James Anderson, the former Junction City High School basketball standout, on Thursday was named to the USA Men’s World University Games Team. He will be a junior this year at Oklahoma State University.
At the tryouts Anderson competed with basketball players from Arizona, Purdue, North Carolina, West Virginia, Marquette and other colleges.
Anderson, a 6-6 guard/forward, will compete with the USA team at the 2009 men’s basketball competition July 2-12 in Belgrade, Serbia, with 23 other teams from around the globe.