– USA Basketball today released rosters for the training camps from which the 2020 USA Basketball Men's and Women's 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Teams will be determined, and 11 women will take part February 12-13, while 16 men will train February 13-14 at the Pullman Community Center in Chicago, Illinois.Among the 16 men selected to participate is former Iona College men's basketball player, Mike Poole '14. Poole played one season for the Maroon & Gold appearing in 33 games making 27 starts. Playing an all-around game, he averaged 6.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 48.2% from the floor. The Gaels won theMAAC Regular Season Championship that 2013-14 season, going 17-3 in league play.From that pool of athletes, the USA Basketball 3x3 player selection committees will name four men and four women to represent USA Basketball at the 2020 FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament March 18-22 in Bengaluru, India. The top three finishing men's and women's 3x3 teams will earn berths into the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 3x3 basketball competition. As per FIBA regulations, all teams taking part in the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament must include at least two athletes who are ranked among the federation's top 10 FIBA 3x3 athletes."This is an extremely exciting time for USA Basketball as we prepare for the first-ever 3x3 Olympic Qualification Tournament. This training camp is the next step towards earning a berth into the Olympic Games, so it is incredibly important," said, USA Basketball CEO. "Many of our country's top available 3x3 players will be participating, and USA Basketball will be looking to select the best USA 3x3 teams possible for the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. We know it will be a very competitive training camp, and the selection committee will have a difficult challenge to narrow down the rosters."Taking part in the women's training camp will be:(University of Tennessee '2015/Charlotte, N.C.);(Connecticut Sun/San Bernadino, Calif.);(Washington Mystics/Broomall, Pa.);(Minnesota Lynx/O'Fallon, Mo.);(Chicago Sky/Port Jervis, N.Y.);(University of Connecticut '2013/Plainfield, Ind.);(Dallas Wings/Sandersville, Ga.);(Chicago Sky/Chicago, Ill.);(Las Vegas Aces/Poway, Calif.);(Chicago Sky/Huntington Beach, Calif.);(Las Vegas Aces/Princeton, Ind.).The USA women earned their spot in the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament by virtue of their status on the FIBA 3x3 world rankings.Participating in the men's training camp will be:(Iowa Wolves/Colorado Springs, Colo.);(Manhattan College '2012/Bronx, N.Y.);(Princeton University '2010/Moorestown, N.J.);(Lehigh University '2010/Philadelphia, Pa.);(York College '2011/Queens, N.Y.);(Brown University '2008/Petoskey, Mich.);(Purdue University '2012/Valparaiso, Ind.);(Fort Hays State University '2011/Harlem, N.Y.);(University of Minnesota '2016/Eagan, Minn.);(Princeton University '2011/Los Angeles, Calif.);(Princeton University '2011/Los Angeles, Calif.);(Northwestern University '2009/Doylestown, Pa.);(New Jersey City University '2005/Newark, N.J.);(Iona College '2014/New York, N.Y.);(Dowling College '2010/Bronx, N.Y.); and(Florida Southern College '2016/Omaha, Neb.).The USA men earned their spot in the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament by winning the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. That team, which captured the USA men's first FIBA 3x3 World Cup gold medal, featured tournament MVP Hummel, alongside Barry, Huffman and Maddox.On the women's side, Clarendon, Collier, Dolson, Gray, Plum and Samuelson are members of the 2020 USA Basketball Women's National Team; and overall, eight athletes have won gold medals with USA Basketball. Clarendon and the Connecticut Sun faced off against WNBA champion Cloud and the Washington Mystics in the 2019 WNBA Finals.Notable to 3x3, Burdick won gold at the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Collier and Samuelson won gold at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, which is a 3x3 competition; Samuelson added 2013 FIBA 3x3 U18 and FIBA Americas 3x3 U18 golds; and Harper won bronze at the 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.On the men's side, in addition to the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup gold medalists, Jones and Maddox earned gold at the 2019 Pan American Games 3x3 basketball competition.Carrington, Huffman, Mavraides and Moore suited up for USA Basketball at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup; while Moore also represented the USA in the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.Only Hummel, who was named the 2019 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year, has previous USA Basketball five-on-five experience, winning bronze at the 2009 World University Games.Alongside Hummel, Huffman, Maddox and Mavraides, won the 2019 Red Bull USA Basketball 3X Nationals, where Hummel also was named MVP. Buzcak, Carrington and Moore finished second at that tournament.The 2020 Olympics for the first time will feature the inclusion of 3x3 basketball with eight men's and eight women's teams competing for gold July 25-29 in Tokyo.FIBA's top three ranked men's 3x3 nations – Serbia, Russia and China – qualified for the 2020 Olympics, as did the host nation Japan. On the women's side, Russia, China, Mongolia and Romania earned Olympic bids by virtue of their top FIBA 3x3 world rankings.Twenty men's and 20 women's teams will compete for three Olympic qualifying berths in the March 18-22 FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The USA men will play in Group B, along with Lithuania, Belgium, South Korea and New Zealand. Playing in Group A will be Mongolia, Poland, Brazil, Turkey and Czech Republic. Group C will include Slovenia, France, Qatar, Philippines and Dominican Republic. And, finally, Group D features the Netherlands, Latvia, Canada, Croatia and host India.The USA women at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament will play in Group A with France, Germany, Uruguay and Indonesia. Group B includes Iran, Japan, Ukraine, Turkmenistan and Australia. Group C features Netherlands, Estonia, Belarus, Hungary and Sri Lanka. And, in Group D will be Italy, Taipei, Switzerland, Spain and host India.The eighth and final Olympic 3x3 qualifying spots will be awarded based on FIBA's universality clause, which is designed to offer an Olympic 3x3 berth to one country in the men's tournament and the women's tournament who did not have a team at the 2012 or 2016 Olympic basketball tournaments. The FIBA Universality Qualifying Tournaments, which will be held in April 2020 in Budapest Hungary, will include six men's and six women's teams. The top men's and women's finishers will advance to the Olympics.An exciting and fast-paced game, 3x3 officially was unveiled in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and since has become a fan favorite at FIBA 3x3 World Cup events. Played on a half court with a 10-minute clock, and a 12-second shot clock, the first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner.Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and chaired by retired Gen., USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for 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 & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA national teams that compete in FIBA-sponsored five-on-five and 3x3 international competitions, as well as for some national competitions and for the development of youth basketball.Connect with USA Basketball at USAB.com and on Facebook ( USABasketball and USABYouth ), Twitter (@usabasketball @USAB3x3 ), Instagram (@USABasketball @USABYouth and @USAB3x3 and YouTube.com/usabasketball Be sure to follow Iona College athletics on all social media platforms:ICGaels: Twitter Instagram and YouTube Iona Men's Basketball: Twitter Instagram and YouTube