Springs, Miss. |
| Caleb | Furst | F | 6-8 | 215 | 2021 | Blackhawk Christian School/*Purdue | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Jordan | Hall | G | 6-8 | 210 | 2024 | Texas A&M | Wildwood, N.J. |
| Chet | Holmgren | F/C | 7-0 | 175 | 2021 | Minnehaha Academy/*Gonzaga | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Harrison | Ingram | F | 6-7 | 200 | 2021 | St. Mark's School/*Stanford | Dallas, Texas |
| Jaden | Ivey | G | 6-2 | 165 | 2024 | Purdue | South Bend, Ind. |
| Dishon | Jackson | C | 6-10 | 235 | 2024 | Washington State | Vallejo, Calif. |
| Meechie | Johnson | G | 6-2 | 172 | 2024 | Ohio State | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Ryan | Kalkbrenner | C | 7-0 | 235 | 2024 | Creighton | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Trey | Kaufman-Renn | F/C | 6-9 | 210 | 2021 | Silver Creek H.S./*Purdue | Sellersburg, Ind. |
| Zed | Key | C | 6-8 | 245 | 2024 | Ohio State | Bay Shore, N.Y. |
| Kenneth | Lofton Jr. | C | 6-7 | 275 | 2024 | Louisiana Tech | Port Arthur, Texas |
| Langston | Love | G | 6-4 | 185 | 2021 | Steele H.S./*Baylor | Cibolo, Texas |
| Mike | Miles | G | 6-2 | 195 | 2024 | TCU | Lancaster, Texas |
| Adam | Miller | G | 6-3 | 175 | 2024 | Louisiana State | Chicago, Ill. |
| Trey | Patterson | F | 6-7 | 170 | 2024 | Villanova | Somerset, N.J. |
| Hunter | Sallis | G | 6-3 | 175 | 2021 | Millard North H.S./*Gonzaga | Omaha, Neb. |
| Deivon | Smith | G | 6-1 | 165 | 2024 | Georgia Tech | Loganville, Ga. |
| Dalen | Terry | G/F | 6-7 | 195 | 2024 | Arizona | Tempe, Ariz. |
| Jabari | Walker | F | 6-8 | 200 | 2024 | Colorado | Inglewood, Calif. |
| Peyton | Watson | G/F | 6-7 | 170 | 2021 | Long Beach Poly Tech H.S./*UCLA | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Jaylin | Williams | C | 6-10 | 235 | 2020 | Arkansas | Fort Smith, Ark. |
Head Coach: Jamie Dixon, TCU
Assistant Coach: Jerod Haase, Stanford University
Assistant Coach: James Jones, Yale University
*Committed to attend and play for school indicated in 2021-22.
