COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - University of Maryland rising sophomore Melo Trimble has been selected for the 12-member 2015 U.S. Pan American Men's Basketball Team, USA Basketball announced Sunday afternoon.
Joining Trimble on the 2015 U.S. Pan American Men's Basketball Team are: Ron Baker (Wichita State/Scott City, Kan.); Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia/Atlanta, Ga.); Bobby Brown (Dongguan Leopards, China/Los Angeles, Calif.); Ryan Hollins (Sacramento Kings/Pasadena, Calif.); Keith Langford (UNICS Kazan, Russia/Fort Worth, Texas); Shawn Long (Louisiana/Morgan City, La.); Taurean Prince (Baylor/San Antonio, Texas); Anthony Randolph (Lokomotiv-Kuban, Russia/ Pasadena, Calif.); Kaleb Tarczewski (Arizona/Claremont, N.H.); Denzel Valentine (Michigan State/Lansing, Mich.); and Damien Wilkins (Indios de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico/Orlando, Fla.).
Trimble will become the third player affiliated with Maryland basketball to play in the Pan American Games, joining James Gist (2007) and Walt Williams (1991).
The USA team is scheduled to train July 13-16 in Chicago, Ill., at the Chicago Bulls practice facility.
Mark Few of Gonzaga University is head coach of the 2015 U.S. Pan American Men's Basketball Team, and University of Colorado's Tad Boyle and longtime NBA coach Mike Brown are serving as assistant coaches. Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon served as a court coach during the team's training camp.
The 2015 Pan American Games men's basketball competition will take place July 21-25 in Toronto, Canada. The U.S. men have been placed into Group A and will play all three of its preliminary round games at 9 p.m. EDT, including Venezuela on July 21 (9 p.m. EDT), Puerto Rico on July 22 (9 p.m. EDT) and Brazil on July 23 (9 p.m. EDT). Competing in Group B will be Argentina, Canada, Dominican Republic and Mexico.
The top two teams from each preliminary-round group will advance to the medal-round semifinals on July 24, while the third and fourth-placed teams will play for fifth-eighth places. The semifinal winners will compete for the gold medal on July 25, and the semifinal losers will play for bronze.
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