Monday, August 06, 2007

Jefferson named to USA Basketball Men's Select Team

From the Timberwolves site:
USA Basketball today announced that Timberwolves forward Al Jefferson is one of ten young NBA players named to a USA Basketball Men's Select Team that has been chosen to help prepare the 2007 USA Senior National Team for the Aug. 22-Sept. 3 FIBA Americas Championship that will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Other players named to the USA Basketball Select Team include: LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers); Aaron Brooks (Houston Rockets); Monta Ellis (Golden State Warriors); Channing Frye (Portland Trail Blazers); Jeff Green (Seattle SuperSonics); Devin Harris (Dallas Mavericks); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers); Jason Kapono (Toronto Raptors); and David Lee (New York Knicks).