Wheeler's Isaiah Collier (4) looks for room around Osborne's Keshawn McPherson (22) during their game Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at Wheeler High School in Marietta. (Photo: Will Fagan)
Wheeler’s Isaiah Collier (4) pops up for a jumper against Winder-Barrow during their playoff game Tuesday.
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Wheeler’s Isaiah Collier will try to make the Team USA squad that will play in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship next month in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Wheeler's Isaiah Collier (4) looks at a free throw against Kell during their region championship game played at Pope.
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Wheeler's Isaiah Collier (4) looks for room around Osborne's Keshawn McPherson (22) during their game Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at Wheeler High School in Marietta. (Photo: Will Fagan)
Wheeler’s Isaiah Collier was selected to participate in USA Basketball’s men’s under-18 training camp.
The five-star junior, who is considered the top point guard in the country, has 20 Division I offers, with 18 from Power Five schools, including Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina and UCLA, among others.
Collier competed last month in USA Basketball’s men’s junior national team minicamp.
Participants of the upcoming camp, representing the 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 high school graduating classes, were appointed by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee.
The athletes will travel to Houston for the week-long training camp beginning this weekend.
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Collier will compete against 26 other athletes for one of 12 spots on the team for the FIBA U18 Americas Championship, set for June 6-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. The U.S. team will be led by Colorado coach Tad Boyle.
Team USA will face the Dominican Republic on June 6, Ecuador on June 7 and Puerto Rico on June 9.
Joining Collier from Georgia are Milton’s junior guard Kanaan Carlyle, a Stanford commit, and Newton junior guard Stephon Castle, who is committed to Connecticut.
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