Because the pros play in the Olympics (and I have blogged about this too, it is outrageous), the World University Games are the only realistic chance our best college players get to play basketball and represent their nation.  I am pleased to say that Butler’s coach Brad Stevens is one of the assistant coaches of the USA team.  Here’s the report from ESPN:

And that’s exactly why Painter, who will be assisted by Butler’s Brad Stevens and Tennessee’s Cuonzo Martin, wanted to put together a team, not an all-star tour.

We’ll see what the results are!  Go for the gold, USA!

About Elwood Sanders

Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)

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