Northwest Notes June 30, 2021

Few named assistant for USA Basketball men's national team training camp

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few was named as an assistant coach to the Team USA Select Team at the USA Basketball Men's National Team Training Camp in Las Vegas.

The three-man coaching staff for the 2021 USA Basketball Select Team, assembled to help train against the USA Basketball Men's National Team's Las Vegas training camp was announced by National Team managing director Jerry Colangelo.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will serve as head coach of the 2021 USA Select Team. Few, who served as an assistant coach with the 2019 Select Team and head coach of the 2015 USA Pan American Games Team, as well as Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jamahl Mosley, who served as an assistant coach at the 2018 USA National Team minicamp will serve as assistant coaches.

"We're very fortunate to have highly regarded coaches like Erik, Mark and Jamahl accept the responsibility of coaching the 2021 USA Select Team and helping prepare our national team for the Tokyo Olympics," said Jerry Colangelo, USA National Team managing director since 2005. "Erik has been extremely successful in Miami and won back-to-back NBA championships, and we're excited to have him involved and become part of USA Basketball's remarkable coaching legacy. It's going to be really helpful to have all three coaches involved in this year's Las Vegas training camp."

For Spoelstra, this opportunity will be his first time serving as a coach in any capacity with a USA Basketball team. The USA Select Team athletes will be announced at a later date.