(Basketball news) After placing seventh at the 2019 World Cup, Team USA hopes to improve and unseat the reigning champion Spanish National Team. In order to accomplish so, Team USA will look to the upcoming crop of NBA players. Who will be the American team’s representative at the 2023 World Cup? You can find out everything you need to know about Team USA at the upcoming FIBA event on The SpogoNews.
USA roster for 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup:
| Position | Player | Team |
| F | Paolo Banchero | Magic |
| F | Mikal Bridges | Nets |
| G | Jalen Brunson | Knicks |
| G | Anthony Edwards | Timberwolves |
| G | Tyrese Haliburton | Pacers |
| G | Josh Hart | Knicks |
| F | Brandon Ingram | Pelicans |
| F | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Grizzlies |
| F | Cam Johnson | Nets |
| C | Walker Kessler | Jazz |
| F | Bobby Portis | Bucks |
| G | Austin Reaves | Lakers |
NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero, 20yrs, is followed on the list of players by Tyrese Haliburton, 23yrs, and Anthony Edwards, 21 yrs, both of whom were selected in the 2020 NBA Draft and made their All-Star debuts in 2023. The team’s training camp will start on August 3 in Las Vegas, and a practice match versus Puerto Rico is slated for August 7. Steve Kerr, who succeeds Gregg Popovich as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, will serve as their captain.
The Group Phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 starts on August 25, 2023. The final game is scheduled for Sunday, September 10 at 8:40 a.m. ET during the Final Phase, also known as the elimination phase, which starts on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023.
The Mall of Asia Arena in Manila will serve as the site of all of the Group Phase games for the United States Men’s National Team, who will compete in Group C. The United States, Jordan, and Greece make up Group C. The top two finishers from Group C will join the top two finishers from Group D (Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro, and Lithuania) in the Second Round.
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