Khris Middleton selected for 2018-20 men's national team roster

By: CBS58 Staff

Posted: Apr 6, 2018 9:04 PM CDT

Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton has been named to the 2018-20 USA Men’s National Team roster, USA Basketball announced today.

The USA Men’s National Team roster features 35 players, including Middleton, who are expected to attend the USA Men’s National Team minicamp in Las Vegas from July 25-27. It is expected that the official, 12-member 2019 USA World Cup and 2020 U.S. Olympic teams, should the USA qualify to compete in China and Tokyo, will be comprised of players from the 2018-20 USA National Team.

This is Middleton’s first time being selected to the USA Men’s National Team roster. In his sixth NBA season, Middleton is currently averaging career-highs in points (20.4) and rebounds (5.3) per game while shooting a career-high 47.0 percent from the field and has started all 79 games for the Bucks this season.