If U.S. team medals, it will be a good Pan Am Games
Originally Published: July 20, 2007
By
Fran Fraschilla | Special to ESPN Insider
HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Villanova's Jay Wright has a tall order this coming week. He is currently preparing a USA Basketball team of mostly college juniors and seniors to compete in the Pan Am Games basketball tournament, which the United States hasn't won since 1983. And given the tough competition this team will face in Brazil, Team USA will have a hard time ending that drought this year.
Although this team has a bunch of stars (i.e. Michigan State's Drew Neitzel and Georgetown's mammoth Roy Hibbert) to take to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this team has some major question marks as well.
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Fran Fraschilla is a college basketball analyst for ESPN. He formerly was the head coach at Manhattan, St. John's and New Mexico.
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