Indiana Pacers assistant coach Jim Boylen has been named an assistant coach for the Team USA 2024 Select Team ahead of the Olympics.
prior to the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. This year, he's slotting into that role again. It's the same staff that coached the Select Team last year — Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley will guide the group, and Purdue Boilermakers coach Matt Painter is the other assistant. Two former Purdue players are on
Prior to that experience, Boylen was the head coach of the Team USA group that qualified for the World Cup. One of the players on his team that qualified was Langston Galloway,Two other noteworthy players on the roster are Trayce Jackson-Davis of the Golden State Warriors, who attended Indiana University, and Cooper Flagg, a rising college star at Duke.
"I'm looking forward to returning to Las Vegas and working with the USA Select Team once again," Mosley said in a statement. "Over my three years with USA Basketball, I've gained a tremendous amount of knowledge on international basketball while having the opportunity to work alongside some of the best players and coaches in our game.". He guided the aforementioned World Cup qualifying squad through constant changes, and they finished with a 9-3 record.
Boylen was a consultant for Indiana two years ago before becoming an assistant coach last year. He was previously the head coach of the Chicago Bulls and has many other NBA stops on his resume.for the Olympics. He's been training in Indianapolis recently after recovering from a hamstring injury, and he's excited about the Olympic opportunity.
The Select Team will help train the National Team from July 6-8 in Las Vegas. Then, Team USA will play a few international friendlies.Tony East is the Publisher of AllPacers. He has previously written for Forbes Sports, the West Indianapolis Community News, WTHR, and more while hosting the Locked On Pacers podcast.
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