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Four Duke Players Among 45 Invitees For 2001 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials
May 16, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 15, 2001) -- Highlighted by seven players who participated in the 2001 NCAA Final Four, 45 of the top men's college basketball players have accepted invitations to participate in USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials, USA Basketball Men's Collegiate Committee announced today. Duke will be represented by four players at the trials: Carlos Boozer, Chris Duhon, Mike Dunleavy and Dahntay Jones. Chaired by University of Virginia athletic director Terry Holland, the Committee will select finalists for two teams - the 2001 USA Basketball World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team and the 2001 USA Basketball World University Games Team - following the three-day Trials which will be held June 1-3 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The 2001 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials will begin Friday, June 1 from 4:30-7:00 p.m. (all times MDT). Sessions will follow from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, and will conclude on Sunday, June 3 with a session from 8:00-10:00 a.m.
| Friday | June 1 |
| Session#1 | 4:30-7:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | June 2 |
| Session #2 | 9:00-11:00 a.m. |
| Session #3 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | June 3 |
| Session #4 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. |
The 45 invitees accepting their invitation were: Maurice Baker (Oklahoma State / Madison, Ill.), Antwain Barbour (Wabash Valley C.C./ Elizabethtown, Ky.), Earl Barron (Memphis / Clarksdale, Miss.), Andre Barrett (Seton Hall / Bronx, N.Y.), Lonny Baxter (Maryland / Silver Spring, Md.), Troy Bell (Boston College / Minneapolis, Minn.), Todd Billet (Virginia / Middletown, N.J.), LaVell Blanchard (Michigan / Ann Arbor, Mich.), Carlos Boozer (Duke / Juneau, Alaska), Cory Bradford (Illinois / Memphis, Tenn.), Caron Butler (Connecticut / Racine, Wis.), Brian Cook (Illinois / Lincoln, Ill.), Dan Dickau (Gonzaga / Vancouver, Wash.), Juan Dixon (Maryland / Baltimore, Md.), Erwin Dudley (Alabama / Uniontown, Ala.), Chris Duhon (Duke / Slidell, La.), Mike Dunleavy (Duke / Lake Oswego, Ore.), Melvin Ely (Fresno State / Harvey, Ill.), Reggie Evans (Iowa / Pensacola, Fla.), Lynn Greer (Temple / Philadelphia, Pa.), Rod Grizzard (Alabama / Birmingham, Ala.), Brooks Hall (Dayton / Troy, Ohio), Tahj Holden (Maryland / Red Bank, N.J.), Joshua Howard (Wake Forest / Winston-Salem, N.C.), Jared Jeffries (Indiana / Bloomington, Ind.), Donhtay Jones (Duke / Mamilton Square, N.J.), Jason Kapono (UCLA / Lakewood, Calif.), Steve Lepore (Wake Forest / North Olmsted, Ohio), John Linehan (Providence / Chester, Pa.), Steve Logan (Cincinnati / Cleveland, Ohio), Roger Mason, Jr. (Virginia / Silver Spring, Md.), Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph's / Chester, Pa.), Marvin O'Connor (St. Joseph's / Philadelphia, Pa.), Chris Owens (Texas / Duncanville, Texas ), Justin Reed (Mississippi / Jackson, Miss.), Darius Rice (Miami / Jackson, Miss.), Preston Shumpert (Syracuse / Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.), Tamar Slay (Marshall / Beckley, W.V.), Tyler Smith (Penn State / Lake Forest, Ill.), Michael Sweetney (Georgetown / Oxen Hill, Md.), Marcus Taylor (Michigan State / Lansing, Mich.), David West (Xavier / Garner, N.C.), Frank Williams (Illinois / Peoria, Ill.), Kelly Wise (University of Memphis / Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.), Glen Worley (Iowa / Iowa City, Iowa).
Three members from Duke's 2001 NCAA championship team, Boozer, Duhon and Dunleavy, three members of Maryland's Final Four squad, Baxter, Dixon, Holden, and Michigan State Final Four team member Taylor will vie for roster positions on one of the two USA Basketball teams being selected during the Trials. The lone participant from the junior college ranks, Barbour, led his squad to the 2001 NJCAA championship, earning MVP honors of the 2001 NJCAA Tournament in the process.
