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Davis Selected as Finalist for USA Basketball U19 Team
June 22, 2021 | Men's Basketball
Badger sophomore one of 17 players to make first cut
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jonathan Davis was selected as one of 17 finalists for the USA Basketball's U19 World Cup Team, the organization announced Monday.
Originally part of 26 players invited to try out, the sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin now looks to earn a spot on the 12-player roster that will represent USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 World Cup, July 3-11. Final selections for Team USA will be made prior to the team leaving for Latvia on June 28.
Davis was one of 10 collegiate players to make the list, which also features seven players who are entering their freshman year in college.
Davis becomes the latest in a line of recent Badgers to receive an opportunity to represent USA Basketball. Nigel Hayes accepted an invite from USA Basketball in 2015 for the Pan American Games. In the summer of 2012, Sam Dekker was a member of the USA Basketball U18 national team that defeated Brazil for the gold medal in the FIBA Americas Championship. In 2010, Jon Leuer earned a spot on the USA men's select team that trained against the U.S. men's national team as it prepared for the FIBA World Championships.
Davis played in all 31 games for the Badgers as a true freshman last season, averaging 7.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 24.4 minutes per game as UW's lead reserve. Davis ranked fifth on the team in minutes played last season, which going back to the 2012-13 season trailed only current teammate Brad Davison and All-American Ethan Happ for the most minutes played by a Badger in his first season at Wisconsin.
This year's USA Basketball U19 World Cup men's team will be led by TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, with Stanford head coach Jerod Haase and Yale head coach James Jones rounding out the coaching staff as assistant coaches.
Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held July 3-11 in Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia. In addition to the USA and host Latvia, teams that will take part in this summer's U19 World Cup include Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Lithuania, Mali, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain and Turkey.
The USA was drawn into Group D, alongside Australia, Mali and Turkey for the July 3-6 FIBA U19 World Cup preliminary round. The USA will open play against Turkey on July 3, followed by Mali on July 4 and close preliminary play against Australia on July 6.
The reigning FIBA U19 World Cup gold medalist, USA men's teams have won seven gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal while compiling a 98-14 overall record in U19 World Cup play since the event was launched in 1979. Even more impressive, the USA has won four of the past six U19 golds since 2009.
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Originally part of 26 players invited to try out, the sophomore from La Crosse, Wisconsin now looks to earn a spot on the 12-player roster that will represent USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 World Cup, July 3-11. Final selections for Team USA will be made prior to the team leaving for Latvia on June 28.
Davis was one of 10 collegiate players to make the list, which also features seven players who are entering their freshman year in college.
Davis becomes the latest in a line of recent Badgers to receive an opportunity to represent USA Basketball. Nigel Hayes accepted an invite from USA Basketball in 2015 for the Pan American Games. In the summer of 2012, Sam Dekker was a member of the USA Basketball U18 national team that defeated Brazil for the gold medal in the FIBA Americas Championship. In 2010, Jon Leuer earned a spot on the USA men's select team that trained against the U.S. men's national team as it prepared for the FIBA World Championships.
Davis played in all 31 games for the Badgers as a true freshman last season, averaging 7.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 24.4 minutes per game as UW's lead reserve. Davis ranked fifth on the team in minutes played last season, which going back to the 2012-13 season trailed only current teammate Brad Davison and All-American Ethan Happ for the most minutes played by a Badger in his first season at Wisconsin.
This year's USA Basketball U19 World Cup men's team will be led by TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, with Stanford head coach Jerod Haase and Yale head coach James Jones rounding out the coaching staff as assistant coaches.
Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held July 3-11 in Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia. In addition to the USA and host Latvia, teams that will take part in this summer's U19 World Cup include Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Lithuania, Mali, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain and Turkey.
The USA was drawn into Group D, alongside Australia, Mali and Turkey for the July 3-6 FIBA U19 World Cup preliminary round. The USA will open play against Turkey on July 3, followed by Mali on July 4 and close preliminary play against Australia on July 6.
The reigning FIBA U19 World Cup gold medalist, USA men's teams have won seven gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal while compiling a 98-14 overall record in U19 World Cup play since the event was launched in 1979. Even more impressive, the USA has won four of the past six U19 golds since 2009.
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