{"id":965,"date":"2025-06-21T01:20:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T01:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/965\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T01:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T01:20:29","slug":"no-1-college-basketball-recruit-receives-big-news-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/965\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 1 College Basketball Recruit Receives Big News on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-basketball\/no-1-college-basketball-recruit-receives-big-news-on-friday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:No. 1 College Basketball Recruit Receives Big News on Friday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">No. 1 College Basketball Recruit Receives Big News on Friday<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no shortage of elite young basketball talent in the United States. Year after year, top prospects emerge looking to leap to college and professional basketball, driven by ambition and national pride.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Before they get there, a select group of standout players age 19 and under will represent Team USA on the international stage. Following a competitive and intense week of training in Colorado Springs, USA Basketball has finalized its roster for the upcoming U19 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday on X, USA Basketball officially announced its 2025 men\u2019s U19 national team:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Introducing the 2025 USA Basketball Men\u2019s U19 National Team! <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/USABMU19?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:#USABMU19;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">#USABMU19<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The headline name is Tyran Stokes, a 17-year-old forward from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Currently the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/tyran-stokes-46136894\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:top-ranked recruit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">top-ranked recruit<\/a>\u00a0in the Class of 2026, Stokes helped lead Team USA to gold at the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Mexico, where he averaged just over 10 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Stokes has drawn heavy recruiting interest from major programs including Kentucky, Kansas and Louisville. His most recent visit was to Lexington to meet new Wildcats coach Mark Pope.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Notre Dame High School (CA) forward Tyran Stokes (4). Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mark J&amp;period; Rebilas-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"682\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25226191a0b53cc60b89fac4c453c573.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame High School (CA) forward Tyran Stokes (4). Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Mark J&amp;period; Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Another big name on the roster is AJ Dybantsa. He was a former teammate of Stokes at Prolific Prep before finishing his high school career at Utah Prep Academy. Dybantsa is set to begin his college career at Brigham Young University this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Other players named to the team are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p>University of Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd will serve as head coach for Team USA. He\u2019ll be joined on the bench by Texas Tech\u2019s Grant McCasland and Notre Dame\u2019s Micah Shrewsberry as assistant coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The tournament tips off later this month. Team USA will compete in Group D alongside Australia, France and Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/caitlin-clarks-former-teammate-gets-060945230.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Caitlin Clark&#039;s Former Teammate Gets Good News on Thursday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Former Teammate Gets Good News on Thursday<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/duke-makes-move-no-1-054555102.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Duke Makes Move for No. 1 Center in Class of 2027;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Duke Makes Move for No. 1 Center in Class of 2027<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-basketball\/no-1-college-basketball-recruit-receives-big-news-on-friday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No. 1 College Basketball Recruit Receives Big News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 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