Of the 45 athletes who are expected to participate in the 2001 Trials, 10 have been involved with USA Basketball teams in the past. The Trials group includes 16 who recently completed their junior seasons, 18 who concluded their sophomore years, 10 were NCAA freshmen in 2000-01, and one finished his first season at the NJCAA Division I level. Of the 45 athletes, 11 earned All-America honors, eight earned Freshman All-America honors, eight claimed postseason tournament honors, 33 earned all-conference honors, five were Player of the Year in their conference, five were Freshman/Rookie/Newcomer of the Year in their conference, one was Defensive Player of the Year, one was Most Improved, five were MVPs of their conference Tournament, 12 were selected to their conference all-tournament teams, and five were named to their conference All-Defensive team.
All told, there are 31 NCAA universities and one NJCAA school represented, with Duke sending four players, Illinois and Maryland both list three, while Alabama, Iowa, Memphis, St. Joseph's, Virginia and Wake Forest each feature a pair. Players from 11 NCAA conferences will attend the Trials, with the ACC leading the way with 10 athletes, while the Big Ten and Big East conferences have nine and eight players each respectively, the Atlantic 10 Conference features five, Conference-USA three, Big 12 has two, and the Mid-American, Pac-10, Western Athletic and West Coast feature one each.
The 2001 USA World Championship for Young Men Team will compete August 3-12 in Saitama, Japan, in the 2001 FIBA World Championship for Young Men Tournament. Featuring 12 teams that have been divided into two preliminary round pools consisting of six teams each, the United States was placed in Pool B with Argentina, Croatia, Israel, Japan and South Korea. The six teams comprising preliminary Pool A include Australia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Qatar, Slovenia and Spain. Any male athlete who is a U.S. citizen and is 21-years-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1980) is eligible for the 2001 USA Basketball World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team.
Held every four years and originally designed for men 22-years-old or younger, FIBA lowered the age eligibility to 21-years-old or younger in December 1998 and changed the competition name to the World Championship for Young Men. The U.S. captured gold in the inaugural competition which was held in 1993 and known as the FIBA 22 And Under World Championship, and in 1997 finished fifth with a 6-2 record.
Syracuse University (N.Y.) head coach Jim Boeheim will serve as head coach of the 2001 USA world Championship for Young Men squad, and he will be assisted by Ernie Kent of the University of Oregon and Phil Martelli of St. Joseph's University (Pa.). The final 12-member team will be named during the team's July 22-30 training camp which will be held at a site to be determined.
The World University Games, held every two years, is a multi-sport competition open to men between the ages of 17 and 28 (born between Jan. 1, 1973 and Dec. 31, 1983), who are, or have been within the past year, a student at a college or university. This summer the World University Games will be held Aug. 22 - Sept. 1 in Beijing, China. The men's basketball competition, currently featuring collegiate teams from 28 countries, has been divided into eight preliminary round pools. Placed into Pool B, the United States will face Iran, South Africa and Turkey in preliminary round play.
Penn State University (Pa.) head coach Jerry Dunn has been selected to serve as head coach for the 2001 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team, while collegiate head coaches Rod Barnes from the University of Mississippi and Al Skinner from Boston College (Mass.) will assist Dunn on the sidelines. The final 12-member team will be named during the team's Aug. 10-18 training camp which will be held at a site to be determined.
| NAME | POS | HGT | WGT | DOB | YOG | SCHOOL / HOMETOWN |
| *Maurice Baker | G | 6-1 | 180 | 07/28/79 | 2002 | Oklahoma State University/ Madison, Illinois |
| Antwain Barbour | G | 6-5 | 180 | 06/27/82 | 2002 | Wabash Valley C.C. /Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
| Earl Barron | C | 6-11 | 230 | 08/14/81 | 2003 | University of Memphis /Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Andre Barrett | G | 5-8 | 160 | 02/21/82 | 2004 | Seton Hall University/ Bronx, New York |
