BIRMINGHAM SQUADRON GUARDS JARED HARPER AND JUSTIN-WRIGHT FOREMAN SELECTED TO THE 2022 USA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TEAM

- USA Basketball will host Puerto Rico on Feb. 24 and Mexico on Feb. 27 in Washington D.C.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 15, 2022) – USA Basketball announced today its 12-man roster for the February 2021 USA World Cup Qualifying Team, which includes two Birmingham Squadron players, guards Jared Harper and Justin Wright-Foreman.

Team USA will open training camp Feb. 18 in Washington, D.C., and will participate in the second competition window of 2021-23 FIBA World Cup Qualifying games that will see the Americans face Puerto Rico (1-1) on Feb. 24 and Mexico (2-0) on Feb. 27. Both games will be played at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

Former NBA head coach Jim Boylen, who directed the USA team during the November 2021 World Cup Qualifying games in Chihuahua, Mexico, will again serve as head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team. Also returning to the sidelines as assistant coaches are USA Basketball experienced coaches Ty Ellis and Othella Harrington.

Harper has played 25 games with the Birmingham Squadron over the 2021-22 G League Showcase and regular season, averaging 21.6 points, 6.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 33.6 minutes per game. During the regular season, his 7.4 assists per game are the seventh most in the G League, and he is one of only 13 players averaging 20+ points and 5+ rebounds per game.

Wright-Foreman joined the Squadron on February 10 and has played in one game, where he posted seven points, one assist and one steal.

Keep up with the Squadron by following us on Instagram @birminghamsquadron, Twitter @GLeagueSquadron and Facebook (BirminghamSquadron), or visit BirminghamSquadron.com.

For interview requests, please email Squadron PR Manager, Joseph Hooven (joseph.hooven@pelicans.com)

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About 2021-23 FIBA World Cup Qualifying
Featuring 16 national teams from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, the 2021-23 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament for the Americas zone features four preliminary round groups, and each group consists of four teams. The top three teams from each group will qualify for the second round. Following the second round, the three top teams from each group, and the top fourth-placed team, will qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
The USA was drawn into Group D, and is joined by Cuba, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Group A consists of Argentina, Panama, Paraguay and Venezuela.

About USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and chaired by retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA national teams that compete in FIBA-sponsored five-on-five, 3x3 and esport international competitions, as well as for some national competitions and for the development of youth basketball initiative that address player development, coach education and safety, while promoting, growing and elevating the game.
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