
Ohio State recruit Anthony Thompson will attend the USA Basketball Menâs U18 training camp starting May 21 in Colorado Springs. He is among 35 players vying for a spot on the 12-man team for the 2026 FIBA U18 Menâs AmeriCup in Mexico.
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Before he goes to Ohio State, Anthony Thompson will have the chance to represent his country.
The five-star men's basketball prospect who will be a freshman for the Buckeyes in 2026-27 will participate in the 2026 USA Basketball Menâs U18 National Team training camp that will get underway May 21 at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Thompson is one of 35 players scheduled to take part in the camp and one of only 18 players from the 2026 graduating class. The 12-man team will be selected from a group that includes players in the 2027 and 2028 classes and will represent the Americans in the 2026 FIBA U18 Menâs AmeriCup tournament that will be played June 1-7 in Leon, Mexico.
Mar 31, 2026; Glendale, AZ, USA; Anthony Thompson (1) during the McDonalds All American Boys Game at Desert Diamond Arena.
This is the third time Thompson has been part of a Team USA camp. He attended two junior national team minicamps in 2025, one in April and the other in October.
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When he arrives at Ohio State, Thompson will be the program's highest-rated recruit since Jared Sullinger in 2010 and its first five-star player since D'Angelo Russell in 2014. The 6-foot-8, 205-pound forward is the No. 7 prospect in his class according to 247Sports.com.
The training camp will begin on May 21, 2026, at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
A total of 12 players will be selected to represent the USA in the 2026 FIBA U18 Menâs AmeriCup tournament.
The tournament will be held in Leon, Mexico, from June 1 to June 7, 2026.


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Thompson is also the first McDonald's All-American to sign with Ohio State out of high school since Russell. A native of Lebanon, Ohio, Thompson played his final two seasons of prep basketball at Hudson (Ohio) Western Reserve Academy.
Ohio State men's basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.
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