The USA U18 team made its cuts Wednesday and is now down to 12 players. The 12 finalists include: Vander Blue, Trevor Cooney (pictured), Abdul Gaddy, Josh Hairston, Kyrie Irving, Quincy Miller, Tony Mitchell, LeBryan Nash, Jereme Richmond, Austin Rivers, Amir Williams and Patric Young. The players who got cut were: Tracy Abrams, Keith Appling, James Bell, Michael Gbinije, Mikael Hopkins, Sheldon McClellan and Desmond Simmons. The coaches are Jeff Capel of Oklahoma, Paul Hewitt of Georgia Tech and Reggie Witherspoon of Buffalo. The team will compete in the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men June 26-30 in San Antonio.
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