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On Tuesday afternoon, USA Basketball announced its 12-man team for the FIBA men's U17 World Championship, which will take place from June 23 to July 3 in Zaragoza, Spain.

Markus Howard, who graduated from high school in three years and will play basketball at Marquette in the fall, was among the players selected from a pool of 36.

This marks the second successive year Howard will compete for the national team. Last year, he was part of the U16 team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Argentina with a 5-0 record. Winning that tournament qualified the U.S. for this year's World Championships.

Howard is expected to arrive at Marquette to begin his freshman year shortly after the conclusion of the World Championships.

The full roster is below:

Jordan Brown (Woodcreek H.S./Roseville, Calif.)

Troy Brown (Centennial H.S./Las Vegas, Nev.)

Wendell Carter Jr. (Pace Academy/Fairburn, Ga.)

Carte'Are Gordon (Webster Groves H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)

Markus Howard (Findlay Prep, Nev./Chandler, Ariz.)

Jaren Jackson Jr. (Park Tudor School/Carmel, Ind.)

Kevin Knox II (Tampa Catholic H.S./Riverview, Fla.)

Immanuel Quickley (John Carroll School/Havre De Grace, Md.)

Collin Sexton (Pebblebrook H.S./Mableton, Ga.)

Javonte Smart (Scotlandville H.S./Baton Rouge, La.)

Gary Trent Jr. (Apple Valley H.S./Burnsville, Minn.)

Austin Wiley (Spain Park H.S./Hoover, Ala.)