COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Representing the United States at the international level, the Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball Jerod Haase has been named assistant coach for the United States at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia this summer.
"Being asked to coach and represent our country in the upcoming FIBA U19 World Cup is a great honor," said Haase. "I am very appreciative of the opportunity that USA Basketball has given me, and I look forward to helping Coach Dixon in our pursuit for a gold medal."
TCU's Jamie Dixon will lead the team as head coach, while Yale's James Jones joins Haase on the bench. The United States was drawn into group D alongside Turkey, Mali and Australia.
Haase is taking on his first USA Basketball coaching assignment. As a player, Haase participated in the 1995 USA National Team Trials that were used to select the 1995 USA World University Games Team.
Trials to select the 12-member USA U19 World Cup Team will be held June 20-22 at TCU, and trials invitees will be announced at a later date. The coaching staff was chosen by the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Selection Committee.