ISU’s Haliburton on USA’s U19 roster
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Iowa State sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton has been named to the USA Basketball U19 World Cup roster.
He becomes the first Cyclone since Craig Brackins in 2009 to earn a spot on a USA Basketball roster. Brackins played in the World University Games.
Haliburton and his teammates will travel to Greece on Monday with tournament play running June 29 through July 7.
Haliburton is one of five players that played college basketball last season to make the 12-man roster.
The team is coached by Bruce Weber of Kansas State and assistants Mike Hopkins (Washington) and LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central).