James Gist scored seven points in 18 minutes off the bench Wednesday night in the United States' 81-72 loss to Uruguay in the preliminary round of the Pan American Games. He was 3-for-6 from the field and made one of two free throws and two steals.
Greivis Vasquez and the Venezuelan national team are all over the place this month training for the FIBA Americas Championships next month in Las Vegas. Because they're playing a lot of club teams and it's much more informal than what Gist is doing, it's also much more difficult to find out how Vasquez is doing.
Jerome Burney (recovering from a foot fracture) feels 100 percent, and he and Eric Hayes went home for a break.
heather.dinich@baltsun.com
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