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Kentucky freshmen decline Team USA invites to jumpstart NCAA title run

Kentucky’s John Calipari says his players declined offers to play in the FIBA U19 World Championships in order to prepare for the national title run.

Future Cats - photo by Brian Spurlock | McDonalds

Future Cats – photo by Brian Spurlock | McDonalds

Some of America's best young basketball talents will play college basketball next season at . You've probably heard about this by now.  Today, you might have learned none of these young men will play for America this summer in the FIBA U19 World Championships.

According to coach , that is not by his design.

“Most of it is, they didn't want to play. I'm not forcing kids to do anything,” Calipari told Sporting News. “I think the reason they all turned it down is, they want to get started.”

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