Durant & Westbrook Named to Men's National Team
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Story Created:
Feb 10, 2010 at 12:47 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Feb 10, 2010 at 12:49 PM CDT
Wednesday USA Basketball revealed 27 players who have been named to the 2010-2012 USA Men's National Team.
Included on the roster are Thunder stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University will serve as the head coach for the team. Other standouts include LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Dewayne Wade, Kobe Bryant and Carmello Anthony, just to name a few.
Over the course of 2010-2012, USA Men’s National Teams will compete in the 2010 FIBA World Championship; if necessary the 2011 FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament and if the USA qualifies, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London England.
The selections were announced by USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo and the team features nine members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team who won gold as well as a total of 11 Olympians who have captured a combined 15 Olympic medals.
Returning to the USA National Team for 2010-12 are 2008 Olympic gold medalists Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Deron Williams. Rounding out the list of Olympians on the national squad roster are 2004 Olympic bronze medalists Lamar Odom and Amar’e Stoudemire.