Sophomore guard Rasheed Sulaimon will represent the United States at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic. Sulaimon was one of 12 players named to the team's roster, which was released early Tuesday morning.
Chicago product Jahlil Okafor and Houston native Justise Winslow—Class of 2014 targets who have received scholarship offers from Duke—both made the roster as well. Okafor and Winslow are the team's only two rising high school seniors.
The squad will be coached by Florida head coach Billy Donovan. Assistant coaches include Virginia's Tony Bennett and VCU's Shaka Smart.
Sulaimon won a gold medal for the United States in the U18 World Championship, where the 6-foot-4 guard averaged double figures.
Following the conclusion of the team's training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., the final U19 squad will relocate to Washington D.C. for three days of at the Washington Wizards practice facility. The 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship is set to begin June 27.
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