Shawn Long made the cut for Team USA

[Zeebart21]

25 win season! I can taste it!

Z

[Lexhead]

I am really interested in who is coaching the USA Pan American Team now and when the games will be on TV. Does anyone know?

[DocCajun]

Very nice! Congrats to Shawn. Need to parlay this into a great senior season

[DocCajun]

25 win season! I can taste it!

Z

I'm feeling it too brother. This is the year

[MelRock]

I am really interested in who is coaching the USA Pan American Team now and when the games will be on TV. Does anyone know?

USA PRELIMINARY ROUND SCHEDULE: Venezuela (July 21 @ 9 pm ET), Puerto Rico (July 22 @ 9 pm ET), Brazil (July 23 @ 9 pm ET).

Mark Few POS: Head Coach Team: Gonzaga University

Tad Boyle POS: Assistant Coach Team: University of Colorado

Mike Brown POS: Assistant Coach

[Big Buds]

Not sure if anyone noticed but Ron Hunter, Georgia State head coach, was give Long a lot of praise leading up to the cuts...thought I would mention that.

[NewsCopy]

UL — Louisiana forward Shawn Long has had a nice summer, and Sunday he found out it'll continue for a little while longer.Long was one of 12 men's basketball players selected to represent the United States in the 2015 Pan American Games,...

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[anhil8tor]

Imagine that.

[BirdofParadise]

This is really big news.

If Shawn was good enough to make this team, that means he worked his tail off. Every minute of every practice.

It's no secret Shawn would rather play than practice. And it's also no secret he took some plays off from time to time.

But, after the NBA people told him he wasn't ready combined with this experience, I'm going to suggest Shawn has learned a "few" things (pun intended.)

If he brings all that back with him, here's a message to our opponents

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Don't know if you've been following all this....but Shawn was listed at 6-9 last year. They measured him before the tryouts. He's 6-10 1/2. He'll be listed at 6-11.

[Zeebart21]

This is really big news.

If Shawn was good enough to make this team, that means he worked his tail off. Every minute of every practice.

It's no secret Shawn would rather play than practice. And it's also no secret he took some plays off from time to time.

But, after the NBA people told him he wasn't ready combined with this experience, I'm going to suggest Shawn has learned a "few" things (pun intended.)

If he brings all that back with him, here's a message to our opponents

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Don't know if you've been following all this....but Shawn was listed at 6-9 last year. They measured him before the tryouts. He's 6-10 1/2. He'll be listed at 6-11.

25 wins or bust!!!

Looking forward to a fantastic, never before seen, UL basketball season.

Z

[jllanclos]

This is really big news.

If Shawn was good enough to make this team, that means he worked his tail off. Every minute of every practice.

It's no secret Shawn would rather play than practice. And it's also no secret he took some plays off from time to time.

But, after the NBA people told him he wasn't ready combined with this experience, I'm going to suggest Shawn has learned a "few" things (pun intended.)

If he brings all that back with him, here's a message to our opponents

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Don't know if you've been following all this....but Shawn was listed at 6-9 last year. They measured him before the tryouts. He's 6-10 1/2. He'll be listed at 6-11.

I bet you're right, Jay. I think Shawn might have stared an NBA career worth nothing directly in the face, and I bet that was unexpected.

There's no doubt in my mind that for him to get from where he was at the final whistle of last season to team USA means he has listened to some folks and worked his tail off.

That's how Elfrid got his, so it can be done.

Also... Shawn isn't going to Toronto to sit for a week. 5 games in 5 days, so I bet he gets decent minutes.

This is a really big deal for Shawn, for UL, and for recruiting.

[DocCajun]

This is really big news.

If Shawn was good enough to make this team, that means he worked his tail off. Every minute of every practice.

It's no secret Shawn would rather play than practice. And it's also no secret he took some plays off from time to time.

But, after the NBA people told him he wasn't ready combined with this experience, I'm going to suggest Shawn has learned a "few" things (pun intended.)

If he brings all that back with him, here's a message to our opponents

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Don't know if you've been following all this....but Shawn was listed at 6-9 last year. They measured him before the tryouts. He's 6-10 1/2. He'll be listed at 6-11.

Good points. I've never questioned his ability but sometimes his motivation and maturity have been ?s. Perhaps this marks a big step forward in those areas. If so, we have a lot to look forward to this year!