University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Zach LaVine Named to USA Select Team
June 07, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Former UCLA guard Zach LaVine has been selected as one of 25 players for the 2016 USA Men's Select Team that will train July 18-21 with the 2016 USA Basketball Men's National Team during its training camp in Las Vegas, Nev.
LaVine, a first-round NBA Draft selection by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2014, has averaged 12.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in two full seasons with Minnesota. As a freshman at UCLA during the 2013-14 school year, LaVine registered 9.7 points per game in all 37 contests (one start), helping the Bruins win the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament title.
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who on Oct. 23, 2015, was named head coach of the USA Basketball Men's National Team for the 2017-20 quadrennium, will oversee the Select Team.
Members of the USA Select Team will train daily with the USA National Team from July 18-21 at UNLV's Mendenhall Center. All practices are closed to the public.
The 2016 USA Basketball Showcase presented by Verizon will feature the USA Basketball Men's National Team playing five domestic exhibition games and conducting training camps in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago and Houston.
Former UCLA players Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook are among 31 finalists for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team. Both Love and Westbrook helped Team USA capture the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London.
