USA Basketball is on the move. The governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in the USA will relocate to Tempe, Ariz., from Colorado Springs, Colo., in the fall of 2015. The $350 million development project is a major upgrade to its current facilities and will include USA Basketball headquarters, training center, a 4,500-seat multi-purpose
LAS VEGAS — Mike Krzyzewski likes to tease Jerry Colangelo that he’s from the wrong side of Chicago. Colangelo returns the favor by questioning Krzyzewski’s allegiance to a certain North Side baseball team. But make no mistake: Since Colangelo appointed Krzyzewski to coach Team USA, they have formed an alliance that has transcended light-hearted territorial
LAS VEGAS — Standing side-by-side with chairman Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski, All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kevin Love announced Wednesday their commitment to play for USA Basketball at the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. “Representing your country, you can’t take that for granted,” Durant said, addressing reporters after the final day of USA
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski arrived in Las Vegas with a group of 28 players ready to participate in a four-day camp that will mark the beginning of preparations for next summer’s World Cup in Madrid. LeBron James isn’t on the list. Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant aren’t here,
LAS VEGAS — USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo’s plan to infuse the men’s national team with new talent moves forward this week. Forwards Paul George of the Indiana Pacers and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Hornets and guards Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers and 2012-13 rookie of the year
Though there may still be room for USA Basketball’s talent development apparatus to improve and expand — as John Infante writes today, the landscape is begging for a hoops academy akin to U.S. Soccer’s development school — the highest levels really are a well-oiled machine. Jerry Colangelo and Mike Krzyzewski always have their list of