These days, Las Vegas is to USA Basketball what Colorado Springs is for many Olympians.
Colangelo described casino magnate Steve Wynn's eponymous hotel on the Strip as USA Basketball's home.
"I'm confident that the truth will ultimately prevail, " he said in the statement delivered by USA Basketball.
Krzyzewski, college basketball's all-time winningest coach, is widely credited with reviving USA Basketball after its slump in the mid-2000s.
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Kidd also spoke with USA Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski last year about getting involved on the coaching side of the organization.
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Williams was presented with a ring from USA Basketball for his help in winning a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London.
The focus on the service of other Americans to the betterment of the United States had a lasting effect on Team USA Basketball players.
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Larry Mann, a partner with Chicago-based sports marketing firm rEvolution, points out that pulling the likes of LeBron and Kobe from the national team would lower sponsorship revenue for USA Basketball.
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As part of a four city tour which also includes stops in London, Paris and Barcelona, USA Basketball hosted over 3, 000 military members and their families at the World Basketball Festival events in Washington, D.
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He's also been a part of Boeheim's USA Basketball staff and was a court coach for the U.S. Olympic team coached by Krzyzewski with Boeheim as an assistant that won the gold medal in London last year.
Krzyzewski, who attended the U.S. Military Academy, in eight years has won over superstars like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant, instilled pride in playing for the national team and preached continuity across all levels of USA Basketball.
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By his senior year, he was ranked as the second best High School basketball player in the USA. Some kid named LeBron James was number one.
"The NBA's always been a little cautious about the casinos and bringing basketball here, " said Team USA assistant Nate McMillan.
The town is now such a nexus for basketball recruiting that Duke assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski, a Team USA scout, has said he has spent more time in the last 10 years in Las Vegas than anywhere but Durham, N.
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