“For me, it’s obviously a tremendous honor to be able to come back with both of these guys, and be a part of USA Basketball again as we go for a U17 World Championship gold medal next summer in Spain,” said Simon. Simon played on the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival West Team and returned to USA Basketball in 2012 as a coach for the USA U17 World Championship Team.
“Just seeing the guys back this past October got me excited for next summer because I saw some improvement in both the guys who didn’t make the team last year and the guys who did make it.