Duke seniors Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith - as well as Florida State junior forward Chris Singleton - will be part of the USA Men's Select Team that will train against the 2010 USA Men's World Championship Team in New York later this month.
All three ACC players were on the Select Team that trained against the World Team in Las Vegas last month.
Joining the trio on the Select Team: JaJuan Johnson (Purdue), Jon Leuer (Wisconsin), Shelvin Mack (Butler), Howard Thompkins (Georgia), Mike Tisdale (Illinois), Kemba Walker (Connecticut) and Chris Wright (Dayton). Villanova coach Jay Wright will return to direct the USA Select Team in New York.
The 10 returning players will gather in New York on Monday and train against the USA World Championship Team finalists Aug. 10-13. North Carolina forward Tyler Zeller, who played on the Select Team in Las Vegas, was not invited to New York, a UNC spokesman said. He is scheduled to play with the Tar Heels in two exhibitions in the Bahamas on Aug. 11-12.
"One of the great developments of our Las Vegas camp was the USA Select Team which consisted of juniors and seniors out of the college ranks that we brought in to scrimmage against the USA National Team," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a prepared statement. "[Washington coach] Lorenzo Romar and [Villanova coach] Jay Wright did a terrific job of coaching the select players in Las Vegas.
"It worked so well we've decided to bring to New York a smaller group of players from that Select Team to do the same thing. They were very valuable to us, and it's a great experience for them."
