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Travis Trice Named to USA Men's World Cup Qualifying Team

Published on November 20, 2018 under NBA G League (G League)
Wisconsin Herd News Release


Wisconsin Herd guard Travis Trice was named to the 12-man USA roster for the November USA World Cup Qualifying Team. Trice previously represented the USA in the September 2018 World Cup Qualifier.

"We're proud to have Travis represent the Wisconsin Herd, USA Basketball and his country on Team USA," said Herd General Manager Dave Dean. "The international experience is valuable in his continued development."

Named to the USA World Cup Qualifying Team with Trice were Joel Berry II (South Bay Lakers), Reggie Hearn (Stockton Kings), Scotty Hopson (Oklahoma City Blue), John Jenkins (Westchester Knicks), DeAndre Liggins (Sioux Falls Skyforce), Eric Moreland (Free Agent), Chasson Randle (Capital City Go-Go), Cameron Reynolds (Stockton Kings), Richard Solomon (Oklahoma City Blue), Jarnell Stokes (Free Agent) and Tyler Zeller (Free Agent).

Former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who led the USA to a 7-1 record in FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifying action and directed the USA 5-0 record and the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup Championship, will serve as head coach of the USA Basketball Men's World Cup Qualifying Team.

The USA will train Nov. 23-25 at the Houston Rockets' practice facility. The team will play two second-round games, the first versus Argentina (7-1) on Nov. 29 (6:30 p.m. CT) in La Rioja, Argentina and the second on Dec. 2 (5 p.m. CT) versus Uruguay (5-3) in Montevideo, Uruguay.

The team will complete its World Cup Qualifying competition with a pair of second-round February home games in Greensboro, North Carolina. The USA will play Panama on Feb. 22 (6 p.m. CT) and Argentina on Feb. 25 (6 p.m. CT).

November 2018 USA World Cup Qualifying Team Roster

NAME POS HT WT AGE 2018-19 TEAM/COLLEGE/HOMETOWN

Joel Berry II G 6-0 195 23 South Bay Lakers / North Carolina / Orlando, FL

Reggie Hearn G 6-4 209 26 Stockton Kings / Northwestern / Fort Wayne, IN

Scotty Hopson G 6-7 230 29 Oklahoma City Blue / Tennessee / Hopkinsville, KY

John Jenkins G 6-4 215 27 Westchester Knicks / Vanderbilt / Hendersonville, TN

DeAndre Liggins F 6-6 209 30 Sioux Falls Skyforce / Kentucky / Chicago, IL

Eric Moreland F 6-10 238 26 Free Agent / Oregon State / Missouri City, TX

Chasson Randle G 6-2 185 25 Capital City Go-Go / Stanford / Rock Island, IL

Cameron Reynolds F 6-8 225 23 Stockton Kings / Tulane / Pearland, TX

Richard Solomon F 6-11 235 26 Oklahoma City Blue / California / Inglewood, CA

Jarnell Stokes F 6-9 260 24 Free Agent / Tennessee / Memphis, TN

Travis Trice G 6-2 177 25 Wisconsin Herd / Michigan State / Huber Heights, OH

Tyler Zeller C 7-0 259 28 Free Agent / North Carolina / Washington, IN

Head Coach: Jeff Van Gundy, USA?Basketball

Assistant Coach: Mark Fox, USA Basketball

Assistant Coach: John Thompson III, USA?Basketball

Athletic Trainer: Ed Lacerte, ProSports Therapy, Inc. (Waltham and Westford, MA)

Team Physician: Stephen Foley, Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, SD)

Team Scout: Othella Harrington

Video Coordinator: Luke Stanaland

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