Duke Basketball: Former Blue Devil Joins USA AmeriCup Roster

Former Duke center Marshall Plumlee was selected to represent the United States for the FIBA 2017 Americas Championship this fall.

Former Blue Devil Marshall Plumlee was recently named to the USA Basketball Men’s AmeriCup Team roster, and will compete in the FIBA Americas tournament this fall. This is a great honor for the former Duke center and will hopefully jump start his career in the NBA.

The FIBA Americas championship has undergone a number of changes to make it possible for players like Plumlee to compete internationally. The event will no longer use NBA stars, but take young NBA and D-League players to represent the United States. Marshall Plumlee was invited to a training camp for…