Vander Blue - USA U18 Training Roster

[teddycoke]

http://www.usabasketball.com/men_team.php?page=mu18toa_roster



2010 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team Training Camp Roster

Name POS HGT WGT YOG High School / College Hometown

Tracy Abrams  G 6-1 170 2011 Mount Carmel H.S. /*Illinois Chicago, IL
Keith Appling G 6-3 180 2010 Pershing H.S. / #Michigan State Detroit, MI
Vander Blue  G 6-3 185 2010 James Madison Memorial H.S. / #Marquette Madison, WI
Michael Chandler F/C 6-10 220 2011 Lawrence North H.S. /*Louisville Indianapolis, IN
Trevor Cooney G 6-3 180 2011 Sanford H.S. /*Syracuse Wilmington, DE
Abdul Gaddy  G 6-3 185 2013 University of Washington Tacoma, WA
Joshua Hairston  F/C 6-8 210 2010 Montrose Christian School (MD) / #Duke Fredericksburg, VA
P.J. Hairston F 6-5 215 2011 Dudley Senior H.S. /*North Carolina Greensboro, NC
Tobias Harris  F 6-8 210 2010 Half Hollow Hills West H.S. / #Tennessee Brookville, NY
Mikael Hopkins  F/C 6-9 205 2011 DeMatha Catholic H.S. Hyattsville, MD
Joe Jackson G 5-11  175 2010 White Station H.S. /#Memphis Memphis, TN
Terrence Jones F 6-8 219 2010 Jefferson H.S. Portland, OR
Meyers Leonard F/C 7-0 215 2010 Robinson H.S. /#Illinois Robinson, IL
Sheldon McClellan  G 6-5 180 2011 Bellaire H.S. /*Texas Pearland, TX
Quincy Miller  F/C 6-8 200 2011 Quality Education Academy Winston-Salem, NC
Jereme Richmond F 6-7 195 2010 Waukegan H.S. /#Illinois Waukegan, IL
Austin Rivers G 6-3 175 2011 Winter Park H.S. /*Florida Winter Park, FL
Joshua Smith  F/C 6-9 280 2010 Kentwood H.S. /#UCLA Kent, WA
T.J. Taylor G 6-3 195 2010 Denison H.S. /#Oklahoma Denison, TX
Amir Williams  F/C 6-10 210 2011 Detroit Country Day Detroit, MI
Patric Young  F/C 6-9 222 2010 Providence School /#Florida Jacksonville, FL

[brewcity77]

**Note to Vander: Get in good with Amir Williams...an uncommitted 6'10" center would be a very nice addition for 2011***

In all seriousness, though, this is great news for Blue. It seems like he's getting a lot of oppotunities to take advantage of his last name...

Introducing Marquette's #2, it's Vander BLUE and Gold...Team USA's leading scorer, it's the Red, the White, and the Vander BLUE!!!

[JMcSteal]

Jeez look at this guy

Joshua Smith  F/C 6-9 280 2010 Kentwood H.S. /#UCLA Kent, WA

Big Boy

[Jay Bee]

Jeez look at this guy

Joshua Smith  F/C 6-9 280 2010 Kentwood H.S. /#UCLA Kent, WA

Big Boy

280 is being kind.  He's an easy 300.

[OhioGoldenEagle]

I see Vander is back to 6'3"

[GGGG]

280 is being kind.  He's an easy 300.

So, in other words, *this* Josh Smith wouldn't have a problem finding a good restaurant in Milwaukee.

[MUFan11]

I thought vander was always 6' 3"??

[Blackhat]

Vander stated he's grown a couple inches to 6'5" in his latest interview with Rosiak.   

[copious1218]

Abdul Gaddy  G 6-3 185 2013 University of Washington Tacoma, WA

Gaddy was a freshman this year at UW and he is still under 18???

[OhioGoldenEagle]

I thought it was 18 AND under.  He is likely younger and simply has a late b-day like Vander.  Therefore it is possible that he is still on the U18 squad in spite of the fact that he is in college. 

[Ready2Fly]

I thought it was 18 AND under.  He is likely younger and simply has a late b-day like Vander.  Therefore it is possible that he is still on the U18 squad in spite of the fact that he is in college. 

So then could Vander conceivably try out for the team again next year?  Or play on the team twice (this year and next)?

[hoops12]

My son is 6'5" and he was guarded by Vander in the state tournament game this year. He said Vander is definitely as big as he is. I think 6'5" is pretty legit!

[MarkCharles]

I see Vander is back to 6'3"

There is probably no reason to think they would have remeasured the players at  the try-outs. Probably more likely they just used their high school listings.
I would bet Vander is about a legit 6'4. He looked a bit bigger than 6'3 on tv at the state tourney. We all know how bball players love to pump up their own height though. Did anybody hear the post-game with Homer interviewing Jimmy Butler towards the end of the year? Jimmy claimed he was "6'7.5, 6'8" Haha fat chance.

Either way, glad to see Vander is still growing, and hes only 17 remember, so he might become a legit 6'5 before too long (and list himself 6'6).

[wadesworld]

There is probably no reason to think they would have remeasured the players at  the try-outs. Probably more likely they just used their high school listings.
I would bet Vander is about a legit 6'4. He looked a bit bigger than 6'3 on tv at the state tourney. We all know how bball players love to pump up their own height though. Did anybody hear the post-game with Homer interviewing Jimmy Butler towards the end of the year? Jimmy claimed he was "6'7.5, 6'8" Haha fat chance.

Either way, glad to see Vander is still growing, and hes only 17 remember, so he might become a legit 6'5 before too long (and list himself 6'6).

I'd be very surprised if they did not measure the players at the tryouts.  I'd be shocked if they didn't measure height, standing reach, standing jump, some sort of approach jump, and some sort of quickness/change of direction running speed.

And having stood next to Butler many times I'd say he's 6'7".  No taller but not much shorter at all.

[GGGG]

My son is 6'5" and he was guarded by Vander in the state tournament game this year. He said Vander is definitely as big as he is. I think 6'5" is pretty legit!

Congrats to your son.  That must have been fun.