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USA Basketball announce 20 man FIBA World Cup squad
Headlined by James Harden and Anthony Davis, the USA FIBA World Cup squad will be selected from the 20, with that squad to arrive in Melbourne this August.
USA Basketball will arrive in Melbourne this August, taking on the Boomers in two massive games at Marvel Stadium.
The USA have today announced 20 players who will head into camp in preparation for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. From these 20, the final World Cup squad will be selected.
This squad will head to Melbourne to face the Boomers on Thursday 22 and Saturday 24 August.
Led by National Team head coach Gregg Popovic, the squad is as follows:
Harrison Barnes
Bradley Beal
Anthony Davis
Andre Drummond
Eric Gordon
James Harden
Tobias Harris
Kyle Kuzma
Damian Lillard
Brook Lopez
Kevin Love
Kyle Lowry
CJ McCollum
Khris Middleton
Paul Millsap
Donovan Mitchell
Jayson Tatum
P.J. Tucker
Myles Turner
Kemba Walker
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From the 20 selected above, 12 players will be selected for the final squad heading to Australia and the FIBA World Cup.
While stars such as James Harden, Anthony Davis, and Damian Lillard headline a strong USA outfit, the Boomers squad themselves boasts some serious firepower. Announced just two weeks ago, the USA will go head to head with Ben Simmons, Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, and a host of topnotch Aussie talent.
There are limited tickets remaining to see the Boomers take on USA Basketball this August, so secure your tickets now at Ticketmaster.com.au.
