Hoop Summit rosters revealed
The rosters for the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit have been decided upon and unveiled, with the USA and World Team now ready to take to the court on April 20th.
The Nike Hoop Summit is an All-Star game held annually between a USA Basketball Men’s Junior Select Team and a World Select team of international players. This year’s event will again be sponsored by Nike and will be held at the Rose Garden in Portland. The rosters have been shown for the first time today and are as follows:
USA roster
|
PLAYER NAME |
POSITION |
HEIGHT / WEIGHT |
DATE OF BIRTH |
HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE |
HOMETOWN |
| Aaron Gordon | F | 6-9 / 210 | September 16, 1995 | Archbishop Mitty / Undecided | San Jose, CA |
| Aaron Harrison | G | 6-5 / 205 | October 20, 1994 | Travis / Kentucky* | Richmond, TX |
| Andrew Harrison | G | 6-5 / 205 | October 20, 1994 | Travis / Kentucky* | Richmond, TX |
| Kasey Hill | G | 6-0 / 170 | December 3, 1993 | Montverde Academy / Florida* | Eustis, FL |
| Rondaé Hollis-Jefferson | F | 6-7 / 205 | January 3rd, 1995 | Chester / Arizona* | Chester, PA |
| Demetrius Jackson | G | 6-1 / 165 | September 7th, 1994 | Marian / Notre Dame* | Mishawaka, IN |
| Jabari Parker | F | 6-9 / 201 | March 15th, 1995 | Simeon / Duke** | Chicago, IL |
| Bobby Portis | F | 6-9 / 225 | February 10th, 1995 | Hall / Arkansas* | Little Rock, AR |
| Julius Randle | F | 6-9 / 225 | November 29th, 1994 | Prestonwood Christian / Kentucky** | McKinney, TX |
| Noah Vonleh | F | 6-8 / 220 | August 24th, 1995 | New Hampton / Indiana* | Haverhill, MA |
HEAD COACH: Mike Jones, DeMatha Catholic High School, MD
ASSISTANT COACH: Cory Alexander, Boo Williams AAU, VA
*Indicates college where the player has signed a National Letter of Intent to play in 2013-14.
**Indicates college where the player has verbally committed to attend in 2013-14.
World Team roster
|
PLAYER NAME |
POSITION |
HEIGHT* |
YEAR OF BIRTH |
COUNTRY |
CURRENT TEAM |
| Dennis Schröder | PG | 6-1 | 1993 | Germany | NY Phantoms Braunschweig |
| Nikola Ivanovic | PG | 6-3 | 1994 | Montenegro | KK Buducnost |
| Gabriel Deck | PF | 6-6 | 1995 | Argentina | Asociacion Quimsa Santiago del Estero |
| Dante Exum | SG | 6-4 | 1995 | Australia | Australian Institue of Sport |
| Andrew Wiggins | SF | 6-7 | 1995 | Canada | Huntington Prep (WV) |
| Sergey Karasev | SF | 6-7 | 1993 | Russia | Triumph Lyubertsy |
| Mario Hezonja | SG | 6-7 | 1995 | Croatia | Regal FC Barcelona |
| Mouhammadou Jaiteh | C | 6-8 | 1994 | France | SO Maritime Boulogne |
| Livio Jean-Charles | SF | 6-9 | 1993 | France | Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne |
| Karl Towns, Jr. | C | 6-11 | 1995 | Dominican Republic | St. Joseph HS (NJ) |
HEAD COACH: Roy Rana (Canada) – 3rd Nike Hoop Summit
ASSISTANT COACH: Marin Sedlacek (Serbia) – 13th Nike Hoop Summit
*Unofficial Height