USA Basketball announces final roster for Men's U16 national team

On Tuesday, the USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team Committee announced the final 12-team roster of player thats will compete at the 2025 FIBA U16 Men’s AmeriCup from June 2-8 in Juárez, Mexico.    

The group consists of a dozen of the top players in the 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes, headlined by 2027 No. 1 prospect C.J. Rosser. Along with Rosser, the rest of the roster includes:

G Nasir Anderson, G Beckham Black, G Mason Collins, C Erick Dampier Jr., F Colton Hiller, F Bentley Lusakueno, G Kam Mercer, G Jordan Page, F Shalen Sheppard, F Marcus Spears Jr. and F AJ Williams.

For each of the 12 players, it will be their competitive debut with USA Basketball’s developmental program. The tournament is made up of eight teams from the FIBA Americas zone, with the top four teams advancing to the 2026 FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup in Turkey.  

Along with Team USA, Group A includes Mexico, Dominican Republic and Argentina. The American team will tip off group play against Mexico at 10 p.m. ET on June 2, followed by matchups against Dominican Republic on June 3 and Argentina on June 4, both at 7:30 p.m. ET.   

Team USA’s u-16 squads are 43-0 all-time at the competition, having won eight straight gold medals. Scott Fitch Fairport (N.Y) High School head coach Scott Fitch will lead the team, along with assistants Frank Bennett of Chaminade College Prep (Mo.) and Nick LoGalbo of Lane Technical College Prep (Ill.).

Roster features multiple standouts from USA Basketball minicamp in April

Earlier this spring, top prospects from around the country made their way to San Antonio to participate in Team USA’s minicamp event. It included more than 60 of the country’s very best players from the 2026, 2027, and 2028 classes.

And despite being on the younger side of the group, multiple players who will compete for the u-16 squad were among the standouts. Both Anderson and Lusakueno made the list of top performers from On3’s Jamie Shaw, and he wrote this about each:

Anderson: “It was a good overall weekend for lead guard Nasir Anderson. The 6-foot-2 sophomore opened eyes early as a defensive stopper at the point of attack. He made it difficult throughout the weekend for any player across from him to get comfortable. Anderson has a physical and twitchy athletic disposition. He moves well laterally, has long arms, and has great anticipation. On the ball, Anderson played with excellent pace. He has a crafty left-handed handle and was consistently able to put two feet in the paint to collapse a defense. The jump shot was not falling here, but he finished through contact, showed his speed, and burst at the rim.”

Lusakueno: “He has a fascinating athletic frame. He is lengthy with both twitch and burst. Along with the athleticism, the motor ran hot from start to finish of the camp. Lusakueno was consistently around the rim on both ends of the floor. He attacked offensive rebounds, attempting put-back dunks every time you looked up. He also had a nose for weak side-shot blocks and plays around the rim. While a lot of his play in the five-on-five portions was at the rim, he consistently knocked down shots in the warm-up portions. There is an intriguing amount of upside with Lusakueno as he continues to progress forward.”