The United States men's national basketball team has a bunch of Pac-12 players, with two from UCLA, one from Arizona and one from Arizona State. Pretty familiar names representing Team USA are Andre Iguodala, James Harden, Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook.
Iguodala, the former Wildcat (2002-04), was signed by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, ninth overall pick, of the 2004 NBA Draft. This past season the 76ers wing helped his teammates in reaching the Conference Semifinals to play against Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics. Philly fell 4-3, but it was a pretty successful season for Iguodala. During the playoffs, Iguodala averaged 12.9 points per game, 5.70 rebounds and 3.7 assists. He will be super-crucial for the US men's team because of his elite perimeter defense, his solid three-point shooting and his athleticism off the bench, which may come in handy against teams with good depth at the forward position.
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