Team USA had a day between it’s last game and this morning’s quarterfinal against Russia, but instead of using the time to prepare, Paul Hewitt gave his men the day off from practice. It was clear, however, that the Russians were ready to play, handing the Americans a 74-79 loss and knocking them out...
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Croatia took the lead on a three-point play with 48 seconds on the clock and held on to hand the American U19 squad it’s first loss in Latvia this morning. Team USA had it’s second close game in a row in the 85-87 defeat. James Bell started the game and played 13 minutes. He...
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After a great performance against Canada on Independence Day, hopes and expectations for James Bell were sky-high. When Team USA took the court against Lithuania, there were still concerns, however, that the Americans would lose a third straight to the Baltic nation. After a six-point American lead suddenly evaporated near the end of regulation,...
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(Updated with video) Villanova’s James Bell was reported to be the last man chosen on Team USA’s U19 basketball team. Just making the team was a tremendous accomplishment after being overlooked as a McDonald’s All-America and a long painful recovery from stress fractures in both legs last summer. However, his Cinderella story did not...
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In their second pre-tournament exhibition game against Lithuania’s under-19 national team, the USA Basketball fell 108 to 75. The team missed all 17 of its attempts from beyond the arc and shot just 35.6% from the field in the game. Fans will be disappointed that the youth national team didn’t improve on it’s cold...
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USA Basketball’s Under-19 team had a powerful wake-up call in a pre-championship exhibition game against Lithuania, losing to the eastern European nation, 101 to 72. It was the first test for the American squad against international competition, and their struggles were palpable. Villanova’s James Bell did not start, but played 20 minutes in the contest....
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Rising Villanova Sophmore, James Bell, has been named to the USA U-19 Basketball Team. The squad will be heading to Latvia to compete in the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men being held June 30-July 10. The United States is the defending gold medal winner of the U19 World Championships and is coached by...
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James Bell, who missed out on National Team duty last summer, was given a second-chance to battle with some of the best under-19 players in the country for a shot at international competition. He has been working out with the USA Basketball program in Colorado Springs since training camp got underway on Friday. Today,...
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Villanova sophomore to be James Bell is among 17 invited to Colorado Springs next month to try out for the U19 team that will compete at the 2011 FIBA World Championships. Official Release… COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 12, 2011) — Seventeen of the nation’s top 19-and-unders, including seven possessing prior USA Basketball experience, have...
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Sometimes it’s pretty easy to see what’s good and bad with a program at any point. Though there isn’t much time left in the season, I plan to give you a quick post every week with a Pro and Con about this team. Hopefully there will be enough tournament teams that this feature can...
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