USA trims U19 World Cup Team roster to 17, Devin Askew among first cuts

USA Basketball has made its first cuts for the 2021 Men’s U19 World Cup Team, trimming the roster down to 17 players. Among the members included in the first list cut? Former Kentucky guard Devin Askew, who transferred to Texas this offseason.

Following four practices over the course of two days in Fort Worth, Texas, nine players from the original list of 26 players were cut, with Askew, Derek Fountain (Mississippi State), Dishon Jackson (Washington State), Meechie Johnson (Ohio State), Zed Key (Ohio State), Langston Love (Baylor signee), Hunter Sallis (Gonzaga signee), Dalen Terry (Arizona), Jaylin Williams (Arkansas) all being sent home.

The 17 finalists include 10 players who completed their first collegiate season in 2020-21 and seven players from the high school class of 2021. The full list of finalists can be found below:

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– Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Hamilton H.S./Sussex, Wis.)
– Kendall Brown (Sunrise Christian Academy /Cottage Grove, Minn.)
– Kennedy Chandler (Sunrise Christian Academy/Memphis, Tenn.)
– Jonathan Davis (Wisconsin/La Crosse, Wis.)
– Caleb Furst (Blackhawk Christian School/Fort Wayne, Ind.)
– Jordan Hall (Texas A&M/Wildwood, N.J.)
– Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy/Minneapolis, Minn.)
– Harrison Ingram (St. Mark’s School/Dallas, Texas)
– Jaden Ivey (Purdue /South Bend, Ind.)
– Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton/St. Louis, Mo.)
– Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Louisiana Tech/Port Arthur, Texas)
– Mike Miles (TCU/Lancaster, Texas)
– Adam Miller (Louisiana State/Chicago, Ill.)
– Trey Patterson (Villanova /Somerset, N.J.); .)
– Deivon Smith (Georgia Tech/Loganville, Ga.)
– Jabari Walker (Colorado/Inglewood, Calif.)
– Peyton Watson (Long Beach Poly Tech H.S./Long Beach, Calif).

Athletes eligible for this team must be 19 years old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 2002).

Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held July 3-11 in Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia. In addition to the USA and host Latvia, teams that will take part in this summer’s U19 World Cup include Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Lithuania, Mali, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain and Turkey.

The USA was drawn into Group D, alongside Australia, Mali and Turkey for the July 3-6 FIBA U19 World Cup preliminary round. The USA will open play against Turkey on July 3, followed by Mali on July 4 and close preliminary play against Australia on July 6.