SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men's basketball head coach Mark Few is serving as an assistant coach for the USA National Team, and the squad begins its summer schedule this week in Las Vegas.
Few was named on the coaching staff for the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the 2024 Olympics in February. He joins a staff that includes USA Head Coach and Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr, Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra and Clippers Head Coach Tyronn Lue.
"I feel this is as high of an honor as you can get when you're coaching," Few said in February. "To represent your country and to be able to do it with the greatest players and coaches in the world is truly special. I've worked with USA Basketball all these years; they are an incredible group of people, and I'm so grateful for this opportunity. Being a part of USA Basketball is something I've really enjoyed doing. It's been a great professional development piece for me, and I am very excited for this."
Few boasts plenty of USA Basketball experience. Serving as an assistant coach at the 2018 USA National Team minicamp, Few was named an assistant coach for the 2019 USA Men's Select Team, a team that helped prepare the USA World Cup Team prior to playing in China. He returned in 2021 as an assistant coach for the USA Men's Select Team to help prepare the gold medalist U.S. Olympic Team prior to playing in Tokyo.
He served as head coach of the 2015 U.S. Pan American Men's Basketball Team, a squad composed of collegiate players, and led the team to a bronze medal, and he also was an assistant coach for the gold medalist 2012 USA U18 National Team and a court coach for the 2009 USA Men's U19 World Cup/World University Games Team training camp.
The 2023 USA Men's National Team includes Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Josh Hart (Knicks), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), Cameron Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz), Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks) and Austin Reaves (Los Angeles Lakers).
2023 USA Men's National Team Summer Schedule
LAS VEGAS
Aug. 7 vs. Puerto Rico | 7 p.m. | T-Mobile Arena
MALAGA, SPAIN
Aug. 12 vs. Slovenia
| 12:30 p.m. | José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace
Aug. 13 vs. Spain | 12:30 p.m. | José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace
ABU DHABI, UAE
Aug. 18 vs. Greece | 9 a.m. | Etihad Arena
Aug. 20 vs. Germany | 9 a.m. | Etihad Arena
FIBA WORLD CUP – MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Aug. 26 vs. New Zealand | 5:40 a.m. | Mall of Asia Arena
Aug. 28 vs. Greece | 5:40 a.m. | Mall of Asia Arena
Aug. 30 vs. Jordan | 1:40 a.m. | Mall of Asia Arena
Aug. 31-Sept. 10 World Cup continues (schedule/opponent TBD)
