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Hempstead, NY – Hofstra men’s basketball alum Elijah Pemberton has been named to USA Basketball’s 12-man roster for the 2025 FIBA Men’s AmeriCup. This marks the second time that Pemberton will represent his country in international competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tournament will take place August 22-31, 2025, in Managua, Nicaragua.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pemberton was also a member of the 2022 USA Men’s AmeriCup Team that earned a bronze medal in Recife, Brazil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The USA will hold training camp Aug. 12-18 in Miami, before traveling to Managua to open the tournament against Bahamas on Aug. 23 at 5:40 p.m. ET. The USA will also face Uruguay (Aug. 24, 11:10 p.m. ET) and Brazil (Aug. 26, 9:10 p.m. ET) in pool play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The inaugural FIBA Men’s AmeriCup was held in 1980 and has been held biennially since 1993. The USA has won gold seven times and earned bronze in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The FIBA Men’s AmeriCup features 12 teams distributed into three, four-team groups. The top two teams from each group, along with the two best third-place teams, will advance to the quarterfinals. The eight advancing teams will be ranked 1-8 based on their final position in the Group Phase.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pemberton, a 2020 Hofstra graduate with a degree in management, has played professionally since his graduation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pemberton ranks ninth all-time at Hofstra with 1,982 career points and fourth with 215 three-pointers. A two-time All-CAA honoree, Pemberton also earned NABC All-District and All-Met honors as a senior and All-Met accolades as a junior as well. He was a member of Hofstra’s 2020 CAA Championship team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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