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Hofstra Wright-Foreman Named To USA Basketball’s FIBA Men’s World Cup Roster

Former Hofstra Men’s Basketball standout Justin Wright-Foreman has been named to the 12-man roster for the February 2021 USA World Cup Qualifying Team. Wright-Foreman, a 2019 graduate of Hofstra, also recently signed with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. The Squadron are the NBA affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans. Since departing Hofstra, […]

USA Basketball Announces 57 Finalists for U.S. Olympic Men’s Team

By Stacy Podelski March 12, 2021 Leave a comment

Adding 15 players to 42 previously selected USA Basketball Men’s National Team finalists, 57 athletes today were announced by USA Basketball as finalists for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team. The player selections were approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors. The official 12-member U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team roster will be announced later […]

USA Men’s Basketball team February 2020 AmeriCup Qualifying Team Announced

By Stacy Podelski February 13, 2020 Leave a comment

Featuring 11 players currently active in the NBA G League and including eight players owning NBA regular season experience, USA Basketball today announced the 12-man roster for the February 2020 USA AmeriCup Qualifying Team. Confirmed for the team are: Jaylen Adams (Wisconsin Herd/St. Bonaventure); Justin Anderson (Long Island Nets/Virginia); Cody Demps (Stockton Kings/ Sacramento State); […]

Curry, Davis and Westbrook headline Degree Shooting Stars

By Stacy Podelski February 6, 2015 Leave a comment

NBA All-Stars Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder headline the list of participants for the 2015 Degree® Shooting Stars, taking place during State Farm® All-Star Saturday Night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday, Feb. 14. TNT will exclusively televise the […]

Starters Announced for 2015 NBA All-Star Game

By Stacy Podelski January 23, 2015 Leave a comment

Dramatic late runs by Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors headline the final results of NBA All-Star Balloting 2015 presented by Sprint. Curry (1,513,324 votes) edged the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (1,470,483) to become the top overall vote-getter after trailing by 13,285 votes in the most recent […]