Oklahoma State University Athletics
Mason Invited to USA Basketball's Team Trials
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Basketball
May 13, 1999
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Sixty-two of the top men's basketball players in the nation have been invited to the 1999 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials which will be held May 27-29 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., the USA Basketball Men's Collegiate Committee announced today. Thirty-five players will compete for positions on the 12-player 1999 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team, and 27 players will aim for spots on the 1999 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Team.
The 1999 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials will begin Thursday, May 27 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. (all times MDT). Sessions will follow from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. and from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. on Friday, May 28; and will conclude on Saturday, May 29 with a session from 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Finalists for the two teams will be announced on Sunday, May 30.
USA Basketball's top men's collegiate team in 1999, the World University Games squad will compete July 3-12 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and is open to players between the ages of 17 and 28 (as of January 1, 1999) who are, or have been within the past year, a student at a college or university. The 1999 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Team, open to players age 19 and under (born on or after January 1, 1980), will compete in the FIBA Men's Junior World Championship July 15-25 in Portugal.
University of Dayton (Ohio) head coach Oliver Purnell will serve as head coach of the 1999 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team, and he will be assisted by Belleville Area College (Ill.) head coach Jay Harrington and Gonzaga University (Wash.) head coach Dan Monson. Following training camp June 21-27 in Dayton, Ohio, the U.S. will attempt to win its sixth consecutive gold medal at the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, June 3-12.
Arizona State University head mentor Rob Evans will direct the 1999 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Team in the FIBA Men's Junior World Championship July 15-25 in Portugal, following training camp July 2-11 in Tempe, Ariz. Assisting Evans along the USA Basketball sidelines will be Penn State University (Pa.) head coach Jerry Dunn and Wake Forest University (N.C.) head coach Dave Odom.
Headlining the Trials invitees will be eight players who helped their respective teams advance to the 1999 NCAA Final Four, including guard Khalid El-Amin (Minneapolis, Minn.) and forward Kevin Freeman (Springfield, Mass.) of this year's national champion, the University of Connecticut. Forwards Chris Carrawell (St. Louis, Mo.) and Corey Maggette (Bellwood, Ill.) of national runner-up Duke University (N.C.) join fellow Final Four participants Morris Peterson (Flint, Mich.) of Michigan State University, and Ken Johnson (Detroit, Mich.), James "Scoonie" Penn (Salem, Mass.) and Michael Redd (Columbus, Ohio) of Ohio State University at the 99 Trials. Additionally, forward Terry Black (Milwaukee, Wis.) helped lift his Indian Hills Community College (Iowa) to the 1999 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship. All told, there are 29 players at the Men's National Team Trials who appeared in the 1999 NCAA Tournament.
Also invited to the 1999 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials are four players tabbed as player of the year in their respective collegiate conferences: Arkansas State's Chico Fletcher (Osceola, Ark.), named Player of the Year in the Sun Belt Conference; Auburn's Chris Porter (Abbeville, Ala.), the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year; Quentin Richardson (Chicago, Ill.), Conference USA's Player of the Year; and Jeryl Sasser (Dallas, Texas), Player of the Year in the Western Athletic Conference's Mountain Division.
There are 16 invited players with prior USA Basketball experience, as well. El-Amin was a member of the gold medal winning 1998 USA Basketball Men's Goodwill Games Team that competed in New York, N.Y.; and Matt Carroll (Hatboro Horsham H.S. / Horsham, Pa.), Keyon Dooling (Missouri / Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Adam Hall (Virginia / Katy, Texas), Steve Lepore (Northwestern / Lakewood, Ohio), Richardson, Bobby Simmons (DePaul / Chicago, Ill.), and Michael Wright (Arizona / Chicago, Ill.) were members of the gold medal winning 1998 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that secured this summer's position in the FIBA Men's Junior World Championship by winning the gold medal with a 6-0 record at the COPABA Men's Junior World Championship Qualification Tournament in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
Kirk Hinrich (Sioux City West H.S. / Sioux City, Iowa), Casey Jacobsen (Glendora H.S. / Glendora, Calif.), and Travis Watson (Oak Hill Academy / Brookneal, Va.) were members of the gold medal winning 1998 USA Basketball Men's World Youth Games Team that competed in Moscow, Russia, and totaled a 6-0 record. In addition, Hinrich, Jacobsen, Jason Parker (West Charlotte H.S. / Charlotte, N.C.), and Watson were members of the 1999 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select Team that posted a 107-95 victory against an International Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in Tampa, Fla. Erick Barkley (St. John's / Brooklyn, N.Y.) was a member of the 1998 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select Team; Luke Recker (Auburn, Ind.) was a member of the 1997 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select Team; and Jaraan Cornell (Purdue / South Bend, Ind.) and Ed Cota (North Carolina / Tilden, N.Y.) were members of the 1996 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select Team.
