Sophomore R.J. Barrett has been selected to represent the 2017 USA Basketball Men's World Select Team that will take on the 2017 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Select Team on Friday, April 7 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

The annual game pits the World Select Team against the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team, which is composed of elite, American high school players. The World Team is chasing its fourth victory in the last six games. They beat the USA 84-75 in 2012, 112-98 a year later and 103-101 in 2015 before the hosts responded by beating the World Team 101-67 last year. Overall, the USA holds a 13-6 advantage in the annual game.

As of December 2016, a remarkable 70 former U.S. players and 38 former World Team members were active in the NBA, nearly one-quarter of the entire league, and a total of 199 Hoop Summit alumni have been drafted professionally.

Alumni of the game include 22 NBA All-Stars and four NBA MVPs.

Barrett and Lindell Wigginton from Oak Hill Academy are the two youngest players in the game at 16. 

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2017 Rosters

World Select Team Announced For 2017 Nike Hoop Summit