COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --
Carmelo Anthony,
LeBron James and
Lamar Odom are among six members of the 2004 Olympic bronze medal team selected by USA Basketball for a possible spot on the world championship and 2008 Beijing Olympic teams.
National team managing director Jerry Colangelo announced the team Sunday.
<!-- non ap graf --> The selections were first reported by ESPN.com Insider Chris Sheridan on Tuesday.
Shawn Marion,
Amare Stoudemire and
Dwyane Wade, members of the 2004 Athens team, also were selected to the 23-man roster. They'll be joined by
Kobe Bryant,
Gilbert Arenas,
Shane Battier, Chauncey Billups,
Chris Bosh,
Bruce Bowen and
Elton Brand.
Others on the roster include
Dwight Howard,
Antawn Jamison,
Joe Johnson,
Brad Miller,
Chris Paul,
Paul Pierce,
Michael Redd and
Luke Ridnour.
College players J.J. Redick (Duke) and Adam Morrison (Gonzaga) also were chosen. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach the USA team.
The players will attend training camp in Las Vegas in July, then travel to China and South Korea for exhibition games before a 12-man roster is selected for the world championships in August in Japan.
A training camp in 2007 -- and possibly regional Olympic qualifying -- will be followed by a camp and more exhibition games in 2008 before the Beijing Olympics.