Eight players named to the 1999 Parade All-America Team will participate in the 1999 USA Basketball Men's National Team Trials, as well: LaVell Blanchard (Pioneer / Ann Arbor, Mich.) was a first team selection; Collison, Gardner, Jacobsen, and Majestic Mapp (St. Raymond's / Bronx, N.Y.) were tabbed for Parade's second team; Parker and Watson were third team members; and Gaines was a fourth team selection.
1999 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team Trials Roster
NAME+POS+HGT+WGT+DOB+YOG+COLLEGE / HIGH SCHOOL / HOMETOWN
*College indicated is where the player has announced he will attend in 1999 USA Basketball Men's Junior World Championship Team Trials Roster
NAME+POS+HGT+WGT+DOB+YOG+HIGH SCHOOL (*COLLEGE) / HOMETOWN
*College indicated is where the player has announced he will attend in
Mark Ashman+F+6-10+230+11/18/77+2000+Dayton / Memorial / St. Mary's, OH
Joshua Asselin+C+6-11+230+12/24/78+2001+Michigan / Caro / Caro, MI
Erick Barkley+G+6-1+185+02/21/78+2002+St. John's / Maine Central Inst. / Brooklyn, NY
Terry Black+F+6-6+214+06/15/78+1999+Indian Hills CC (*Baylor) / Milwaukee, WI
Cory Bradford+G+6-2+200+12/04/78+2002+Illinois / Raleigh Egypt / Memphis, TN
Chris Carrawell+F+6-6+215+11/25/77+2000+Duke / Cardinal Ritter / St. Louis, MO
Jason Collier+C+7-0+250+09/08/77+2000+Georgia Tech / Catholic Central / Springfield, OH
Jaraan Cornell+G+6-3+200+11/22/76+2000+Purdue / Clay / South Bend, IN
Ed Cota+G+6-1+185+05/19/76+2000+North Carolina / St. Thomas More / Tilden, NY
Khalid El-Amin+G+5-10+203+04/25/79+2001+Connecticut / North / Minneapolis, MN
Marcus Fizer+F+6-8+240+08/10/78+2001+Iowa State / Arcadia / Arcadia, LA
Chico Fletcher+G+5-6+170+10/25/77+2000+Arkansas State / Osceola / Osceola, AR
Kevin Freeman+F+6-7+235+03/03/78+2000+Connecticut/Paterson Catholic/Springfield, MA
Brendan Haywood+C+7-0+265+11/27/79+2001+North Carolina / Dudley / Greensboro, NC
Eddie House+G+6-1+180+05/14/78+2000+Arizona State / Hayward / Union City, CA
Ken Johnson+C+6-11+225+02/01/78+2000+Ohio State / Henry Ford / Detroit, MI
Alvin Jones+C+6-11+265+09/09/78+2001+Georgia Tech / Kathleen / Lakeland, FL
Kris Lang+C+6-10+225+12/12/79+2002+North Carolina / Hunter Huss / Gastonia, NC
Mark Madsen+F+6-9+235+01/28/76+2000+Stanford / San Ramon Valley / Danville, CA
Corey Maggette+F+6-6+215+11/12/79+2002+Duke / Fenwick / Bellwood, IL
Kenyon Martin+F+6-8+230+12/30/76+2000+Cincinnati / Bryan Adams / Dallas, TX
Desmond Mason+F+6-6+207+10/11/77+2000+Oklahoma State/Waxahachie/Waxahachie, TX
Pete Mickeal+F+6-6+220+02/22/78+2000+Cincinnati / Indian Hills JC / Rock Island, IL
Chris Mihm+C+7-0+262+07/16/79+2001+Texas / Westlake / Austin, TX
Terence Morris+F+6-9+205+01/11/79+2001+Maryland / Thomas Johnson / Frederick, MD
Lamar Odom+F+6-10+220+11/06/79+2001+Rhode Island/St. Thomas Aquinas/New York, NY
