April 24--Two Illinois players were named to the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team on Thursday.
Evanston guard Nojel Eastern and Simeon guard Marquis "Kezo" Brown, both sophomores, were among the 27 top 16-and-unders selected by the USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team Committee.
Eastern and Brown participated in USA Basketball's junior national team minicamp in Oct. 2014.
"We had most of these guys out last October for our USA Junior National Team mini-camp and overall we've got a really good combination of good bigs who are very skilled, some good shooters and some very good point guards," said USA head coach Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa) in a press release. "So, we have a really good combination of players. This will be a good group to work with over the next couple of years, and I like our chances at the U16s with these guys."
The 27 members will train May 28-June 6 in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the final 12-player USA U16 National Team selection will be made before June 10.
