USA Basketball has announced the 12-man roster and coaching staff for the United States men’s national basketball team competing in the August 2026 World Cup Qualifying Window 4. The team will face Chile on the road before hosting Colombia in Washington, D.C. Readers should focus on three points. The roster again includes players who appeared for the United States in Window 3 in July, including Mike James, while Terry Stotts will lead the team as head coach. The United States also enters the reconfigured second-round Group E in second place behind Brazil, and the top three teams in each group plus the best fourth-place team will qualify for the 2027 World Cup.
Key Changes
According to USA Basketball, the Window 4 roster consists of Jaron Blossomgame, Pedro Bradshaw, Garrison Brooks, Darius Brown, Kevon Harris, Mike James, DeJon Jarreau, Dillon Jones, James Nunnally, Orlando Robinson, Tyler Smith, and Cole Swider. The 12 players have experience in the NBA, NBA G League, and international leagues, and eight of them were identified as players with prior USA Basketball experience.
The roster again includes Pedro Bradshaw, Kevon Harris, Mike James, and Orlando Robinson, who played for the United States in Window 3. After appearing in two road wins over the Dominican Republic and Mexico in July 2026, they were included in the Window 4 roster as well. By contrast, Jaron Blossomgame, Darius Brown, DeJon Jarreau, and Dillon Jones were introduced as players making their first appearance for USA Basketball in this window.
The combination of returning qualifiers and first-time participants is a defining feature of the 12-man roster announced for this window.
Current Status
Terry Stotts will take charge of the team. Clay Moser and Marlon Garnett will join as assistant coaches, while Jonathan Yim will make his USA Basketball debut as a scout. Yim was described as taking on the role based on his coaching experience in the NBA, NBA G League, NCAA, and international basketball.
However, the announced 12-man roster should not automatically be treated as the actual game roster for each matchup. FIBA’s roster tracker states that it follows preliminary rosters based on information released by each national federation, and that these may not necessarily match the final rosters used in Window 4 games. When checking the player list, it is therefore important to distinguish between the “national team announcement roster” and the “game roster.”
Impact
The United States is in Group E of the second round of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Americas Qualifiers alongside Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. The United States finished the first round with a 5–1 record and, after the second-round groups were reconfigured, was described as starting in second place behind Brazil’s 6–0 record.
In Window 4, the United States will play one road game followed by one home game. According to the official FIBA schedule, the game against Chile will be played on August 27, 2026, at 7:10 p.m. local time at Centro de Deportes Colectivos in Santiago, Chile. The game against Colombia will take place on August 31, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. local time at Care First Arena in Washington, D.C., United States.
| Game | Date, time, and venue | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Chile vs. United States | August 27, 2026, 19:10 local time, Centro de Deportes Colectivos, Santiago | Away |
| United States vs. Colombia | August 31, 2026, 19:00 local time, Care First Arena, Washington, D.C. | Home |
FIBA explained that the Americas Qualifiers Window 4 will resume on August 27 and 31, 2026, with 12 national teams competing for seven World Cup berths. The second round will be played across three windows in August 2026, November 2026, and February 2027. The United States has not yet secured qualification, with the Group E standings race and results from subsequent windows still to be determined.
Next Checkpoints
The first item to verify is the game-by-game player availability for the Chile and Colombia matchups. The currently published 12-man roster shows the planned team composition and participating players, but, as noted in FIBA’s roster tracker disclaimer, it may differ from actual game availability. Immediately before each game, the roster should be checked again through USA Basketball’s official announcements and the relevant FIBA game page.
After that, the next qualifying windows scheduled for November 2026 and February 2027 will be important checkpoints in the standings race. Group E consists of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the United States. Ultimately, the top three teams in each group and the best fourth-place team will advance to the World Cup. The Window 4 schedule and roster are therefore useful benchmarks for tracking the United States’ qualifying campaign, but they do not mean that the team has already qualified.