Houston Rockets: Chandler Parsons Confirmed For 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National Team Mini-Camp

May 3, 2013; Houston, TX, USA;Houston Rockets small forward Chandler Parsons (25) drives the ball during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game six of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at the Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo today announced that 27 players are confirmed to attend the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National Team mini-camp that will be held July 22-25 in Las Vegas, Nevada, one of them being the Houston Rocket’s very own, Chandler Parsons.

The 27 players who accepted their invitations are:

Ryan Anderson (New Orleans Pelicans)

 Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors)

 Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards)

 Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies)

 DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings)

 Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)

DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)

 Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons)

 Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets)

Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz)

 Paul George (Indiana Pacers)

 Taj Gibson (Chicago Bulls)

 Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz)

 Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia 76ers)

Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)

 DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers)

Ty Lawson (Denver Nuggets)

Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs)

 Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)

 Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons)

 Chandler Parsons (Houston Rockets)

 Larry Sanders (Milwaukee Bucks)

 Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)

 Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers)

 Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats)

 John Wall (Washington Wizards)

Tyler Zeller (Cleveland Cavaliers).

Colangelo and the rest of the staff are excited to start preparing for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which will be held in Spain. Colangelo stated:

"“The majority of these players have prior USA Basketball experience including 10 members of last summer’s USA Select Team that helped prepare the U.S. Olympic Team. This year is an important first step in the rebuilding of the USA National Team roster for the 2014-16 international competitions, and we believe we have compiled a roster of not only outstanding basketball talents, but individuals who will represent the United States in the manner we expect.”"

Parsons is coming off a break-out sophomore season and playoff debut, as he averaged 15.5 points and 5.3 rebounds, while averaging 18.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in the Rockets first round series loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.