Wisconsin senior Jon Leuer is headed to Las Vegas this weekend to train
Jon Leuer
with some of the NBA’s best, players like Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade.
Leuer’s job will be to help Team USA prepare for this summer’s World Championships in Turkey. Leuer is one of five Big Ten players on a 20-man U.S. Select team roster and it’s a chance to show he’s one of college basketball’s best.
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Leuer was asked if he’s nervous or excited competing against basketball’s best players.
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Leuer is using this opportunity to get better, yet he admitted he’d love to represent the United States in the Olympics or World Championships himself someday.