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USA Nike Hoop Summit Roster Announced

The USA roster for the 2020 Nike Hoop Summit will feature seven gold medalists, including three with three gold medals and two with two gold medals, for the 2020 Nike Hoop Summit that will take place on Friday, April 10 at 10 p.m. ET at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

The Nike Hoop Summit is an annual basketball game that pits top U.S. high school senior boys against a World Select Team comprised of elite international players who are 19 years old or younger.

Suiting up for USA Basketball will be Scottie Barnes (Montverde Academy/West Palm Beach, Fla.); Joshua Christopher (Mayfair H.S./Lakewood, Calif.); Cade Cunningham (Montverde Academy, FL/Arlington, Texas); Jalen Green (Prolific Prep/Fresno, Calif.); Walker Kessler (Woodward Academy/Newnan, Ga.); Caleb Love (Christian Brothers College H.S./ St. Louis, Mo.); Adam Miller (Morgan Park H.S./Chicago, Ill.); Evan Mobley (Rancho Christian H.S./Temecula, Calif.); Jeremy Roach (Paul VI Catholic H.S./Leesburg, Va.); Day’Ron Sharpe (Montverde Academy, FL/Greenville, N.C.); Jalen Suggs (Minnehaha Academy/Minneapolis, Minn.); and Ziaire Williams (Sierra Canyon School/Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

Three gold-medal winning coaches will lead the 2020 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team, headed by Sharman White (Pace Academy, Ga.) with assistants Scott Fitch (Fairport H.S., N.Y.) and Stan Waterman (Sanford School, Del.).
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com or the Rose Quarter Box Office. Courtside seats are available for $60, and lower bowl seating starts at $10. Applicable service charges apply.

“I feel that this is a very strong roster,” White said. “This group of players is filled with talent and young men who love playing the game. I believe one of our strengths is versatility. We have a lot of guys that can play multiple positions. And, we have depth at key positions. This group also boasts a lot of proven winners. They have either won with USA Basketball, or they have won at their high schools or in summer basketball.”

For more information on the USA Basketball team fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:

https://www.usab.com/

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