17 finalists for the Pan Amercian Games named

17 finalists for the 2003 USA Basketball Men’s Pan American Games Team were named today. The finalists were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Collegiate Committee and the official 12-member USA Pan American Games Team will be finalized during the team’s training that begins July 21. The 12-man team will be finalized during the team’s July 15-29 training camp in Orlando. The 2003 Pan American Games men’s basketball competition will be held August 2-6, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

NAME	POS	HT	WT	DOB	YOG	COLLEGE/HIGH	HOMETOWN
*Andre Barrett	G	5-10	172	2/21/82	2004	Seton Hall	Bronx, NY
*Josh Childress	F	6-7	198	06/20/83	2005	Stanford	Los Angeles, CA
*Ike Diogu	F	6-8	250	09/11/83	2006	Arizona State	Garland, TX
*Gerald Fitch	G	6-3	188	08/12/82	2004	Kentucky	Macon, GA
*Ben Gordon	G	6-2	195	04/04/83	2005	Connecticut	Mt. Vernon, NY
*Chuck Hayes	F	6-6	247	6/11/83	2004	Kentucky	Macon, GA
*Chris Hill	G	6-3	190	02/21/83	2005	Michigan State	Indianapolis, IN
*Julius Hodge	F	6-7	200	11/18/83	2005	North Carolina State	New York, NY
*Luke Jackson	G	6-7	210	11/06/81	2004	Oregon	Creswell, OR
*Arthur Johnson	F	6-9	265	12/20/82	2004	Missouri	Detroit, MI
*Brandon Mouton	G	6-4	205	08/18/81	2004	Texas	Lafayette, LA
Steve Novak	F	6-10	215	06/13/83	2006	Marquette	Brown Deer, WI
*Emeka Okafor	C	6-9	252	09/28/82	2005	Connecticut	Houston, TX
Ricky Paulding	G	6-5	212	10/23/82	2004	Missouri	Detroit, MI
*Lawrence Roberts	F	6-9	230	10/20/82	2005	Baylor	Houston, TX
*Blake Stepp	G	6-4	200	02/04/82	2004	Gonzaga	Eugene, OR
Hakim Warrick	F	6-8	208	7/8/82	2005	Syracuse	Philadelphia, PA