Robert O'Kelley+G+6-1+185+12/13/78+2001+Wake Forest / White Station / Memphis, TN
Scoonie Penn+G+5-10+185+01/09/77+2000+Ohio State / Boston College / Salem, MA
Morris Peterson+F+6-6+210+08/26/77+2000+Michigan State / Northwestern / Flint, MI
Chris Porter+F+6-7+218+05/09/78+2000+Auburn / Chipola JC / Abbeville, AL
Luke Recker+F/G+6-6+200+06/17/78+2001+TBD / DeKalb / Auburn, IN
Michael Redd+G+6-6+205+08/24/79+2001+Ohio State / West / Columbus, OH
Matt Santangelo+G+6-1+173+09/08/77+2000+Gonzaga / Central Catholic / Portland, OR
Jeryl Sasser+F+6-6+200+02/13/79+2001+Southern Methodist / Kimball / Dallas, TX
Etan Thomas+F/C+6-8+247+04/01/78+2000+Syracuse / Booker T. Washington / Tulsa, OK
1999-2000
Tony Akins+G+6-0+175+07/03/80+2002+Georgia Tech / Berkmar / Lilburn, GA
Michael Bauer+F+6-8+200+08/14/80+1999+Hastings (*Minnesota) / Hastings, MN
Steve Blake+G+6-3+170+02/26/80+1999+Oak Hill Academy (*Maryland) / Miami, FL
LaVell Blanchard+F+6-7+205+00/00/00+1999+Pioneer (*Michigan) / Ann Arbor, MI
Matt Carroll+F+6-6+195+05/12/80+1999+Hatboro Horsham (*Notre Dame) / Horsham, PA
Nick Collison+F+6-9+230+10/26/80+1999+Iowa Falls (*Kansas) / Iowa Falls, IA
Keyon Dooling+G+6-3+180+05/08/80+2002+Missouri / Dillard / Fort Lauderdale, FL
Andy Ellis+C+6-10+205+08/19/80+2002+Texas Tech / Lamesa / Lamesa, TX
Kevin Gaines+G+6-3+190+11/03/80+1999+Clark (*Michigan) / Las Vegas, NV
Adam Hall+F+6-6+195+03/10/80+2002+Virginia / Katy / Katy, TX
Kirk Hinrich+G+6-3+175+01/02/81+1999+Sioux City West (*Kansas) / Sioux City, IA
Casey Jacobsen+G/F+6-6+205+03/19/81+1999+Glendora (*Stanford) / Glendora, CA
Chris Jefferies+F+6-8+212+02/13/80+2002+Arkansas / Washington Union / Fresno, CA
Dahntay Jones+G/F+6-5+210+12/27/80+2002+Rutgers / Steinert / Hamilton Square, NJ
Steve Lepore+F+6-5+200+02/24/80+2002+Northwestern / St. Edward / Lakewood, OH
Steve Logan+G+5-10+200+03/20/80+2001+Cincinnati / St. Edward / Cleveland, OH
Majestic Mapp+G+6-1+180+05/23/81+1999+St. Raymond's (*Virginia) / Bronx, NY
Troy Murphy+F+6-9+225+05/02/80+2002+Notre Dame / Delbarton / Morristown, NJ
Jason Parker+F+6-8+250+08/10/80+1999+West Charlotte (*North Carolina) / Charlotte, NC
Quentin Richardson+F+6-5+225+04/18/80+2002+DePaul / Whitney Young / Chicago, IL
Shane Schilling+F+6-6+200+10/04/80+1999+Minnetonka (*Minnesota) / Minnetonka, MN
Bobby Simmons+F+6-7+210+06/02/80+2002+DePaul / Simeon / Chicago, IL
B.B. Waldon+F+6-7+210+01/17/80+2002+South Florida / Kathleen / Lakeland, FL
Travis Watson+F+6-7+240+03/20/81+1999+Oak Hill Academy (*Virginia) / Brookneal, VA
Chris Williams+F/G+6-6+198+07/09/80+2002+Virginia / Minor / Birmingham, AL
Lance Williams+C/F+6-9+230+06/19/80+2002+DePaul / Julian / Chicago, IL
Michael Wright+F+6-8+225+01/07/80+2002+Arizona / Chicago, IL
1999-2000
