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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- Rodney Purvis (Raleigh, N.C.), who has transferred into the University of Connecticut men's basketball program, is one of 24 players who have accepted invitations to attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team training camp.

Purvis, a 6-4 guard, and the rest of the invitees will travel to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., to participate in the training camp, which begins on June 14. The final 12-man team will be selected during training camp and will train in Colorado until June 19, continue training in Washington D.C., through June 22, then leave for Prague, Czech Republic, to compete in the June 27-July 7 FIBA U19 World Championship.

Purvis, a former McDonald's All-American, played his freshman season at North Carolina State in 2012-13, appearing in 35 games, starting 23. He averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, shot 44.2 percent overall and 38.5 percent from three-point range. As per NCAA transfer rules, he must sit out the 2013-14 season, although he can practice with the Huskies. Beginning with the 2014-15 season, he will have three years of eligibility remaining for UConn.

Besides Purvis, the rest of the invited players include:  Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova University/Langhorne, Pa.); Bryce Alford (La Cueva H.S./Albuquerque, N.M.); Brandon Ashley (University of Arizona/San Francisco, Calif.); Robert Carter (Georgia Tech/Thomasville, Ga.); Damyean Dotson (University of Oregon/Houston, Texas); Kris Dunn (Providence College/Oakdale, Conn.); Javan Felix (University of Texas/New Orleans, La.); Michael Frazier (University of Florida/Tampa, Fla.); Marcus Georges-Hunt (Georgia Tech/College Park, Ga.); Shaq Goodwin (University of Memphis/Atlanta, Ga.); Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty H.S./San Jose, Calif.);  Jerami Grant (Syracuse University/Bowie, Md.); Montrezl Harrell (University of Louisville/Tarboro, N.C.); Rondaé Hollis-Jefferson  (Chester H.S./Chester, Pa.); Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.); James Robinson (University of Pittsburgh/Mitchellville, Md.); Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State University/Flower Mound, Texas); Jarnell Stokes (University of Tennessee/Memphis, Tenn.); Rasheed Sulaimon (Duke University/Houston, Texas); Devin Thomas (Wake Forest University/Harrisburg, Pa.); Mike Tobey (University of Virginia/Monroe, N.Y.); Nigel Williams-Goss (Findlay Prep/Happy Valley, Ore.); and Justise Winslow (St. Johns H.S./Houston, Texas).

The USA U19 World Championship Team will be led by Florida head coach Billy Donovan, who will be assisted by Virginia's Tony Bennett and VCU's Shaka Smart. The player selections for the team will be made by the 2013-2016 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team Committee, chaired by Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim.

Purvis is one of 16 of the invited players who has previous USA Basketball experience. He was a member of the 2012 U18 USA National Team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship and qualified the U.S. team for the FIBA U19 World Championship.

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It turns out that Enosch Wolf's arrest back in February has cost him his scholarship on the UConn Huskies Men's Basketball team.

Here's the release from UConn:

STORRS (May 21, 2013) — Junior Enosch Wolf’s suspension from the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program has ended and he is eligible to return to the team for the 2013-14 season as a non-scholarship player.

Wolf, a 7-1 center from Goettingen, Germany, played in 22 games for the Huskies last season, starting three, and averaged 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds, while shooting 59.0 percent, in 13.7 minutes per game. His highest-scoring games of the season were 12-point efforts against Wake Forest and North Carolina State.

Wolf had been suspended from the program on Feb. 11, 2013, and he did not participate in the final eight games of the season.

Wolf returned to his home in Germany following the end of the second semester and is expected to make his decision about coming back for his senior year within the next few weeks.

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STORRS, Conn. - Five University of Connecticut women's basketball standouts have been selected to compete for USA Basketball this summer on either the World University Games Team or the FIBA U19 World Championship squad.  Bria Hartley and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis made the World University Games Team while Moriah Jefferson, Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck were selected to the U19 World Championship team. 

Tryouts for the teams took place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. over the weekend.  The 12-member teams were chosen from a pool of the nation's top players by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Committee, which is chaired by Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster.  33 players tried out for the U19 Team and 33 others tried out for the WUG Team.

The 2013 World University Games women's basketball competition will be held July 8-15 in Kazan, Russia, and the team will regroup in Colorado Springs for training June 25-July 1.  2013 FIBA U19 World Championship, hosted by Lithuania from July 18-28 in Klaipeda and Panevėžys.

Team USA has won five-straight gold medals at the FIBA U19 World Championship and the team has won gold eight times in 16 tries at the World University Games.

All five Huskies have won at least one gold medal with USA Basketball in past years.  Mosqueda-Lewis has won gold at the World Championships as a member of the U16 Team in 2009, the U17 Team in 2010 and the U19 Team in 2011.  Hartley won gold at the 2010 U18 World Championship and the U19 World Championship in 2011.  She also took home gold as a member of the 3x3 National Team in 2012.

Jefferson won gold, along with Tuck and Stewart, at the U18 World Championship in 2012.  Tuck also has gold medals from the 2010 U17 World Championship and the 2011 U19 World Championship.  Stewart has won a total of four gold medals, including the 2011 U19 World Championship, the 2010 U17 World Championship, the 2009 U16 World Championship and the aforementioned 2012 U18 World Championship.

U19 World Championship Release | World University Games Team Release

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If you didn't know, former UConn Huskies men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun is one of three honorees at the 2013 Dick Vitale Gala at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota, FL happening tonight.

The others being honored are legendary Florida State Seminoles football coach Bobby Bowden and Kansas Jayhawks basketball coach Bill Self. All are being honored for their work in the fight against cancer.

The Dick Vitale Gala raises money for the the V Foundation with the proceeds going to pediatric cancer research. Last year they raised over $1.6 million.

And thanks to a loyal reader, now Sarasota native and UConn Huskies alum, Scott Kolesar, I am able to show you some pictures from the event. Please credit Scott if you use any of the pictures.

Stamford, CT native and ABC-7 Sarasota anchor Don Brennan interviews UConn coach Jim Calhoun, who is being honored tonight along with Bobby Bowden and Bill Self at the 8th annual Dick Vitale Gala. By the end of the evening, this event will exceed $10 million raised for pediatric cancer research.

3 coaches with host Dick Vitale being honored tonight at the event for their work fighting cancer: L-R Bobby Bowden, Bill Self & Jim Calhoun

Several childhood cancer survivors are special guests at tonight's gala. Here coach Calhoun is chatting with a young boy and his dad.

Scott with former UConn Huskies coach Jim Calhoun

Scott with former UConn Huskies center Jake Voskuhl, who was part of the 1999 NCAA UConn Men's Championship team.

Scott with former UConn Huskies and current Charlotte Bobcats PG Kemba Walker who arrived late to the event.

Once again many thanks to Scott for sharing the pictures with me to post on the site.

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