University of Washington freshmanand the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team are set to begin play at the FIBA Americas Championship for Men on Tuesday, July 19 in Valdivia, Chile. Fultz secured his spot on the 12-man roster following the team's training camp in Houston.The USA team, playing in Group B, will open FIBA Americas U18 preliminary play on Tuesday against Puerto Rico (10:30 a.m. PT tip). The Americans will also play the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday, July 20 (11:45 a.m. PT) and face host Chile on Thursday, July 21 (4:15 p.m. PT). Group A teams include Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Dominican Republic.After playing each of the teams in its preliminary round group, the top two finishing teams from each group advance to the July 22 semifinals, while the bottom two teams from each group will play out for fifth-eighth places. On July 23, the semifinal winners will meet in the gold medal game, and the semifinal losers will play in the bronze medal game.In addition to pursuing a gold medal, the top four finishing teams will earn a qualifying berth in the 2017 FIBA U19 World Championship. All games during the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men will be streamed live on FIBA's YouTube channel.