Incoming Kansas freshman guard Quentin Grimes and Bishop Miege senior forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl survived the first round of cuts on Sunday, and thus are two of 18 finalists for USA Basketball’s men’s under-18 national team.
The remaining athletes from the initial pool of 33 will continue training twice a day at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The final 12-member team will be announced before the team’s departure Thursday for St. Catharines, Canada, and the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
The 18 finalists include the 6-foot-9 Earl and 6-5 Grimes as well as: Cole Anthony, Archbishop Molloy High School, Briarwood, N.