McCrea invited to U-19 World Championship team training camp

June 6, 2011 - 12:14 PM

---UB's Javon McCrea has been invited to attend the 2011 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team training camp. The sophomore from Newark is one of 21 of the country’s best 19-and-under players invited to the camp.

The camp will be held June 17-24 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., will be used to select the 12-member team that will represent the United States at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. The finalist will be announced June 19.

The FIBA U19 World Championship will be held June 30-July 10 in Valmiera, Liepaja and Riga Latvia.

---Rodney McKissic

(www.twitter.com/rodneyjmckissic)

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