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USA basketball to play World Cup qualifier in Las Vegas

U.S. player Kevin Jones competes for the ball with Mexico's Gustavo Ayon during the first quarter of a regular season FIBA basketball World Cup qualifier in Mexico City, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)
U.S. player Caruso Alex moves the ball under the pressure from Mexico's Juan Toscano during the first quarter of a regular season FIBA basketball World Cup qualifier in Mexico City, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)
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By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 16, 2018 - 1:01 pm
 

The U.S. men’s basketball team will play Uruguay in a second-round FIBA World Cup qualifier on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at Cox Pavilion.

Jeff Van Gundy will coach the team, which is expected to be made up mostly of G League players.

The U.S. went 5-1 in the first round and finished first in Group C. Uruguay went 4-2 and captured the second seed in Group A. Seven teams will advance out of the Americas zone to the FIBA World Cup in 2019 in China.

Contact Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @markanderson65 on Twitter.

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