Mike Boynton will be on the sidelines in Mexico this summer as part of the coaching staff for Team USA for the FIBA U18 Americas Championship, and Tuesday we learned the players Boynton will get the opportunity to coach.
USA Basketball announced the 27 players headed to camp to vie for 12 spots on Team USA’s roster. The crop includes nine uncommitted high school players, including Del City big man (and OSU target) Brandon Garrison. Here is the full list of camp participants:
| Name | Age | Height | Class | High School | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Armstrong | 18 | 6-3 | 2022 | St. Peter’s Prep | Villanova | South Orange, NJ |
| Amari Bailey | 18 | 6-4 | 2022 | Sierra Canyon HS | UCLA | Chatsworth, CA |
| Matt Bewley | 18 | 6-8 | 2023 | Overtime Elite | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | |
| Omaha Biliew | 17 | 6-8 | 2023 | Link Year Prep | Waukee, IA | |
| Anthony Black | 18 | 6-7 | 2022 | Duncanville HS | Arkansas | Duncanville, TX |
| Xavier Booker | 17 | 6-10 | 2023 | Cathedral HS | Fishers, IN | |
| Kanaan Carlyle | 17 | 6-2 | 2023 | Milton HS | Stanford | Alpharetta, GA |
| Stephon Castle | 17 | 6-6 | 2023 | Newton HS | Connecticut | Covington, GA |
| Isaiah Collier | 17 | 6-3 | 2023 | Wheeler HS | Marietta, GA | |
| Eric Dailey Jr. | 18 | 6-6 | 2022 | IMG Academy | Bradenton, FL | |
| Corey Floyd | 18 | 6-3 | 2021 | Roselle Catholic HS | Providence | Franklin, NJ |
| Caleb Foster | 17 | 6-4 | 2023 | Oak Hill Academy | Duke | Harrisburg, NC |
| Brandon Gardner | 17 | 6-7 | 2023 | Word of God | Waynesboro, GA | |
| Brandon Garrison | 18 | 6-9 | 2023 | Del City HS | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Gregory ‘GG’ Jackson | 17 | 6-8 | 2023 | Ridge View HS | North Carolina | Camden, SC |
| Dior Johnson | 18 | 6-2 | 2022 | Southern Cal Academy | Oregon | Kingston, NY |
| Carter Lang | 17 | 6-10 | 2023 | St. Anne’s – Belfield | Charlottesville, VA | |
| Jared McCain | 18 | 6-2 | 2023 | Centennial HS | Duke | Sacramento, CA |
| Derik Queen | 17 | 6-9 | 2024 | Montverde Academy | Baltimore, MD | |
| Ty Rodgers | 18 | 6-6 | 2022 | Thornton HS | Illinois | Saginaw, MI |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 18 | 6-4 | 2022 | North Little Rock HS | Arkansas | Jacksonville, AR |
| Seth Trimble | 17 | 6-2 | 2022 | Menomonee Falls HS | North Carolina | Menomonee Falls, WI |
| Jordan Walsh | 18 | 6-7 | 2022 | Link Year Prep | Arkansas | Cedar Hill, TX |
| Ja’Kobe Walter | 17 | 6-5 | 2023 | McKinney HS | McKinney, TX | |
| Kel’el Ware | 18 | 7-0 | 2022 | North Little Rock HS | Oregon | North Little Rock, AR |
| Bryson Warren | 17 | 6-2 | 2023 | Overtime Elite | Sherwood, AR | |
| Cam Whitmore | 17 | 6-6 | 2022 | Archbishop Spalding HS | Villanova | Odenton, MD |
OSU has offers out to four of the uncommitted 2023 prospects who will be in attendance: Garrison, Omaha Biliew, Brandon Gardner and Ja’Kobe Walter.
Garrison is a four-star prospect in the class, coming in at No. 56 in the composite rankings. Garrison told PFB that he is taking an official visit to Stillwater at the end of this week. He is also being recruited by Arkansas, Gonzaga, Texas Tech, Texas, SMU, LSU and others.
Biliew, a 6-foot-8 power forward, took a visit to Stillwater last fall. He is a five-star prospect in the 2023 class, ranked 12th nationally. He also holds offers from Kansas, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa State and others.
Walter, a five-star guard, and Gardner, a four-star forward, have both already made top lists that don’t include Oklahoma State.
Boynton will also have the opportunity to coach Anthony Black. Black was a five-star prospect in the 2022 class who was long considered an OSU lean, but he eventually committed to and signed with Arkansas.
The camp is May 26 to June 2 in Houston. That list of 27 players will drop to 12, and that group will travel to Tijuana, Mexico for the FIBA U18 Americas Championship from June 6 to June 12. The Top 4 teams at the event will qualify for the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup next year.
Team USA has won the event nine of the 11 times it has taken place.
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