COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — USA Basketball at this time introduced the 12-man roster and training employees for the August 2026 USA Males’s World Cup Qualifying Window 4 Crew, which can play at Chile and host Colombia on Aug. 27 and Aug. 31, respectively.
The 12 athletes have skilled expertise within the NBA, NBA G League and internationally with eight gamers having prior USA Basketball expertise.
The August 2026 USA Males’s World Cup Qualifying Crew consists of Jaron Blossomgame, Pedro Bradshaw, Garrison Brooks, Darius Brown, Kevon Harris, Mike James, DeJon Jarreau, Dillon Jones, James Nunnally, Orlando Robinson, Tyler Smith and Cole Swider.
Bradshaw, Harris, James and Robinson boast the latest USA Basketball expertise, having competed within the 2027 FIBA Males’s World Cup Qualifying Window 3 in July when the USA went 2-0 in highway matchups in opposition to Dominican Republic and Mexico.
Moreover, Brooks performed in Window 1 of 2027 qualifying. Nunnally suited up for the purple, white and blue in 2021 FIBA Males’s AmeriCup Qualifying, serving to the U.S. to a 2-0 file in Window 3. Swider returns to USA Basketball for the primary time since taking part within the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit, whereas Smith participated within the 2022 USA Males’s Junior Nationwide Crew October minicamp.
Blossomgame, Brown, Jarreau and Jones will compete for USA Basketball for the primary time.
Former NBA head coach Terry Stotts shall be on the helm, serving his first teaching task for USA Basketball. He shall be assisted by Clay Moser and Marlon Garnett, who assisted in Home windows 1-3. Jonathan Yim, who brings NBA, NBA G League, NCAA and worldwide teaching expertise, will make his USA Basketball debut as a scout.
The USA will maintain coaching camp Aug. 20-24 in Miami earlier than departing to Santiago, Chile, for a 7:10 ET tilt on Aug. 27. The squad will then journey to Washington, D.C., with a recreation in opposition to Colombia scheduled for 7:00 ET on Aug. 31.
Followers can watch 2027 FIBA Males’s World Cup Qualifying Window 4 on Courtside 1891, accessible on DAZN, or on HBO Max.
As beforehand introduced, the USA will compete in six World Cup Qualifying home windows from Nov. 2025 to March 2027. For extra data, click on right here. In complete, 80 nationwide groups will compete for considered one of 32 berths to the 2027 FIBA Males’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar. In FIBA Americas, 16 groups participated within the first section of qualifying with 12 advancing to the second section. Finally, seven FIBA Americas groups will earn a spot on the World Cup.
After the primary spherical of qualifying, home windows 1-3, the USA stood atop Group A with a 5-1 file. Regrouped for spherical two, home windows 4-6, the Individuals sit second in Group E behind Brazil (6-0) and forward of Dominican Republic (4-2), Mexico (3-3), Colombia (3-3) and Chile (2-4). On the conclusion of the six video games from home windows 4-6, the highest three groups within the Group E standings, in addition to the very best fourth place finisher in Group E or F, qualify for the World Cup. Window 5 is scheduled for November. whereas Window 6 is about for February.
Underneath the present qualifying format, which dates again to the 2019 FIBA Males’s World Cup, the USA have compiled a 24-6 file and has completed atop their respective group each in 2019 and 2023.
The U.S. are winners of two of the final 4 FIBA World Cups (2010, 2014).
For extra data on the FIBA Males’s World Cup, click on right here.