Ron Wuotila, British Basketball Performance Manager, said: "He has been very positive about playing and we are going to meet with him again, in Chicago, within the next two weeks.
"The prospects are bright for our senior teams this sumer due to the talent included on these squad lists. There are a number of younger players on the list who can contribute in the near term and are embarking on a 10-15 year career that will ideally include years of British representation."
Chris Finch, the Great Britain men's head coach, added: "Each summer one of our goals is to continually attract and involve GB's finest players. On this list we have certainly targeted our best-ever group.
"Our challenge now is to identify the best 12-14 players who will give us a shot at winning through to Poland 2009. And, as ever, our success will be largely influenced by the commitment these outstanding players make to the program."
In the women's squad is former WNBA player Megan Moody, who was one of Great Britain's star performers from last summer's successful campaign and unsurprisingly head coach Mark Clark is delighted with the additional names which have been added to the mix.
Clark said: "I am excited about the prospect of working with the players from this group. The depth of available talent is clearly moving in the right direction and gives us the opportunity to continue to develop the GB program to the levels required to compete at the highest levels of international basketball.
"This initial squad has a balance of experienced and young players with great potential. The players on this list are aware that to compete at A Division level we will need to step up our level of performance and I am confident that whoever is ultimately selected for this summer's team is capable of rising to that challenge."
15 to 20 players will be invited to camp this summer from the squad lists (see attached documents for names and details of players).
