UConn guard Kemba Walker has been officially asked to return to USA Basketball this summer.
Walker is among 17 players 19-and-under who have been invited to the team trials for the USA U19 National Team. The trials are June 16-18 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Those 17 players will compete for the 12 roster spots open for America’s entry into the 2009 U19 World Championships. The championships are in New Zealand, and players who make it will depart June 25 for the other side of the world.
Walker, who was named MVP of the 2008 FIBA Americas Championship that qualified the U.S. for this year’s World Championship, averaged 13.4 ppg., 5.0 apg., and 4.6 rpg. while leading the his team to a silver medal in 2008.
In addition to Walker, Al-Farouq Aminu (Wake Forest / Norcross, Ga.), Dominic Cheek (Villanova / Jersey City, N.J.),and Drew Gordon (UCLA / San Jose, Calif.) have all previously represented the USA.
Rounding out the 2009 USA Men’s U19 World Championship Team Trials roster are newcomers: Kenny Boynton (Florida / Pompano Beach, Fla.), Darryl Bryant (West Virginia / Brooklyn, N.Y.), DeAngelo Casto (Washington State / Spokane, Wash.), Seth Curry (Duke / Charlotte, N.C.), Gordon Hayward (Butler / Brownsburg, Ind.), Darius Miller (Kentucky / Maysville, Ky.), Arnett Moultrie (UTEP / Memphis, Tenn.), Ralph Sampson III (Minnesota / Duluth, Ga.), John Shurna (Northwestern / Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Tyshawn Taylor (Kansas / Jersey City, N.J.), Howard Thompkins (Georgia / Lithonia, Ga.), Klay Thompson (Washington State / Ladera Ranch, Calif.) and Terrico White (Mississippi / Memphis, Tenn.).
- Neill
