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Former Wahoo Trey Murphy III Named to USA Basketball Men's Select Team
Former Virginia men's basketball star Trey Murphy III was named to the 2023 USA Basketball Men's Select Team, a 14-man roster which will train the USA Basketball Men's National Team in preparation for the 2023 FIBA Men's World Cup.
2023 USA Basketball Men's Select Team
Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons)
Jalen Duren (Detroit Pistons)
Langston Galloway (Free Agent)
Jalen Green (Houston Rockets)
Quentin Grimes (New York Knicks)
Chet Holmgren (New Orleans Pelicans)
John Jenkins (G League Ignite)
Herb Jones (New Orleans Pelicans)
Eric Mika (G League Ignite)
Trey Murphy III (New Orleans Pelicans)
Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings)
Payton Pritchard (Boston Celtics)
Naz Reid (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Murphy, who posted a 50-40-90 season in his lone year at Virginia before becoming the No. 17 overall pick of the New Orleans Pelicans in 2021, was one of the most improved players in the league in his second season in the NBA. After starting just one game as a rookie, Murphy started 65 of the 79 games in which he played in 2022-2023 and his minutes jumped from 13.9 to 31.0 per game. Murphy shot 48.4% from the floor (up from 39.4%), 40.6% from three (up from 38.2%), and averaged 14.5 points per game (up from 5.4). He also shot 90.5% from the free throw line, just barely missing out on joining the NBA's exclusive 50-40-90 club.
Murphy was also the runner-up in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, one of the more entertaining dunk contests in recent memory thanks largely to Murphy's creative dunks.
Trey Murphy III and the USA Select Team will train with the USA Men's National Team from August 3rd through 6th in Las Vegas to prepare for the 2023 FIBA Men's World Cup, which runs from August 25th through September 10th and will be hosted by Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
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