Sean Kilpatrick Makes First Cut For US World University Games Team

Kila is trying to follow in the footsteps of Eric Hicks and Kenyon Martin before him to make the team. He just needs to outlast four more players to be a part of the squad that heads to Sochi, Russia. Here are the 16 finalists.

Spencer Dinwiddie (Colorado/Woodland Hills, Calif.)

Yogi Ferrell (Indiana/Indianapolis, Ind.)

Davante Gardner (Marquette/Suffolk, Va.)

Treveon Graham (Virginia Commonwealth/Temple Hills, Md.)

Jerian Grant (Notre Dame/Bowie, Md.)

Luke Hancock (Louisville/ Roanoke, Va.)

Tyler Haws (BYU/Alpine, Utah)

Rodney Hood (Duke/Meridian, Miss.)

Cory Jefferson (Baylor/ Killeen, Texas)

Sean Kilpatrick (Cincinnati/Yonkers, N.Y.)

Alex Kirk (New Mexico/Los Alamos, N.M.)

Doug McDermott (Creighton/Ames, Iowa)

Adreian Payne (Michigan State/Dayton, Ohio)

Chasson Randle (Stanford/Rock Island, Ill.)

Will Sheehey (Indiana/Stuart, Fla.)

Aaron White (Iowa/Strongsville, Ohio).

I maintain that Kila's ability to shoot the ball from deep is a must have for the FIBA game where there is a big premium on spacing the floor. Time will tell. The final roster will be named before the team departs for Russia on July 1st. Go get em Kila.