Two Michigan Wolverines earn invites to USA Basketball U19 National Team training camp ahead of World Cup
Michigan Wolverines basketball has two players that have received and accepted invites to USA Basketball U19 National Team training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., beginning June 14: sophomore guard L.J. Cason and sophomore forward Morez Johnson Jr.
In total, 33 athletes will participate in the tryout, with 12 roster sports on the line before the team departs for the 2025 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup in Switzerland.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Cason appeared in 30 games at Michigan last season, averaging 4.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1 assist in 11.8 minutes per contest.
Johnson, meanwhile, had a standout freshman year at Illinois and transferred to Michigan with a commitment soon after the 2024-25 season ended. The 6-foot-9, 225-pounder registered 7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 17.7 minutes per game with 30 appearances.
Training camp participants recently concluded their freshman year of college or will represent the high school graduating classes of 2025 and 2026. Team selections will be made by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee.
“We are looking forward to the pool of players coming to Colorado Springs with the hope to represent the United States at the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup,” USA Basketball Men’s National Team director Sean Ford said. “We are confident that we will build the best team to compete in Switzerland from this group of USA Basketball veterans and newcomers.”
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Cason and Johnson are two of the seven returning college players that will be in the training camp, joining San Diego’s Tony Duckett, Purdue’s Daniel Jacobsen, Marquette’s Royce Parham, San Francisco’s Tyrone Riley IV and Vanderbilt’s Tyler Tanner.
The team’s head coach is Arizona head man Tommy Lloyd, who will be assisted by head coaches from other universities — Grant McCasland of Texas Tech, Micah Shrewsberry of Notre Dame, Hubert Davis of North Carolina, Nate Oats of Alabama and Mark Pope of Kentucky.
The 17th staging of the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup begins June 28. If Cason and Johnson make the team, they will likely miss the beginning of Michigan’s summer workouts.
The Americans were drawn into Group D at the 2025 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup and will square off against Australia, France and Cameroon. The U.S. holds a 4-2 record all-time against Australia in U19 action. The USA are winners of six straight against the French, carrying a 6-1 series advantage. The U.S. and Cameroon will face for the first time.
