COLORADO SPRINGS – University of Colorado senior-to-be Josh Scott is one of 16 current collegians and 22 players overall that have accepted invitations to take part in the 2015 U.S. Pan American Games Men's Basketball Team training camp, announced Monday by USA Basketball.



The training camp is being conducted to select the 12 players who will represent the United States, July 21-25 at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. In addition to the 16 college players invited, there will be seven additional players who have most recently played professionally overseas.



In addition to Scott (Monument, Colo.), the other athletes expected to attend the U.S. Pan American Games training camp include Ron Baker (Wichita State/Scott City, Kan.); Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia/Atlanta, Ga.); Bobby Brown (Dongguan Leopards, China/Los Angeles, Calif.); Isaiah Cousins (Oklahoma/Mount Vernon, N.Y.); Micah Downs (Avtodor Saratov, Russia/Bothell, Wash.); Kellen Dunham (Butler/Pendleton, Ind.); Rico Gathers (Baylor/LaPlace, La.); Isaac Haas (Purdue/Hokes Bluff, Ala.); Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin/Toledo, Ohio); Malcolm Hill (Illinois/Fairview Heights, Ill.); Keith Langford (UNICS Kazan, Russia/Fort Worth, Texas); Shawn Long (Louisiana/Morgan City, La.); Monte' Morris (Iowa State/Flint, Mich.); Taurean Prince (Baylor/San Antonio, Texas); Anthony Randolph (Lokomotiv-Kuban, Russia/Pasadena, Calif.); Kaleb Tarczewski (Arizona/Claremont, N.H.); Romelo Trimble (Maryland/Upper Marlboro, Md.); Denzel Valentine (Michigan State/Lansing, Mich.); Fred Van Vleet (Wichita State/Rockford, Ill.); and Damien Wilkins (Indios de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico/Orlando, Fla.).



Scott enters his final collegiate season ranking in a number of all-time categories in CU history, including No. 8 blocked shots (110); No. 10 rebounding (692); No. 10 free throws made (358); No. 11 double-doubles (23); tied-No. 11 in game starts (89); No. 17 minutes (2,782); and No. 20 scoring (1,186).



He is one of three players in school history with over 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 100 blocks, and 60 steals; and only the fifth player in CU history with 1,000 points (1,186), 600 rebounds (692), and 100 blocks (110). Scott is a career 79.5 percent foul shooter from the free throw line with under-five minutes to play in a game.



The 2015 U.S. Pan American Games Men's Basketball Team will be coached Mark Few (Gonzaga University), serving as the head coach. CU's Tad Boyle and longtime NBA coach Mike Brown were selected as assistant coaches.



The training camp will also feature a trio of court coaches, including Jason Flanigan (Holmes Community College), Ron Hunter (Georgia State), and Mark Turgeon (Maryland).



“Coach Few and his staff are going to have a very competitive training camp before we decide on the Pan America Games roster for USA Basketball,” said Syracuse University head mentor Jim Boeheim, chair of the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee that is responsible for player and coach selections. “There is a tremendous collection of talented players with varying skill sets who will be trying out. There's no question the ones who ultimately make the team will form a team capable of challenging for the gold medal.”



The USA training camp will be held July 7-12 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the U.S. team will train July 13-16 at the Chicago Bulls practice facility.



The 2015 Pan American Games men's basketball competition will take place July 21-25 in Toronto, Canada.



Rawley Klingsmith, CU's athletic trainer for the Buffaloes men's basketball team will serve as Team USA's athletic trainer for the training camp in Colorado Springs, Chicago, as well as the games in Toronto.



The U.S. men have been placed into Group A and will play all three of its preliminary round games at 7 p.m. (MDT), including Venezuela (July 21), Puerto Rico (July 22) and Brazil (July 23). 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.



The USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee is responsible for selecting the U.S. Pan American Games Men's Basketball players and coaching staff, which is approved by the United States Olympic Committee.



In addition to Boeheim, the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee also includes NCAA appointees: Bob McKillop (Davidson), Matt Painter (Purdue) and Lorenzo Romar (Washington); and athlete representative Curtis Sumpter, who won the gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2004 FIBA Americas U20 Championship and a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games.



Pan American Games

The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event featuring teams from North, South and Central American and the Caribbean, which are organized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) and played every four years in the year preceding the Olympics (2015, 2019, etc.).



Beginning with the first Pan American Games men's basketball competition in 1951, the USA dominated the first five events, earning five consecutive gold medals. At the 1971 Pan Ams, despite a record of 2-1 in the preliminary round, the USA did not advance to the medal round, and for the first time in Pan American Games history, did not win the gold medal. The United States rebounded, however, for a 26-0 record over the next three Pan Am Games and captured its most recent Pan Am gold in 1983. Overall, the Americans have compiled an 87-15 record and captured eight gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals.



In 2011, the USA team, comprised of players and coaches from the NBA Development League, fought to a well-earned 94-92 bronze medal victory over the Dominican Republic in Guadalajara, Mexico.



Many USA Basketball athletes who have played in a Pan American Games have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games, while many others enjoyed stellar professional careers. In all, 34 Pan Am athletes have been a member of a U.S. Olympic squad, including Ernie Grunfeld, Grant Hill, Luscious Jackson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Danny Manning, Chris Mullin, Emeka Okafor, Sam Perkins, Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Isiah Thomas, Jerry West and Jo Jo White.



USA Basketball

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Basketball, chaired by Jerry Colangelo, is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for men's and women's basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in FIBA-sponsored international competitions, as well as for some national competitions, and for the development of youth basketball initiatives that address player development, coach education and safety.



USA Basketball men's and women's teams between 2012-14 compiled a spectacular 122-4 win-loss record in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions, the World University Games and the Nike Hoop Summit, and posted a 65-8 win-loss record in official FIBA and FIBA Americas 3x3 competitions.



USA teams are the current men's and women's champions in the Olympics; men's FIBA World Cup and women's FIBA World Championship; men's and women's FIBA U19 and U17 World Championships; men's and women's U18 and U16 FIBA Americas Championships; the FIBA 3x3 Women's World Championship; the FIBA 3x3 Women's U18 World Championship; and the women's Youth Olympic Games. USA Basketball currently ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA's world-ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's, boys and girls.



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2015 U.S. Pan American Games Men's Basketball Team Training Schedule (All Times Mountain)



Tuesday, July 7

5-7 p.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II



Wednesday, July 8

9-11 a.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II

5-7 p.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II



Thursday, July 9

8:30-10 a.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II

5-7 p.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II



Friday, July 10

9-11 a.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II

5-7 p.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II



Saturday, July 11

9-11 a.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II

5-7 p.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II



Sunday, July 12

9-11 a.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II

5-7 p.m. Practice at USOTC Sports Center II



Monday, July 13

5-7 p.m. Practice at Chicago Bulls Practice Facility



Tuesday, July 14

9 am-Noon Practice at Chicago Bulls Practice Facility



Wednesday, July 15

9 am-Noon Practice at Chicago Bulls Practice Facility



Thursday, July 16

9 am-Noon Practice at Chicago Bulls Practice Facility



July 17-20 Practice in Toronto, Canada



For further information contact Craig Miller, Caroline Williams, Jenny Johnston or Megan Fontenot at USA Basketball (719)-590‑4800