After a grueling week of training camp for the FIBA World Cup, USA Basketball’s first test comes against the USA Select Team at the T-Mobile Arena on Friday night. Mason Plumlee (USA) and Torrey Craig (Select) are on both sides of the contest and will be looking to leave a lasting impression in the exhibition game.
The World Cup in China is just three weeks out, USA Basketball head coach Gregg Popovich will be looking to see how a relatively new group of Stars and Stripes players handle national team duty.
"It’s our responsibility to not only become the best team we can be but it’s the way we conduct ourselves and the USA on our shirt is what it’s all about," Popovich said Monday.