Pritchard Named to 2017 USA Men’s U19 World Cup Team Roster
06/22/17 | Men's Basketball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - UO sophomore guard Payton Pritchard was named to the 2017 USA Men's U19 World Cup team's final roster on Thursday.
The West Linn, Ore., native will help the United States try to win a third consecutive gold medal July 1-9 in Cairo, Egypt.
This will be Pritchard's third appearance for Team USA. He was a member of the 2016 USA Junior National Select Team that won the Nike Hoop Summit and was a member of the 2015 U18 3x3 World Championship Team. He also participated in the 2013 U16 National Team Training Camp.
The starting point guard on Oregon's Final Four squad, Pritchard will be the Ducks' top returning player in every statistical category except blocks as sophomore in 2017-18. He ranked eighth in the Pac-12 in assists (3.6 per game) and third in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.5-to-1).
After Pritchard moved into the starting line-up in the fifth game of the season, the Ducks went 31-4. Pritchard averaged 7.4 points per game as a freshman with a high of 19 Jan. 28 at Colorado. He tied the Matthew Knight Arena record with 13 assists Dec. 2 versus Savannah State.
Kentucky head coach John Calipari will lead the USA U19 World Cup Team with the assistance of Tad Boyle from Colorado and Danny Manning from Wake Forest.
Joining Pritchard on the team are Hamidou Diallo (Kentucky/Queens, N.Y.); Carsen Edwards (Purdue/Atascocita, Texas); Kevin Huerter (Maryland/Clifton Park, N.Y.); Louis King (Hudson Catholic H.S./Columbus, N.J.); Romeo Langford (New Albany H.S./New Albany, Ind.); Brandon McCoy (Cathedral Catholic H.S/San Diego, Calif.); Josh Okogie (Georgia Tech/Snellville, Ga.); Immanuel Quickly (John Carroll School/Bel Air, Md.); Cameron Reddish (Westtown School/Norristown, Pa.); P.J. Washington (Findlay Prep/Las Vegas, Nev.); and Austin Wiley (Auburn/Hoover, Ala.).
The team will remain at Team USA's training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will train through Sunday before departing for Egypt.
2017 FIBA U19 World Cup
FIBA conducted the draw on Feb. 11 in Cairo, Egypt, and announced the four preliminary round groupings. The United States was drawn into Group D for preliminary round games and will open against Iran on July 1, face Angola on July 2 and will cap preliminary round action versus Italy on July 4.
Following the preliminary round, all 16 teams will be seeded according to group play results, and will advance to the July 5 round of 16. Winners will advance to the July 7 medal quarterfinals, while the remaining teams will continue playing out for classification.
The medal semifinals will be held July 8, and the gold and bronze medal games are slated for July 9.
The West Linn, Ore., native will help the United States try to win a third consecutive gold medal July 1-9 in Cairo, Egypt.
This will be Pritchard's third appearance for Team USA. He was a member of the 2016 USA Junior National Select Team that won the Nike Hoop Summit and was a member of the 2015 U18 3x3 World Championship Team. He also participated in the 2013 U16 National Team Training Camp.
The starting point guard on Oregon's Final Four squad, Pritchard will be the Ducks' top returning player in every statistical category except blocks as sophomore in 2017-18. He ranked eighth in the Pac-12 in assists (3.6 per game) and third in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.5-to-1).
After Pritchard moved into the starting line-up in the fifth game of the season, the Ducks went 31-4. Pritchard averaged 7.4 points per game as a freshman with a high of 19 Jan. 28 at Colorado. He tied the Matthew Knight Arena record with 13 assists Dec. 2 versus Savannah State.
Kentucky head coach John Calipari will lead the USA U19 World Cup Team with the assistance of Tad Boyle from Colorado and Danny Manning from Wake Forest.
Joining Pritchard on the team are Hamidou Diallo (Kentucky/Queens, N.Y.); Carsen Edwards (Purdue/Atascocita, Texas); Kevin Huerter (Maryland/Clifton Park, N.Y.); Louis King (Hudson Catholic H.S./Columbus, N.J.); Romeo Langford (New Albany H.S./New Albany, Ind.); Brandon McCoy (Cathedral Catholic H.S/San Diego, Calif.); Josh Okogie (Georgia Tech/Snellville, Ga.); Immanuel Quickly (John Carroll School/Bel Air, Md.); Cameron Reddish (Westtown School/Norristown, Pa.); P.J. Washington (Findlay Prep/Las Vegas, Nev.); and Austin Wiley (Auburn/Hoover, Ala.).
The team will remain at Team USA's training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will train through Sunday before departing for Egypt.
2017 FIBA U19 World Cup
FIBA conducted the draw on Feb. 11 in Cairo, Egypt, and announced the four preliminary round groupings. The United States was drawn into Group D for preliminary round games and will open against Iran on July 1, face Angola on July 2 and will cap preliminary round action versus Italy on July 4.
Following the preliminary round, all 16 teams will be seeded according to group play results, and will advance to the July 5 round of 16. Winners will advance to the July 7 medal quarterfinals, while the remaining teams will continue playing out for classification.
The medal semifinals will be held July 8, and the gold and bronze medal games are slated for July 9.
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