For the second consecutive summer, David Castillo will wear red, white and blue in international competition.
On Tuesday, the future Bartlesville High School junior was named to the final 12-man roster for the USA Basketball U17 men’s team.
The team will fly to Spain in a few days to participate in the FIBA World Cup tournament.
The United States are undefeated (37-0) in the U17 World Cup.
A year ago, Castillo qualified for the USA Basketball U16 men’s team, which went on to win the FIBA Americas Cup tournament held in Mexico.
Castillo has started every college game since his freshman season on the Bartlesville High Bruin basketball team. He scored over 1,000 career points averaging about 25 points per game.
Commenting on Wednesday’s announcement, Castillo’s father, Nate, expressed his gratitude to the Bartlesville community for helping David pursue his basketball dreams.
Nate Castillo also said it was an honor for David to represent the United States in athletic competitions.
The full story of David Castillo’s selection for the national team, a squad breakdown and Nate Castillo’s comments will be available in Friday’s EE sports pages follow-up report.