The US U19 men's basketball team was narrowed down to the final 12 players yesterday and our very own Justin Bibbs did not make the cut (Source). However, Buzz retweeted Director of Student-Athlete Development, Steve Thomas, with this tweet:
Big shout out to @JustinBibbs10 for making TeamUSA U19 team. I see you lefty!!! #insidestep @TeamCoachBuzz pic.twitter.com/HWriV7z391— Steve Thomas (@S_Thoma5) June 19, 2015
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So I was curious if someone had some more information. Curiously and conveniently, Isaiah Briscoe of Kentucky suffered a concussion in practice last night and will supposedly be replaced by Bibbs.
Uk freshman isaiah briscoe suffered a concussion at u19 practice thusday— Jerry Tipton (@JerryTipton) June 19, 2015
Justin bibbs of virginia tech to replace briscoe on usa u19 team— Jerry Tipton (@JerryTipton) June 19, 2015
There still isn't any official press release on the US U19 site but it would be nice to see Justin Bibbs get some more training in and be a part of a really cool program. The circumstances are unfortunate for Briscoe, and hopefully he recovers quickly, but something tells me he'll have plenty of opportunities to be recognized in the future.
Update: Official press release from USAB here and from VT here.
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