May 21, 2018
Mike Brey, the Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Notre Dame, will serve as one of four court coaches at the 2018 USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team Training Camp that will take place May 31 – June 2 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Colorado.
Taking part in his first USA Basketball training camp, Brey will helm a group of prospective players throughout the camp before helping the USA U18 coaching staff of Bill Self (Kansas), Anthony Grant (Dayton) and Danny Manning (Wake Forest) select the team’s final roster.
“It is an honor to be a part of USA Basketball, which plays such a key role in setting the worldwide standard for our sport,” Brey said. “I’m looking forward to working with the athletes that will be a part of the foundation for basketball in the United States over the next decade and helping out a great coaching staff that has already been assembled.”
Brey joins East Carolina’s Joe Dooley, Midland’s Oliver Drake and Richard Bland College’s Chuck Moore as the four court coaches for the camp.
“These four coaches bring winning traditions and a wealth of experience with them along to the 2018 USA U18 training camp, and the committee is confident they will be a tremendous help to the USA coaching staff and to all of the athletes in attendance,” said Matt Painter (Purdue), chair of the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee.
Brey completed his 18th season on the Irish bench in 2017-18 – a season in which he became the all-time winningest coach in school history, reached 400 wins at Notre Dame (currently 403) and 500 career wins (currently 502).
About USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and chaired by retired Gen. Martin Dempsey, USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the U.S. by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA national teams that compete in FIBA-sponsored five-on-five and 3×3 international competitions, as well as for some national competitions and for the development of youth basketball.
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