SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Team USA will keep Paul George on the roster for the 2016 Olympics and is looking into options for a salute when the World Cup begins later this month, even if it means pushing for a change in international rules, the managing director of USA Basketball said. Read more at NBA.com
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo discusses Paul George’s injury, the role of the stanchion at the Thomas & Mack Center in the injury and NBA athletes’ participation in international events. Listen Here
LAS VEGAS — In contrast to its fast and furious playing style under coach Mike Krzyzewski, USA Basketball is taking a deliberate approach to the roster selection process as it gears up for the FIBA World Cup in Spain. The quick substitution patterns, high pressure defense and transition highlights will commence once the USA begins
LAS VEGAS – The road to Spain for the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team begins Monday on the campus of UNLV. Nineteen players have gathered for four days of practices and an intrasquad scrimmage on Friday (9 p.m. ET, ESPN). NBA TV will air Real Training Camp Live on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. At
By Sal Interdonato Times Herald-Record Published: 07/16/14 Jerry Colangelo’s first trip to West Point was one that he will never forget. Two months later, Colangelo still talks about the academy’s history, iconic setting and cadets. “I was in awe, I really was,” said Colangelo, the director of USA Basketball. “You feel proud just being there.”
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – USA Basketball announced a 19-man roster for its training camp that will begin in Las Vegas on July 28. From this roster, 12 players will be selected to play in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which begins on Aug. 30 in Spain. USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo said Monday that
The Dallas Morning News Eddie Sefko-Staff Writer Published July 5, 2014 It was a who’s who of the Phoenix Suns organization that stepped off that private plane in Dallas 10 years ago. Jerry Colangelo, one of the NBA’s most respected talent evaluators and owner of the Suns until just a few days earlier, led an
Phys.org The Arizona Community Foundation has created a new philanthropy center named for Arizona sports mogul Jerry Colangelo, and the Center’s first project is a fund to support concussion research led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), in partnership with Riddell, Barrow Neurological Institute and Arizona State University. The TGen Concussion Research Fund is
USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo isn’t ready to make any definitive conclusions about his roster for this summer’s FIBA World Cup in Spain. “We don’t want to predetermine anything,” Colangelo told USA TODAY Sports. “Everyone has a shot here. We keep an open mind regardless.” But there is this caveat to consider: “No matter what
Jerry Colangelo’s leadership in sports goes way beyond winning; his personal journey shows how God uses growing faith to transform family, community and future generations. Jerry Colangelo is a legend in the world of professional sports. But that isn’t how he wants to be remembered. Instead, Jerry hopes that when people think of him they