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Lake Clifton boys basketball coach Herman "Tree" Harried has been selected to USA Basketball's 2013-16 Developmental National Team Committee. The seven-member committee is charged with selecting and developing teams for the 2013 and 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championships, 2014 and 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championships, Developmental Minicamps each October and Nike Hoop Summit each April over the next four years. Harried, who has coached Lake Clifton for 16 years, has previously served as a USA Basketball assistant coach.

Longtime Lake Clifton boys basketball coach Herman "Tree" Harried has been selected to coach in Nike's Jordan Brand Classic International Game, which is set for April 13 at the Brooklyn Nets' Barclays Center. The Jordan Brand Classic International Game consists of one game between the top U-16 players from around the world. In addition to the International Game, there will also be a Regional New York City Game and an All-American Game. In January, Harried was selected to be a member of USA Basketball's 2013-16 Developmental National Team Committee.

Et cetera Randallstown alum Womack is Houston-bound Former Randallstown basketball guard Tione Womack has signed with Houston. The former first-team All-Metro player, who led the Rams to two state titles, has spent the past two years at Hagerstown Community College. Womack averaged 10 points, 7.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9steals as a sophomore. "Tione has a pass-first mentality that creates easy scoring opportunities for his teammates and is a quick, solid on-ball defender," Cougars coach James Dickey said in a news release.

Lake Clifton boys basketball coach Herman "Tree" Harried has been selected to USA Basketball's 2013-16 Developmental National Team Committee. The seven-member committee is charged with selecting and developing teams for the 2013 and 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championships, 2014 and 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championships, Developmental Minicamps each October and Nike Hoop Summit each April over the next four years. Harried, who has coached Lake Clifton for 16 years, has previously served as a USA Basketball assistant coach.

The eyes have it. They will be Jerry Colangelo's litmus test, as he fronts the push to return the United States to the top of international basketball. The longtime chief executive of the Phoenix Suns is the first managing director of USA Basketball's men's senior program, aka the Olympic team, which a year ago in Athens had its worst performance ever. Roster decisions that used to be made by committee now rest with Colan- gelo, who will rely on a patriotic pitch to get NBA players to volunteer for what could turn into a three-summer tour of duty.

Longtime Lake Clifton boys basketball coach Herman "Tree" Harried has been selected to coach in Nike's Jordan Brand Classic International Game, which is set for April 13 at the Brooklyn Nets' Barclays Center. The Jordan Brand Classic International Game consists of one game between the top U-16 players from around the world. In addition to the International Game, there will also be a Regional New York City Game and an All-American Game. In January, Harried was selected to be a member of USA Basketball's 2013-16 Developmental National Team Committee.

CINCINNATI -- Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt said Friday that she would have 48 hours to come up with something to stop seemingly unstoppable Old Dominion, and so she did, as the Lady Vols knocked off the Lady Monarchs, 68-59, last night.But it was the way Summitt did it, by going after point guard Ticha Penicheiro that threw Old Dominion coach Wendy Larry for a loop."Pat's plan to wear Ticha down was brilliant. The pressure totally wore her down," Larry said.Penicheiro, the All-America point guard from Portugal, had 10 points, eight steals and eight assists, but also 10 turnovers and was harassed all night by a variety of Lady Vols defenders.

NBA games lost yesterday: 5.Total games missed: 237.Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 8.Projected player salary losses (through Jan. 8): $390 million.Negotiations: Nothing scheduled.Lawsuit: The Nuggets' Nick Van Exel and Knicks' Marcus Camby plan to sue the NBA, USA Basketball and FIBA in an effort to play the rest of the season in Europe.Today's best canceled game: Hornets at Jazz. Utah would have looked to avenge its worst loss of last season (excluding Game 3 of the Finals)

BasketballUSA Basketball: Named Coppin State's Tori Harrison assistant coach of USA R. William Jones Cup women's team.CollegeNew Orleans: Announced that all men's and women's athletic teams will use nickname Privateers.Xavier: Men's basketball player Tyson Brit will forgo final year of eligibility and graduate in August.FootballDolphins: Signed LB Derrick Oden, who had played with Eagles.Patriots: Re-signed free-agent LB Andre Bowden.HockeySabres: Re-signed LW Randy Burridge to three-year contract.

LANDOVER -- Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan announced last night that he will definitely participate in the 1992 Summer Olympics after settling a dispute over the use of his image on Olympics apparel."