| *Lonny Baxter | F/C | 6-8 | 260 | 01/27/79 | 2002 | University of Maryland/ Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Troy Bell | G | 6-1 | 176 | 11/10/80 | 2003 | Boston College / Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Todd Billet | G | 6-0 | 180 | 11/24/80 | 2003 | #University of Virginia/ Middletown, New Jersey |
| LaVell Blanchard | F | 6-7 | 215 | 02/23/81 | 2003 | University of Michigan/ Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Carlos Boozer | F | 6-9 | 265 | 11/20/81 | 2003 | Duke University / Juneau, Alaska |
| *Cory Bradford | G | 6-3 | 200 | 12/04/78 | 2002 | University of Illinois/ Memphis, Tennessee |
| Caron Butler | F | 6-8 | 230 | 03/13/80 | 2004 | University of Connecticut/ Racine, Wisconsin |
| Brian Cook | F | 6-10 | 231 | 12/04/80 | 2003 | University of Illinois /Lincoln, Illinois |
| *Dan Dickau | G | 6-1 | 180 | 09/16/78 | 2002 | Gonzaga University / Vancouver, Washington |
| *Juan Dixon | G | 6-3 | 164 | 10/09/78 | 2002 | University of Maryland /Baltimore, Maryland |
| Erwin Dudley | F | 6-8 | 252 | 10/01/81 | 2003 | University of Alabama /Uniontown, Alabama |
| Chris Duhon | G | 6-1 | 190 | 08/31/82 | 2004 | Duke University / Slidell, Louisiana |
| Mike Dunleavy | G/F | 6-7 | 200 | 09/15/80 | 2003 | Duke University / LakeOswego, Oregon |
| *Melvin Ely | C | 6-10 | 256 | 05/02/78 | 2002 | Fresno State University/ Harvey, Illinois |
| Reggie Evans | F | 6-8 | 245 | 05/18/80 | 2002 | University of Iowa / Pensacola, Florida |
| *Lynn Greer | G | 6-1 | 170 | 10/23/79 | 2002 | Temple University / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Rod Grizzard | F | 6-8 | 215 | 06/13/80 | 2003 | University of Alabama /Birmingham, Alabama |
| Brooks Hall | F/G | 6-6 | 205 | 07/23/81 | 2003 | University of Dayton /Troy, Ohio |
| Tahj Holden | F | 6-10 | 247 | 01/17/81 | 2003 | University of Maryland /Red Bank, New Jersey |
| Joshua Howard | F | 6-6 | 191 | 04/28/80 | 2003 | Wake Forest University/ Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jared Jeffries | F | 6-10 | 220 | 11/25/81 | 2004 | Indiana University /Bloomington, Indiana |
| Donhtay Jones | G/F | 6-5 | 210 | 12/27/80 | 2003 | Duke University / Hamilton Square |
| Jason Kapono | F | 6-8 | 206 | 02/04/81 | 2003 | Univ. of California atLos Angeles / Lakewood, California |
| Steve Lepore | G | 6-5 | 200 | 02/24/80 | 2003 | Wake Forest University/ North Olmsted, Ohio |
| *John Lineham | G | 5-9 | 165 | 05/01/78 | 2002 | Providence College / Chester |
| Steve Logan | G | 5-10 | 200 | 03/20/80 | 2002 | University of Cincinnati/ Cleveland |
| Roger Mason | G | 6-5 | 205 | 09/10/80 | 2003 | University of Virginia /Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Jameer Nelson | G | 6-0 | 190 | 02/09/82 | 2004 | St. Joseph's University/ Chester |
| *Marvin O'Connor | G | 6-4 | 200 | 07/11/78 | 2002 | St. Joseph's University/ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Chris Owens | F/C | 6-8 | 245 | 03/01/79 | 2002 | University of Texas /Duncanville, Texas |
| Justin Reed | F | 6-8 | 235 | 01/16/82 | 2004 | University of Mississippi/ Jackson, Mississippi |
| Darius Rice | F | 6-10 | 215 | 10/16/82 | 2004 | University of Miami / Jackson, Mississippi |
| *Preston Shumpert | F | 6-7 | 200 | 08/20/79 | 2002 | Syracuse University/ Ft. Walton Beach, Florida |
| Tamar Slay | G | 6-9 | 210 | 04/02/80 | 2002 | Marshall University / Beckley, West Virginia |
| Tyler Smith | F | 6-8 | 230 | 01/07/80 | 2002 | Penn State University /Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Michael Sweetney | F | 6-8 | 260 | 10/25/82 | 2004 | Georgetown University/ Oxen Hill, Maryland |
| Marcus Taylor | G | 6-3 | 190 | 11/25/81 | 2004 | Michigan State University/ Lansing, Michigan |
| David West | F/C | 6-8 | 232 | 08/29/80 | 2003 | Xavier University / Garner, NorthCarolina |
| Frank Williams | G | 6-3 | 205 | 02/25/80 | 2003 | University of Illinois/ Peoria, Illinois |
| Kelly Wise | F/C | 6-10 | 213 | 01/11/80 | 2002 | University of Memphis /Ft. Walton Beach, Florida |
| Glen Worley | F | 6-7 | 220 | 11/27/81 | 2004 | University of Iowa / IowaCity, Iowa |
*Eligible for only the USA World University Games Team #Indicates the university he has announced that he is transferring to
2001 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials Player Accolades
USA Basketball Experience:
