By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
USA Basketball locked in their final 12-player roster on Thursday for the upcoming FIBA window.
Team USA will bring EuroLeague experience to upcoming FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers matchups against Chile and Colombia.
Per the press release: “USA Basketball today announced the 12-man roster and coaching staff for the August 2026 USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Window 4 Team, which will play at Chile and host Colombia on Aug. 27 and Aug. 31, respectively.
The August 2026 USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team!
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— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 20, 2026
The 12 athletes have professional experience in the NBA, NBA G League and internationally with eight players having prior USA Basketball experience.
The August 2026 USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team includes Jaron Blossomgame, Pedro Bradshaw, Garrison Brooks, Darius Brown, Kevon Harris, Mike James, DeJon Jarreau, Dillon Jones, James Nunnally, Orlando Robinson, Tyler Smith and Cole Swider.
Bradshaw, Harris, James and Robinson boast the most recent USA Basketball experience, having competed in the 2027 FIBA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Window 3 in July when the USA went 2-0 in road matchups against Dominican Republic and Mexico.
Additionally, Brooks played in Window 1 of 2027 qualifying. Nunnally suited up for the red, white and blue in 2021 FIBA Men’s AmeriCup Qualifying, helping the U.S. to a 2-0 record in Window 3. Swider returns to USA Basketball for the first time since participating in the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit, while Smith participated in the 2022 USA Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp.
Blossomgame, Brown, Jarreau and Jones will compete for USA Basketball for the first time.
Former NBA head coach Terry Stotts will be at the helm, serving his first coaching assignment for USA Basketball. He will be assisted by Clay Moser and Marlon Garnett, who assisted in Windows 1-3. Jonathan Yim, who brings NBA, NBA G League, NCAA and international coaching experience, will make his USA Basketball debut as a scout.
The USA will hold training camp Aug. 20-24 in Miami before departing to Santiago, Chile, for a 7:10 p.m. ET tilt on Aug. 27. The squad will then travel to Washington, D.C., with a game against Colombia scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET on Aug. 31.
Fans can watch 2027 FIBA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Window 4 on Courtside 1891, available on DAZN, or on HBO Max.
As previously announced, the USA will compete in six World Cup Qualifying windows from Nov. 2025 to March 2027. For more information, click here. In total, 80 national teams will compete for one of 32 berths to the 2027 FIBA Men’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar. In FIBA Americas, 16 teams participated in the first phase of qualifying with 12 advancing to the second phase. Ultimately, seven FIBA Americas teams will earn a spot at the World Cup.
After the first round of qualifying, windows 1-3, the USA stood atop Group A with a 5-1 record. Regrouped for round two, windows 4-6, the Americans sit second in Group E behind Brazil (6-0) and ahead of Dominican Republic (4-2), Mexico (3-3), Colombia (3-3) and Chile (2-4). At the conclusion of the six games from windows 4-6, the top three teams in the Group E standings, as well as the best fourth place finisher in Group E or F, qualify for the World Cup. Window 5 is scheduled for November. while Window 6 is set for February.
Under the current qualifying format, which dates back to the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup, the USA have compiled a 24-6 record and has finished atop their respective group both in 2019 and 2023.
The U.S. are winners of two of the last four FIBA World Cups (2010, 2014).”
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