Kentucky sophomore-to-be Terrence Jones will not try out for the USA team that plays in the Under 19 World Championship this summer.
Jones will attend summer school at UK, USA Basketball’s Sean Ford said Tuesday.
Earlier this season, three of UK’s incoming freshmen chose to attend summer school rather than try out for the USA team. The three were Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Anthony Davis.
Ford is a long-time friend of UK Coach John Calipari. After UK’s freshman trio declined a chance to try out, Ford said he would ask if Jones would participate.
The tryouts are scheduled for June 17-24 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Under 19 World Championship will be played June 30-July 10 in Latvia.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
