Two local high coaches help with USA Basketball Junior minicamp: 'These kids are hungry'
Brownsburg's Steve Lynch and Carmel's Ryan Osborn part of USA Basketball coaching staff for weekend at Junior National Team minicamp
The opportunity to participate with USA Basketball at the Men’s Junior National team minicamp this weekend was a thrill for 65 of the top players in the country. It was also a thrill for two veteran high school basketball coaches. Brownsburg’s Steve Lynch and Carmel’s Ryan Osborn were invited to help as coaches this weekend under the USA Basketball umbrella.
In addition to on-court drills and scrimmages, players participated in a series of educational programs presented by USA Basketball, NBA Player Development and the NCAA. “We started with some coaches meetings, the layout of the week and the kids who were going to come in,” said Osborn, who is a two-time state champion in his nine years at Carmel. “Really just getting our minds ready to be able to coach the kids who play at this level.
The kids came in (Thursday) and we were able to spend some time with them. It was cool to be able to meet them and see how genuine they were about wanting to be coached. That makes it fun.
” The players invited to the minicamp were among the top juniors, sophomores and freshmen in the country. The group of 65 players included Pike 7-foot junior Isaiah Hill, former Evansville Reitz standout Jaylan Mitchell (now at Overtime Elite) and Indiana recruit Chase Branham, a junior from Rogersville, Mo. Among the other top players included the No.