Former Kansas guard Frank Mason of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings has survived tryouts and earned a spot on the 12-man USA Basketball World Cup qualifying team, which will meet Uruguay on Friday night at UNLV’s Cox Pavilion.
V.J. Beachem and Jordan Crawford were cut earlier this week, leaving a roster of Mason, Bryce Alford, Oklahoma City Blue; Dwayne Bacon, Charlotte Hornets; Henry Ellenson, Detroit Pistons; Reggie Hearn, Grand Rapids Drive; Isaiah Hicks, New York Knicks; Dakari Johnson, NBA free agent; Ben Moore, Fort Wayne Mad Ants; Chasson Randle, Capital City Go-Go; Travis Trice, Milwaukee Bucks; Jameel Warney, Texas Legends; and Derrick White, San Antonio Spurs.