San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich returns as head coach of the United States men’s national team.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado – USA Basketball and MGM Resorts International, a leader in the sports and entertainment industry, today announced an expanded multi-year partnership, beginning in July in Las Vegas. As part of the partnership, MGM Resorts will be the official training ground for the men’s and women’s national basketball teams, as well as an official partner of Integrated Resorts USA Basketball and an official partner of the USA Basketball Exposition Tour.
As a new training ground for men’s and women’s national teams in the U.S., MGM Resorts, in partnership with USA Basketball, will host four additional countries in Las Vegas, creating a must-see international basketball competition before the teams depart for Tokyo
Fans will have the opportunity to watch seven exhibition games for the men’s and women’s national basketball teams from July 10-18, as the two teams face off against top international opponents in preparation for this summer’s historic competition. The team includes the rare opportunity to see the US men’s and women’s national teams play live on the same day, July 16 and 18, as well as the opportunity to watch three additional games among other foreign national teams. Each of the five days of the exhibition games will be two heads. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, June 16 at 10 a.m. PDT, ticket information is available online at https://axs.com/USABasketball.
“USA Basketball is proud to expand its partnership with MGM Resorts. We are excited to bring our national teams to you as we prepare for the tough competition that lies ahead this summer, ”said Jim Toile, NBA executive director. This strong commitment from MGM makes us a great success. “
Lance Evans, MGM Resorts senior vice president of sports, said: “MGM Resorts and Las Vegas have a long history with American basketball. This expanded partnership will allow us to showcase our resorts as we host several American basketball games at the Michelob ULTRA Arena. in Mandalay Bay, as well as a variety of NBA-related activities. We look forward to giving ring fans another reason to visit the sport capital of the world. “
Following the camp opening on July 6, the US men’s team will host a five-game winning streak against Nigeria on July 10 (5pm PST); followed by Australia on July 12 (5pm PST); Argentina on July 13 (3 pm PT); Australia for the second time on July 16 (3 pm PST); and Spain on July 18 (6 pm PT).
Members of the U.S. women’s national team will arrive from their WNBA teams at the start of the Olympic break and are scheduled to face Australia on July 16 (11:30 a.m. PDT), just before the men’s team game. from USA Nigeria on July 18 (2:30 pm PT), just before the United States men’s national team game against Spain.
International teams will also play each other in Las Vegas, including the men’s team Argentina vs Australia on July 10 (8:30 PM PT), Argentina vs Nigeria on July 12 (1:30 PM PT) and Australia vs Nigeria on July 13. of July. (6:30 pm PDT).
Comprehensive health and safety protocols will be established, including mandatory and regular PCR testing, which is performed on athletes, coaches, officials and staff in accordance with FIBA, USA Basketball and CDC (CDC) guidelines.
Candidate lists for boot camps will be announced, but will be made up of members USA for men And the USA Women National teams.
US Men’s Head Coach Greg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) with assistant coaches Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors), Lloyd Pierce and Jay Wright (Villanova University), with Jerry Colangelo as managing director of the national team US male
Women in the United States are mentored by lead mentor Don Staley (South Carolina) and associate coaches Dan Hughes and Sheryl Reeve (Minnesota Links) and Jennifer Rizzotti (president of Connecticut Sun).
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