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US Men’s Basketball Team Selection for the 2024 Olympics: College Careers, Highlights

USA Basketball has finalized its roster for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The 12-player roster includes LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard*, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Bam Adebayo, Derrick White and Tyrese Haliburton.

The all-star team is set to begin play at the Paris Olympics on July 28, hoping to add to the 16 gold medals the U.S. has won in its 19 Olympic appearances. The team is led by Steve Kerr, assisted by Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue and Gonzaga’s Mark Few.

Team USA College Statistics

LeBron James (n/a): James was the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft out of high school.

Stephen Curry (Davidson): Curry had an incredible college career, averaging 25.3 points per game, 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists from 2006-09. Basketball fans got their first taste of the greatest of all-time, who shot 41 percent from beyond the arc in his college career. During his final year with the Wildcats, Curry was the NCAA’s leading scorer, a consensus first-team All-American and a Wooden Award finalist. Davidson reached the Elite Eight during Curry’s sophomore campaign as a 10-seed.

Kevin Durant (Texas): Durant posted one of the greatest seasons in college basketball history during the 2006–07 season. As a freshman, he won the Wooden and Naismith Awards, averaging 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.9 blocks for the Longhorns.

Joel Embiid (Kansas): Embiid averaged 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.6 blocks during his lone season with the Jayhawks. Embiid led Kansas to its 10th consecutive Big 12 regular season championship, trailing only UCLA for the most consecutive power conference titles.

Jayson Tatum (Hertog): Tatum was the star of the 2016-17 Blue Devils team, averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists during his lone season in Durham. The Tatum-led Blue Devils entered the NCAA Tournament as a second seed, but suffered a disappointing loss to seventh seed South Carolina in the second round.

Kawhi Leonard* (State San Diego): Leonard averaged 14.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in his two years with the Aztecs. Leonard was a member of the 2010-11 San Diego State team that advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Aztecs finished 34-3 in Leonard’s second and final season.

Devin Booker (Kentucky): Booker was a member of the Wildcats’ 2014-15 team, which featured nine future NBA players, including Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein. Booker averaged 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in his lone season with Kentucky. The Wildcats reached the Final Four before losing to Wisconsin.

Junior Holiday (UCLA): Holiday averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals during the 2008–09 season with the Bruins. He was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team before declaring for the NBA draft.

Anthony Davis (Kentucky): Davis, similar to Durant, had a magical season with the Wildcats, winning the Wooden and Naismith Awards. He averaged 14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and a ridiculous 4.7 blocks during the 2011-12 season. The Davis-led Wildcats went 38-2 (16-0 SEC) and defeated Kansas in the national championship of the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Anthony Edwards (Georgia): Edwards averaged 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists during the 2019-20 season with the Bulldogs. He was named to the 2019-20 All-SEC team before declaring for the NBA draft.

Bam Adebayo (Kentucky): Adebayo was part of a loaded Kentucky team that featured seven future NBA players. During his lone season with the Wildcats, Adebayo averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.5 blocks. Kentucky reached the Elite Eight with Adebayo before falling to North Carolina in the 2016-17 season.

Tyrese Haliburton (Iowa State): Haliburton averaged 10.1 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals in two seasons with the Cyclones. He was named to the All-Big 12 team before declaring for the NBA draft after the 2019-20 season.

Derrick White (Colorado): White began his career at Colorado-Colorado Springs before transferring to Colorado for his senior season. After sitting out a year due to transfer rules, White averaged 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. White was named first-team All-Pac-12 and All-Defense in his lone season.

*Kawhi Leonard retired from the men’s national team on July 10. He was replaced by Derrick White.