Shelstad and Cook invited to Team USA U19 Training Camp

Incoming Oregon freshmen Jackson Shelstad and Mookie Cook have been invited to Team USA’s Under 19 training camp.

Oregon Ducks men’s basketball fans might get to see a sneak peek into what the 20-24 team could look like.

Incoming freshmen Jackson Shelstad from West Linn, Ore. and Mookie Cook out of Portland, were both invited to Team USA’s Under 19 training camp that will be held in Colorado Springs, Colo.

A final 12-member roster will be announced prior to the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup, scheduled for June-24-July 2 in Debrecen, Hungary.

Shelstad most recently competed with Team USA at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, while Cook earned a trip to the McDonald’s All-American game.

Cook is a 6-foot-7 small forward and he was ranked as a Top 30 recruit in the Class of 2023. Shelstad is6-foot point guard tat is expected to start from Day 1 replacing Will Richardson.

Athletes attending training camp were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee. The full list of athletes is below:

  • Omaha Biliew (Iowa State)
  • Blake Buchanan (Virginia)
  • Myles Colvin (Purdue)
  • Marquis ‘Mookie’ Cook (Oregon)
  • Jeremy Fears Jr. (Michigan State)
  • Trentyn Flowers (Louisville)
  • AJ Johnson (Pro)
  • DeShawn Harris-Smith (Maryland)
  • Milan Momcilovic (Iowa State)
  • Jackson Shelstad (Oregon)
  • Joseph Tugler (Houston)
  • Cody Williams (Colorado)

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Te-Hina Paopao helps Team USA U19 squad win the gold

Oregon’s sophomore point guard was instrumental in Team USA’s gold medal win over Australia in the U19 World Cup in Hungary.

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Te-Hina Paopao became Oregon’s most recent gold medal winner as she helped Team USA win the U19 World Cup with a 70-52 victory over Australia.

The Americans went a perfect 3-0 in the group phase of the tournament before going through the 16-team bracket phase to go 7-0.

As for Paopao, the Ducks point guard averaged nine points and 4.6 assists over in Hungary. She scored 10 points and dished out five assists in the gold medal game. Her best game came against Chinese Taipei as Paopao scored 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists in the Round of 16 where Team USA won 129-45.

In the seven games, Paopao went 22-for-52 (42.3 percent) from the floor, including making 11of her 27 three-point attempts.

Paopao is completely healed from her leg injury that cut her freshman season short in Eugene. But now she is looking towards more of a normal sophomore season with the Ducks with fans in the stands of Matthew Knight Arena eager to watch her play in person.

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