[Matt Velazquez] Markus Howard makes U.S. U17 World Championship team

[MattVelazquez]

Markus Howard makes U.S. U17 World Championship team

On Tuesday afternoon, USA Basketball announced its 12-man team for the FIBA men's U17 World Championship, which will take place from June 23 to July 3 in Zaragoza, Spain.

Source: Markus Howard makes U.S. U17 World Championship team

[MUWarrior4Life]

We are getting a GEM!!!!

[MU82]

Quite excited to see this kid play.

Congrats to all he has accomplished -- and will accomplish for the Warriors!

[DUNKS45]

This is great news, he's going to be really good.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

This is awesome. 

Curious - is there any chance to play up or to try out for the U18 team?  May be better competition for him since he is making the jump. 

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

This is awesome. 

Curious - is there any chance to play up or to try out for the U18 team?  May be better competition for him since he is making the jump.

It honestly may be more beneficial to play for the U17 just for recruiting purposes. Doubt he'd see much playing time with the U18.

[Jay Bee]

This is awesome. 

Curious - is there any chance to play up or to try out for the U18 team?  May be better competition for him since he is making the jump.

U18 training camp starts today (same spot he's at).

HOWEVER, no, not better competition and worse timing.

The FIBA tourneys are on a rotating basis.. there aren't World Championships each year for each age group.

So, the USA U18 Nat'l Team will go to Chile in mid-July to play in the Americas Championship...

The U17 team is playing in Spain late June / VERY early July) for the WORLD Championship. This team earned the invite to the Worlds this year by winning the U16 c'hip last year. The U17 team includes a bunch of guys who were together for the U16 win last year (including Markus and Minnesota's own Gary Trent Jr.)

[CAGASS24]

Great for him and great for MU- this is our program pacesetter - he doesn't need to be a world beater right away- but you get one or two recruits of this caliber every year and by years 2?3?4 you have a bunch of experienced mofos with their heads on straight , meanwhile that years new crop is doing everything it can to get in on the action, making it more likely one of them pops and contributes at a league team level; recipe for sustained success and the type of high ceiling you need to win championships

[Herman Cain]

Great for him and great for MU- this is our program pacesetter - he doesn't need to be a world beater right away- but you get one or two recruits of this caliber every year and by years 2?3?4 you have a bunch of experienced mofos with their heads on straight , meanwhile that years new crop is doing everything it can to get in on the action, making it more likely one of them pops and contributes at a league team level; recipe for sustained success and the type of high ceiling you need to win championships

I agree with this analysis.

[Brewtown Andy]

U18 training camp starts today (same spot he's at).

HOWEVER, no, not better competition and worse timing.

The FIBA tourneys are on a rotating basis.. there aren't World Championships each year for each age group.

So, the USA U18 Nat'l Team will go to Chile in mid-July to play in the Americas Championship...

The U17 team is playing in Spain late June / VERY early July) for the WORLD Championship. This team earned the invite to the Worlds this year by winning the U16 c'hip last year. The U17 team includes a bunch of guys who were together for the U16 win last year (including Markus and Minnesota's own Gary Trent Jr.)

As part of the U17 team this year, that means he's turning 18 in 2017 and therefore eligible for the U19 World Championship next year.

It's at least possible.

[Dawson Rental]

So, in two years of recruiting, Wojo has signed a member of a USA basketball team each year.  I'm not sure that that ever happened under Al.  I am fairly certain that it hasn't happened since. 

[Brewtown Andy]

So, in two years of recruiting, Wojo has signed a member of a USA basketball team each year.  I'm not sure that that ever happened under Al.  I am fairly certain that it hasn't happened since.

Well, you're not wrong.

But the U19 world championship was started in 1979, and the U17 world championship was only started in 2010.

[Herman Cain]

https://twitter.com/WisconsinPGE/status/741764641555132416

[fjm]

Great for him and great for MU- this is our program pacesetter - he doesn't need to be a world beater right away- but you get one or two recruits of this caliber every year and by years 2?3?4 you have a bunch of experienced mofos with their heads on straight , meanwhile that years new crop is doing everything it can to get in on the action, making it more likely one of them pops and contributes at a league team level; recipe for sustained success and the type of high ceiling you need to win championships

Man, wait until Hani and the engine are seniors, Howard and Hauser are juniors and Brendan Bailey comes walking onto campus as a 20 year old freshman.

[LAZER]

https://twitter.com/WisconsinPGE/status/741764641555132416

LOL

[TSmith34, Inc.]

This is awesome. 

Curious - is there any chance to play up or to try out for the U18 team?  May be better competition for him since he is making the jump.

No, Markus only makes the easy teams.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

U18 training camp starts today (same spot he's at).

HOWEVER, no, not better competition and worse timing.

The FIBA tourneys are on a rotating basis.. there aren't World Championships each year for each age group.

So, the USA U18 Nat'l Team will go to Chile in mid-July to play in the Americas Championship...

The U17 team is playing in Spain late June / VERY early July) for the WORLD Championship. This team earned the invite to the Worlds this year by winning the U16 c'hip last year. The U17 team includes a bunch of guys who were together for the U16 win last year (including Markus and Minnesota's own Gary Trent Jr.)

Thanks sounds like a fantastic opportunity. 

And for those that may have interpreted my comment as a knock on Markus - it wasn't intended to be.  Was just more thinking about the age/strength of his new peers starting this fall and the sooner the better to play against them if it were an equal opportunity (which it isnt based on the above). 

[Jay Bee]

Thanks sounds like a fantastic opportunity. 

And for those that may have interpreted my comment as a knock on Markus - it wasn't intended to be.  Was just more thinking about the age/strength of his new peers starting this fall and the sooner the better to play against them if it were an equal opportunity (which it isnt based on the above).

The great opportunity that DOES exist with the training camps overlapping is playing with and against the U18 team (well, they're down to 18.. still cuts to come for that group).

Tonight the U17 and U18 scrimmaged (refs, normal, controlled game). Watched a bit. Last day of practice was today.. time to head to Spain..

[Jay Bee]

Airplane mechanical issues after layover. Stuck in the US for tonight.

[4everwarriors]

Airplane mechanical issues after layover. Stuck in the US for tonight.

Musta taken Southwest, ai na?

[Newsdreams]

Musta taken Southwest, ai na?

More like Spirit, hey?

[NorthernDancerColt]

The great opportunity that DOES exist with the training camps overlapping is playing with and against the U18 team (well, they're down to 18.. still cuts to come for that group).

Tonight the U17 and U18 scrimmaged (refs, normal, controlled game). Watched a bit. Last day of practice was today.. time to head to Spain..

Kid just looks like a winner, much like Haanif. Note how his hairstyle even matches the Olympic flame/Dove logo behind him. Speaking of Spain, help me get Sergio home at Oakmont...have a $50 Win wager on him at 32-1

[Jay Bee]

Soon they will understand...

@JBBauer612
#mubb's Markus Howard (19) led all scorers today in USA's 104-57 win over Egypt. @markushoward11 shot 73.1% eFG% thanks to 5/9 3FG; 6a, 4r

9:17am · 26 Jun 2016 · TweetDeck

[real chili 83]

Egypt?

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Egypt?

Better than Taiwan.