2000 Trials: Blanchard, Boozer, Cook, Dunleavy, Hall, Jones, Logan, Taylor.
2000 Teams:
World Championship for Young Men Qualifying
Team:
Cook, Dunleavy
USA Select Team: Bradford
Hoop Summit Team: Duhon, Jeffries, Rice, Taylor
1999 Teams:
Junior World Championship: Lepore
Hoop Summit Game: Dunleavy
Youth Development Festival: Barrett, Duhon, Rice,
1998
Junior World Championship Qualifying: Lepore
Youth Development Festival: Holden, Taylor,
World Youth Games: Holden
2001 All-Conference 1st Team: (14)
Baker (Big 12 Conference), Bell (Big East Conference), Dickau (West Coast
Conference), Dixon (Atlantic Coast Conference), Ely (Western Athletic
Conference), Greer (Atlantic 10 Conference), Grizzard (Southeastern
Conference), Kapono (Pac-10 Conference), Logan (Conference-USA), O'Connor
(Atlantic 10), Shumpert (Big East), West (Atlantic 10), Williams (Big Ten),
Wise (Conference-USA).
2001 All-Conference 2nd Team: (11)
Baxter (ACC), Blanchard (Big Ten), Cook (Big Ten), Dudley (SEC), Evans (Big
Ten), Howard (ACC), Jeffries (Big Ten), Linehan (Big East), Nelson
(Atlantic 10), Owens (Big 12), Slay (Mid-American Conference).
2001 All-Conference 3rd Team: (4)
#Billet (Big East), Butler (Big East), Mason (ACC), Reed (SEC).
2001 All-Conference Honorable Mention: (4)
Boozer (ACC), Bradford (Big Ten), Dunleavy (ACC), Sweetney (Big East).
2001 Conference Player of Year: (5)
Bell (Big East), Ely (WAC), Logan (Conference-USA), West (Atlantic 10),
Williams (Big Ten).
Conference Rookie/Freshman/Newcomer of Year: (5)
Baker (Big 12 Newcomer of the Year), Duhon (ACC Rookie of the Year),
Jeffries (Big Ten Freshman of the Year), Nelson (Atlantic 10 Rookie of the
Year), Reed (SEC Freshman of the Year).
Conference Defensive Player of Year: (1)
Linehan (Big East).
Conference Most Improved: (1)
Shumpert (Big East co-Most Improved).
2001 Conference Tournament MVP/MOP: (5)
Barbour (NJCAA Tournament MVP), Bell (Big East MOP), Dickau (WCC MVP),
Evans (Big Ten MOP), Greer (Atlantic 10 MVP).
2001 Conference All-Tournament Teams: (12)
Baxter (ACC 2nd team), Dickau (WCC 1st team), Dixon (ACC 1st team),
Dunleavy (ACC 1st team), Evans (Big Ten 1st team), Greer (Atlantic 10 1st
team), Jeffries (Big Ten 1st team), Logan (Conference-USA 1st team), Owens
(Big 12 1st team), Reed (SEC 1st team), Shumpert (Big East 1st team), Wise
(Conference-USA 1st team).
2001 Conference All Defensive Team: (5)
Dixon (ACC), Ely (WAC), Greer (Atlantic 10), Owens (Big 12), West (Atlantic
10).
2001 Conference All-Rookie Team: (6)
Butler (Big East All-Rookie 1st team), Duhon (ACC All-Freshman 1st team),
Nelson (Atlantic 10 All-Rookie 1st team), Reed (SEC All-Freshman 1st team),
Rice (Big East All-Rookie 1st team), Sweetney (Big East All-Rookie 1st
team).
2001 All-Americans: (11)
Bell (Basketball Times 1st Team / AP, USBWA, NABC, The Sporting News 2nd
team), Bradford (AP honorable mention), Dixon (Basketball Weekly and NABC
3rd team / AP honorable mention), Ely (AP honorable mention), Evans (AP
honorable mention), Kapono (AP honorable mention), Logan (AP honorable
mention), O'Connor (Basketball Times 3rd team), Shumpert (AP honorable
mention), West (AP honorable mention), Williams (NABC 2nd team / AP 3rd
team).
