Pelicans Young Stars Join 2023 USA Men's Select Team
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Pelicans guard Herb Jones and forward Trey Murphy III have been named to the 2023 USA Basketball Men’s Select Team, USA Basketball announced today.
The USA Select Team features a roster of 11 current NBA players, along with three veteran players with NBA, NBA G League, international and USA Basketball experience. The Select Team will train August 3-6 with the USA Men’s National Team during its training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Apr 5, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III (25) reacts to a foul on Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) that makes him go out the game during overtime at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Joining Jones and Murphy III on the 2023 USA Basketball Select Team are: Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons); Jalen Duren (Detroit Pistons); Langston Galloway; Jalen Green (Houston Rockets); Quentin Grimes (New York Knicks); Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder); John Jenkins (G League Ignite, Vanderbilt); Eric Mika (G League Ignite, BYU); Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings); Payton Pritchard (Boston Celtics); Naz Reid (Minnesota Timberwolves); and Jaylen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder).
Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley will serve as head coach of the 2023 USA Select Team. Indiana Pacers assistant coach Jim Boylen, who served as head coach of the February 2022 and November 2021 USA Basketball World Cup Qualifying Teams, as well as Purdue University head coach Matt Painter, will serve as assistant coaches.
