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July 12, 2007 • Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team Managing Director Jerry Colangelo announced today that Tony Ronzone, the Detroit Pistons Director of Basketball Operations, has been named Director of International Player Personnel for the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team. Ronzone will work through the 2008 Olympics with the USA coaching staff on the scouting of international teams and the evaluation of players.
"Tony is considered one of the premiere talent scouts in the business and his strength certainly is international basketball. We are pleased to have him involved," said Colangelo.
Ronzone completed in 2006-07 his second year as Director of Basketball Operations and his sixth year overall with the Pistons. He directs all of Detroit’s international scouting activities and assists with college scouting and evaluating NBA personnel. His efforts helped Detroit land Serbia center Zeljko Rebraca, Turkey’s Mehmet Okur and Argentine shooting guard Carlos Delfino.
Ronzone joined the Pistons after serving as a scout for the Dallas Mavericks from 1998-2000.
His coaching career began in New Zealand where he was the youngest coach in their history. Returning to the U.S. he was an assistant coach for Bill Freider at Arizona State University in 1980. Ronzone went on to become head coach of the Saudi Arabian National Team in 1992 as well as a five year stint in the United Arab Emirates. Ronzone served as assistant coach for the Chinese youth national team in 1998 and was appointed to coach the Chinese National Team in the 2001 East Asia Game where he coached Yao Ming and Wang ZhiZhi. That team under Ronzone earned a gold medal.
A college basketball player at the University of Nevada and Long Beach State, Ronzone played professional basketball overseas in New Zealand, Australia, Italy and the Philippines. He is an active member of the NBA’s Basketball Without Boarders Program and continues to conduct clinics and camps throughout the world.
The USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team will conduct a mini-training camp July 20-21 in Las Vegas, culminating with the 2007 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge on Sunday, July 22.
The July mini-camp will be utilized to determine finalists for the USA squad that will compete Aug. 22-Sept. 2 in the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, which is also being staged in Las Vegas.
The USA’s July 20-22 training camp will feature all available members of the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team. Upon completion of the mini-camp, finalists will be announced for the USA squad that will compete in the FIBA Americas Championship 2007.
The selected USA finalists, following a three-week break, will reconvene in Las Vegas on Aug. 13 for the start of the final phase of the team’s 2007 training. The USA team will train daily Aug. 13-21 in preparation for the FIBA Americas Championship 2007.
Members of the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team include: Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Gilbert Arenas (Washington Wizards); Shane Battier (Houston Rockets); Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Bruce Bowen (San Antonio Spurs); Elton Brand (Los Angeles Clippers); Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers); Tyson Chandler (New Orleans Hornets); Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics); Kirk Hinrich (Chicago Bulls); Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic); LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers); Antawn Jamison (Washington Wizards); Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks); Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets); Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns); Brad Miller (Sacramento Kings); Mike Miller (Memphis Grizzlies); Adam Morrison (Charlotte Bobcats); Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers); Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Lakers); Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets); Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics); Tayshaun Prince (Detroit Pistons); Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks); J.J. Redick (Orlando Magic); Luke Ridnour ( Seattle SuperSonics); and Amaré Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns); Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat); and Deron Williams (Utah Jazz).
USA Basketball announced May 23 that seven Senior National Team members would not be available this summer because of injuries and included Arenas, Johnson, Brad Miller, Odom, Paul, Pierce and Wade.
Duke University Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski is head coach of the USA Senior Team program. Serving as assistant coaches are Syracuse University (N.Y.) and Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim, Phoenix Suns head mentor Mike D’Antoni and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan.
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