2001 Preseason/Postseason Tournament Awards: (8)
Barbour (NJCAA Tournament MVP), Baxter (NCAA West Region MOP, NCAA West
All-Region), Boozer (Preseason NIT MVP), Dixon (NCAA West All-Region),
Dudley (NIT All-Final Four), Dunleavy (NCAA All-Final Four), Greer
(Preseason NIT All-Tournament, NCAA South All-Region), Wise (NIT All-Final
Four).
2001 All-Freshman Honors: (8)
Barrett (All-Star Sports 5th team), Butler (All-Star Sports 2nd team),
Duhon (All-Star Sports 2nd team / College Basketball News 4th team),
Jeffries (The Sporting News, All-Star Sports 1st team), Nelson (Basketball
Times Freshman of the Year / All-Star Reports, The Sporting News 1st team),
Reed (All-Star Sports 3rd team), Rice (All-Star Sports 3rd team), Sweetney
(All-Star Sports 4th team), Taylor (All-Star Sports 4th team).
School Breakdown: (32 schools, 45 players)
| Duke (4): | Boozer | Duhon | Dunleavy | Jones |
| Maryland (3): | Baxter | Dixon | Holden | |
| Illinois (3): | Bradford | Cook | Williams | |
| Alabama (2): | Dudley | Grizzard | ||
| Iowa (2): | Evans | Worley | ||
| Memphis (2): | Baron | Wise | ||
| St. Joseph's (2): | Nelson | O'Connor | ||
| Virginia (2): | #Billet | Mason | ||
| Wake Forest (2): | Howard | Lepore | ||
| Boston College (1): | Bell | |||
| Cincinnati (1): | Logan | |||
| Connecticut (1): | Butler | |||
| Dayton (1): | Hall | |||
| Fresno State (1): | Ely | |||
| Georgetown (1): | Sweetney | |||
| Gonzaga (1): | Dickau | |||
| Indiana (1): | Jeffries | |||
| Marshall (1): | Slay | |||
| Miami (1): | Rice | |||
| Michigan (1): | Blanchard | |||
| Michigan State (1): | Taylor | |||
| Mississippi (1): | Reed | |||
| Oklahoma State (1): | Baker | |||
| Penn State (1): | Smith | |||
| Providence (1): | Linehan | |||
| Seton Hall (1): | Barrett | |||
| Syracuse (1): | Shumpert | |||
| Temple (1): | Greer | |||
| Texas (1): | Owens | |||
| UCLA (1): | Kapono | |||
| Wabash Valley C.C. | Barbour | |||
| Xavier (1): | West |
Conference Breakdown: (11 conferences, 1 NJCAA)
(ACC 10, Big Ten 9, Big East 8, Atlantic 10 5, Conference-USA 3,
Southeastern Conference 3: Big 12 2, Mid-American Conference 1, Pacific 10
Conference 1, Western Athletic Conference 1, West Coast Conference 1.
Atlantic 10 Conference: (5)
Greer (Temple), Hall (Dayton), Nelson (St. Joseph's), O'Connor (St.
Joseph's), West (Xavier).
Atlantic Coast Conference: (10)
Baxter (Maryland), Boozer (Duke), Dixon (Maryland), Duhon (Duke), Dunleavy
(Duke), Holden (Maryland), Howard (Wake Forest), Jones (Duke), Lepore (Wake
Forest), Mason (Virginia).
Big East Conference: (8)
Barrett (Seton Hall), Bell (Boston College), #Billet (Rutgers), Butler
(Connecticut), Linehan (Providence), Rice (Miami), Shumpert (Syracuse),
Sweetney (Georgetown).
Big 12 Conference: (2)
Baker (Oklahoma state), Owens (Texas).
Big 10 Conference: (9)
Blanchard (Michigan), Bradford (Illinois), Cook (Illinois), Evans (Iowa),
Jeffries (Indiana), Smith (Penn State), Taylor (Michigan State), Frank
Williams (Illinois), Worley (Iowa).
Conference-USA: (3)
Baron (Memphis), Logan (Cincinnati), Wise (Memphis).
Mid-American Conference: (1)
Slay (Marshall).
Pacific 10 Conference: (1)
Kapono (UCLA).
Southeastern Conference: (3)
Dudley (Alabama), Grizzard (Alabama), Reed (Mississippi).
Western Athletic Conference: (1)
Ely (Fresno State).
West Coast Conference: (1)
Dickau (Gonzaga).
NJCAA: (1)
Barbour (Wabash Valley C.C.).
#Player for Rutgers University in 2000-01 and has announced he is transferring to Virginia
