The US will send a team comprised entirely of Big East players to represent it in the Pan Am Games in Peru from July 31-August 4. Villanova's Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels will be on the team, which will be coached by Providence's Ed Cooley.
The US team is slated to play the Virgin Islands on July 31, Venezuela on August 1, and Puerto Rico on August 2 before the medal rounds on August 3-4.
Joining Gillespie and Samuels will be five players from Providence (Nate Watson, A.J. Reeves, David Duke, Luwane Pipkins, and Alpha Diallo), two from Seton Hall (Myles Powell and Myles Cale), two from Creighton (Ty-Shon Alexander and Geoffrey Groselle), as well as Mustapha Heron from St. John's, Tyler Wideman from Butler, and Greg Malinowski from Georgetown.
It should be a great experience for Gillespie and Samuels, and one that helps further their development as they prepare to step into larger roles with Villanova next season.
The US team is slated to play the Virgin Islands on July 31, Venezuela on August 1, and Puerto Rico on August 2 before the medal rounds on August 3-4.
Joining Gillespie and Samuels will be five players from Providence (Nate Watson, A.J. Reeves, David Duke, Luwane Pipkins, and Alpha Diallo), two from Seton Hall (Myles Powell and Myles Cale), two from Creighton (Ty-Shon Alexander and Geoffrey Groselle), as well as Mustapha Heron from St. John's, Tyler Wideman from Butler, and Greg Malinowski from Georgetown.
It should be a great experience for Gillespie and Samuels, and one that helps further their development as they prepare to step into larger roles with Villanova next season.