USA Basketball announced today that Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen have both been named finalists for the 2024 USA Men’s National Team Player Pool. Both Mitchell and Allen were selected as finalists for the 2020 USA National Team and U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball teams.
Allen was a member of the 2016 USA Men’s U18 National team that won a gold medal (5-0) at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 championship in Valdivia, Chile. Allen started all five games, averaging 10.6 points and 9.0 rebounds. He also competed at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon helping the 2016 USA Junior Select Team to a 101-67 win. Mitchell was a member of the 2019 USA World Cup Team, averaging a USA second-best 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting 17-42 (.405) from the three-point line. Mitchell recorded 29 points vs. France at the World Cup, marking the 10th-most points by a USA player in a World Cup game. He also recorded 10 assists against Poland, tying the USA World Cup single game assist record.
The full release issued by USA Basketball is below:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Jan. 23, 2024) – USA Basketball announced today a 41-athlete player pool for the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team. The players were selected by USA Basketball Men’s National Team managing director Grant Hill and is subject to change. The 12-member 2024 USA Men’s National Team, which will represent the United States at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris, will be announced at a later date.
Featuring 28 players who have represented the USA in Olympics and/or FIBA Men’s World Cup and who together have collected 23 Olympic or World Cup gold medals, the 2024 USA Men’s National Team finalists are Bam Adebayo, Jarrett Allen, Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Scottie Barnes, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Jimmy Butler, Alex Caruso, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, De’Aaron Fox, Paul George, Aaron Gordon, Tyrese Haliburton, James Harden, Josh Hart, Tyler Herro, Jrue Holiday, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Ingram, Kyrie Irving, Jaren Jackson Jr., LeBron James, Cam Johnson, Walker Kessler, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Chris Paul, Bobby Portis, Austin Reaves, Duncan Robinson, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White and Trae Young.
“The United States boasts unbelievable basketball talent and I am thrilled that many of the game’s superstars have expressed interest in representing our country at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games,” Hill said. “It is a privilege to select the team that will help us toward the goal of once again standing atop the Olympic podium. This challenging process will unfold over the next several months as we eagerly anticipate the start of national team activity."
The 2024 USA Men’s National Team will be led by head coach Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors), who is assisted by Mark Few (Gonzaga University), Tyronn Lue (L.A. Clippers) and Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat). Last summer, the quartet coached the 2023 USA Basketball Men’s National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup in Manila. Kerr is a 2020 Olympic gold medalist after serving as an assistant coach to Gregg Popovich in Tokyo.