via VCUAthletics:
The Freight Train’s summer tour is moving on as rising junior Treveon Graham earned a spot in the final 16 of the USA Basketball World University Games Training Camp.
Graham was among 26 of the country’s top collegians at the training camp, which began on Monday. The Temple Hills, Md. native will remain with the final 16 until July 1, when the squad’s final roster of 12 will be announced prior to the team’s departure for Russia.
The 2013 World University Games men’s basketball competition is scheduled for July 6-17 in Kazan, Russia. Davidson College’s Bob McKillop will lead the USA, with assistant coaches John Beilein of the University of Michigan and Frank Martin of the University of South Carolina.
Graham is coming off a breakout year with a team-leading 15.1 points per game average and 5.8 rebounds per game, which ranked second on the squad. His outstanding play earned him All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors and VaSID All-State First Team accolades. The Temple Hills, Md. native scored in double-figures in 31 of VCU’s 36 games, including seven 20-plus point performances.
Only with Graham, the final 16 players remaining in camp include: 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.); and Aaron White (Iowa/Strongsville, Ohio).
