ST. LOUIS, MO. - University of Missouri-St. Louis redshirt senior forward Jason Towery has been selected to compete with the USA D2 Men's Basketball Team in Brazil. Ron Smith, Director of USA Sports Tours & Events, announced the rosters and coaches for the men's and women's teams, which are made up of NCAA Division II basketball players from all regions of the United States.

Towery has been a two-year starter for the Tritons and last season averaged 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while shooting 54.3 percent from the field.

The USA D-2 Men's and Women's Basketball Teams runs July 22-31. After team orientation in Orlando, Fla., the team will depart from Sao Paulo, Brazil. They will play their first games on July 24 in the city of Sorocaba and their second set of games on July 25 in the city of Jundiai versus their U22 Club Team. Both cities are in the state of Sao Paulo. On July 26 the teams will fly to Rio de Janeiro. The teams will have time on Copacabana Beach, tour the world famous Christ the Redeemer Statue and Sugar Loaf Mountain before returning to play on July 27 and July 29 in Rio de Janeiro at the Botafogo Clube and Fluminense Clube. The team departs Brazil on July 31 to return to the U.S.

While in Brazil the teams will experience educational, cultural and social aspects of Brazilian life through city, school and sports club visits. They will be conducting a youth clinic while in the city of Jundiai.  While in Rio the team will be staying on the world famous Copacabana Beach and touring the Christ the Redeemer Statue, Sugar Loaf Mountain, two of the most recognizable landmarks in the world, plus Ipanema Beach, the International Market (Ipanema) and the Lapa Steps.

Tentative Game Schedule
Wednesday, July 24
USA D-2 Women vs. Sorocaba
USA D-2 Men vs. Sorocaba
Thursday, July 25
USA D-2 Women vs. Jundiai
USA D-2 Men vs. Jundiai
Saturday, July 27 
USA D-2 Women vs. Mangueira
USA D-2 Men vs. Botafogo
Monday, July 29 
USA D-2 Women vs. Fluminense
USA D-2 Men vs. Fluminense

2019 USA D-2 Men's Basketball Team - Brazil Tour
RayQuan Elliott                                Pittsburg State University
Parker Fox                                        Northern State University
Damani Hayes                                  South Dakota State Mines & Technology
Jordan Janssen                               Wayne State College
Joe Laravie                                       University of Southern Indiana
JT Shumate                                      Walsh University
Mitchell Sueker                                South Dakota State Mines & Technology
Reggie Tharp                                    Missouri Southern State University
Jason Towery                                   University of Missouri-St. Louis
Matt Wilkinson                                 University of Central Missouri
 
USA D-2 Men's Coaches
Head Coach – Chris Foster (Head Coach, McKendree University)