Riverside North's Lee trying out for USA Under-18 team

Riverside North guard Malcolm Lee and San Jose Archbishop Mitty center Drew Gordon will reunite this summer.

The duo are two of nine USA Basketball veterans who will attend the 2008 USA Basketball Men's Under 18 National Team Trials July 1-3 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.

The 25 athletes selected will compete for one of 12 roster spots available.

The training camp is July 4-10, followed by the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men July 14-18 in Formosa, Argentina.

Lee and Gordon are bidding to represent the U.S. for a third time. They helped lead the U.S. to a 98-78 win over the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in April. Lee helped force 25 World turnovers and to account for 18 U.S. steals. Gordon, who missed much of his team's West Catholic Athletic League season with an injury, scored 15 points and had seven rebounds and four blocks.

Lee and Gordon will both play at UCLA next season on scholarship.