Like most of her college basketball peers, Maryland's Alyssa Thomas will be monitoring the U.S. Olympic women's team during the London Games, imagining what it might be like to represent her country on such a grand scale. Thomas' credentials at this stage of her career certainly have validated the junior forward's Olympic aspirations. As the first sophomore in school history to be named first-team All-American, Thomas won Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, ACC tournament Most Valuable Player and pushed the Terrapins to within one victory of the Final Four.

Et cetera Hogg wins third BMGC Amateur Stroke Play championship Serge Hogg , tied for the lead after a second-round 68, recorded a 1-over-par 72 and a 54-hole total of 210 in winning the 45th annual Amateur Stroke Play championship of the Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation at Mount Pleasant Golf Course. It was his third win in the event, and the first since 1997. Three-time champion Billy Wingerd (71) followed at 212, trailed by Brett Williams , whose opening-day 66 was the low round of the tournament (75-213)

Maryland signee Jake Layman will represent the United States in Brazil starting this weekend. Layman, a 6-foot-8 small forward, made the final cut for USA Basketball's 12-man U18 team . The future Terp will continue training with the U.S. team in Colorado Springs, Colo., before departing Tuesday for Sao Sebastiáo do Paraiso, Brazil -- home of the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. Team USA opens FIBA play against the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by a game against Mexico on Sunday at 1 p.m., and Brazil next Monday at 5 p.m. Semifinals are set for June 19, with the gold-medal game scheduled for June 20. Check out video of Layman, who averaged 26.5 points, 15 rebounds and 5.8 blocks as a senior at King Philip High in Wrentham, Mass., from Colorado Springs below.

Et cetera Randallstown alum Womack is Houston-bound Former Randallstown basketball guard Tione Womack has signed with Houston. The former first-team All-Metro player, who led the Rams to two state titles, has spent the past two years at Hagerstown Community College. Womack averaged 10 points, 7.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9steals as a sophomore. "Tione has a pass-first mentality that creates easy scoring opportunities for his teammates and is a quick, solid on-ball defender," Cougars coach James Dickey said in a news release.

Deron Williams Todd M. Adams Orlando Sentinel Recently, USA Basketball took a different approach to choosing its roster, giving more thought to building a cohesive team. That is why the biggest name left off the team is bound to come from the NBA's strongest position, point guard. For instance, the Clippers' Chauncey Billups and Thunder's Russell Westbrook, who made the 20-man cut, really have no chance at making the team. That's because there are three phenomenal players at that position in the Clippers' Chris Paul, Nets' Deron Williams and Bulls' Derrick Rose.

Lake Clifton boys basketball coach Herman "Tree" Harried was conducting morning practice on Martin Luther King Jr. Day when a visitor stopped by. It was one of his former players who just wanted to tell Harried that he was doing well with a good job and family. He also said 'Thanks.' Harried, a Dunbar and Syracuse grad who went on to play professional basketball overseas, has piled up 256 wins in his 15 years as coach at Lake Clifton....

LANDOVER -- Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan announced last night that he will definitely participate in the 1992 Summer Olympics after settling a dispute over the use of his image on Olympics apparel."

The best-known Olympics collectibles, over the years, have been pins.But trading cards are a part of the Centennial Games, too, focusing on history and the U.S. basketball teams.Upper Deck is the third major card manufacturer to offer Olympic cards this year, and it has two sets. The first, U.S. Olympic Champions Olympicards, features top American athletes of past Olympics and potential members of the 1996 teams (cards were printed before selections were made). It has 135 basic cards and four insert sets totaling 44 cards.

BEIJING - When it was all over and the Americans were draped in red, white, blue and gold, Carmelo Anthony spoke of his team and his country and the state of USA Basketball. But he just as easily could have been referring to himself. "We were at America's lowest point in '04," said Anthony, who, in case you forget, returned to Baltimore shortly after the Athens Games and infamously declared in a street video that he tossed his Olympic bronze medal into a lake. "And to be sitting in front you guys tonight and be on top of the world," he continued, "I think we did a hell of a job putting America basketball back where it's supposed to be."

The eyes have it. They will be Jerry Colangelo's litmus test, as he fronts the push to return the United States to the top of international basketball. The longtime chief executive of the Phoenix Suns is the first managing director of USA Basketball's men's senior program, aka the Olympic team, which a year ago in Athens had its worst performance ever. Roster decisions that used to be made by committee now rest with Colan- gelo, who will rely on a patriotic pitch to get NBA players to volunteer for what could turn into a three-summer tour of duty.