UNT's Tony Mitchell Officially on USA 12-Man Roster!

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This looks so nice.

Tony Mitchell F/C 6-9 220 04/07/92 2014 North Texas Dallas, TX

He is in good company. Tim Hardaway Jr?? And look at the list of schools these players attend.

Congratulations, Tony. It is so nice to see "North Texas" on that roster. cannot be anything but good news for UNT. Go get 'em Tony and company!

GO MEAN GREEN!

Tim Hardaway Jr??

meh.

Here is a link to his official bio on the USA Basketball website: http://www.usabasketball.com/bios/mitchell_tony.html

Favorite foods: chicken strips and fries

As far as we know from Kram1 running into him at Chicken Express last week, chicken strips and fries was his last meal before he left for the training camp in Colorado.

Anyways, congrats Tony! Go get yourself and the USA another gold medal!

As far as we know from Kram1 running into him at Chicken Express last week, chicken strips and fries was his last meal before beginning his quest for NCAA and world domination.

fixed.

Here is a link to his official bio on the USA Basketball website: http://www.usabasket...chell_tony.html

By the way, can anyone confirm if this is erroneous:

Transferred to North Texas after the NCAA initially ruled on Jan. 5, 2011, that he was academically ineligible to compete for the Tigers.

It was my understanding his NCAA qualies were all good, just that the school (or the Big XII) was the entity that ruled him out.

F/C huh? I will be interested to see how he'll slide over into the 5 spot. I wonder if JJ will play him at the 5 here too?

So what will this do to his academic progress/standing? He's away from the classroom for quite some time.

So what will this do to his academic progress/standing? He's away from the classroom for quite some time.

It was posted earlier by someone who knew his GPA and hours completed. I don't remember the specifics, but it was smokin'.

I wonder if he burned through a lot of hours and did so well because he anticipated not being available during this FIBA run. I hope this is the case, and trust he knows what he's doing. I looks like he is very motivated to do this right and be eligible ASAP.

FIBATV.com - Monthly pass costs $14.99. Day pass is $11.99.

Game 1 for Team USA is vs. Egypt on Thursday the 30th, 8:00 a.m. central (9:00 a.m. dirty commie east coast hippie time).

Game 2 is vs. Serbia, 8:00 a.m. central on Friday the 1st.

Game 3 is vs. China, 10:15 a.m. central on Saturday the 2nd.

2nd round through finals run from July 4th - 10th.

If the U.S. makes the finals, $14.99 would get you 9 games. 8 games if their month is a calendar month instead of a 30 day period.

Thinking about it...

For anyone else that can't flex their schedule around the internet broadcasts, there are free videos with highlights from each game, postgame media interviews, feature pieces, etc.

ESPN Article

One prep player on U.S. U-19 team

Associated Press

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Jahii Carson of Phoenix, who has signed to play at Arizona State, is the only high school player on USA Basketball's under-19 world championship team.

Jeremy Lamb of national champion Connecticut and Khyle Marshall of runner-up Butler are also on the 12-man roster that will defend the gold medal in the FIBA U19 World Championship in Latvia from June 30 to July 10.

Others announced Thursday were Keith Appling, Michigan State; James Bell, Villanova; Anthony Brown, Stanford; Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan; Joe Jackson, Memphis; Meyers Leonard, Illinois; Doug McDermott, Creighton; Tony Mitchell, North Texas; and Patric Young, Florida.

Carson, a 5-foot-11 guard, played at Mesa High School in Arizona.

The team will be coached by Paul Hewitt of George Mason.

Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press

This is really amazing.

Wow look at some of the other U19 players from the past!

http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/u19/mu19_affil_roster.html

Ashbrook H. S. (NC)

James Worthy (1979)

Shaker H. S. (NY)

Sam Perkins (1979)

St. John's (NY)

Walter Berry (1983)

Oregon State

Gary Payton (1987

Lincoln H. S. (NY)

Stephon Marbury (1995)

Michigan State

Scott Skiles (1983)

Georgetown (DC)

Eric Floyd (1979)

Mainland H. S. (FL)

Vince Carter (1995)

Auburn (AL)

Wesley Person (1991)

Nevada-Las Vegas

Stacey Augmon (1987)

Larry Johnson (1987)

Wow look at some of the other U19 players from the past!

http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/u19/mu19_affil_roster.html

Ashbrook H. S. (NC)

James Worthy (1979)

Shaker H. S. (NY)

Sam Perkins (1979)

St. John's (NY)

Walter Berry (1983)

Oregon State

Gary Payton (1987

Lincoln H. S. (NY)

Stephon Marbury (1995)

Michigan State

Scott Skiles (1983)

Georgetown (DC)

Eric Floyd (1979)

Mainland H. S. (FL)

Vince Carter (1995)

Auburn (AL)

Wesley Person (1991)

Nevada-Las Vegas

Stacey Augmon (1987)

Larry Johnson (1987)

I've been going back through the past 3 U-19 rosters and putting together a spreadsheet with the stats the selected players did in the following college year.

It's VERY ENCOURAGING.

geek

Quick! Some high school kid that plays Madden just saw a North Texas billboard. TO THE RECRUITING FORUM!!!