Tryouts to take place in Toronto June 13th-14th
TORONTO, ON (June 13, 2017) – Canada Basketball’s Men’s High Performance program is pleased to announce the 22 athletes who will attend the U19 Men’s National Team tryouts from June 13th – 14th at the University of Toronto – Mississauga.
“We look forward to a competitive tryout and training session as we look to field the best team to face the world in Egypt,” Roy Rana, Head Coach, U19 Men’s National Team.
Rana (Ryerson University) will be joined by Assistants Jamie McNeilly (Virginia Tech), Paul Weir (University of New Mexico), Michael Meeks (Canada Basketball) and Mentor Coach, Steve Konchalski (St. Francis Xavier).
Following tryouts the squad will train in Mississauga until June 20th and then travel to France for exhibition play en route to Cairo, Egypt for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 from July 1st – 9th.
A full list of athletes, coaches and team schedule can be found below. Tryouts and training are closed to the public. Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates:
Thursday, June 15
9:00 p.m. AvailabilitySunday, June 18
12:45 p.m. Gym Opens
1:00 p.m. Availability
Monday, June 19
8:45 p.m. Gym Opens
9:00 p.m. Availability
Tuesday, June 20
12:45 p.m. Gym Opens
1:00 p.m. Availability
*All times are EST and subject to change
Please RSVP to bwilliams@basketball.ca. Practices will take place at UTM – 3359 Mississauga Rd.
In 2016, the U18 team finished 2nd at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship. Canada is currently ranked 3rd worldwide in the FIBA Youth Men Rankings.
2017 U19 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM |
| Bamba | Amidou | 6’9″ | Scarborough, ON | Coastal Carolina University | Canada Elite |
| Barrett | RJ | 6’7″ | Mississauga, ON | Montverde Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Bediako | Jaden | 6’10” | Brampton, ON | Ridley College | Uplay Canada |
| Bennett | Khaleem | 6’4″ | Hamilton, ON | Sunrise Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Christie | Alex | 7’0″ | Oakville, ON | The MacDuffie School | Boston Amateur Basketball Club |
| Darling | Nathan | 6’5″ | Sackville, NS | University of Alabama Birmingham |
Basketball Nova Scotia |
| Djuricic | Danilo | 6’8″ | Brampton, ON | Harvard University | CIA Bounce |
| Ezeagu | Kaosi | 6’10” | Brampton, ON | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Gilgeous-Alexander | Shai | 6’6″ | Toronto, ON | University of Kentucky | Uplay Canada |
| Gilgeous-Alexander | Thomasi | 6’5″ | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Henry | Jordan | 5’10” | Pickering, ON | Pine Ridge SS | Canada Elite |
| Kigab | Abu | 6’7″ | St. Catharines, ON | University of Oregon | Uplay Canada |
| Kirkwood | Noah | 6’7″ | Kanata, ON | Ashbury College | Brookwood Elite |
| Longpre | Anthony | 6’9″ | L’Assomption, QC | Saint Joseph’s University | Brookwood Elite |
| Miller | Emanuel | 6’7″ | Toronto, ON | Bill Crothers SS | Uplay Canada |
| Oduro | Prince | 6’8″ | Toronto, ON | First Love Christian Academy | Canada Elite |
| Price-Noel | Jahbril | 6’7″ | Toronto, ON | Gould Academy | Expressions Elite |
| Shephard | Grant | 6’10” | Kelowna, BC | University of British Columbia | Drive/Uplay Canada |
| Uguak | Aher | 6’7″ | Edmonton, AB | Loyola University Chicago | Drive |
| Vrankic | Josip | 6’9″ | Etobicoke, ON | Santa Clara University | Canada Elite |
| Wagner | James | 6’7″ | Winnipeg, MB | University of Manitoba | Basketball Manitoba |
| Wigginton | Lindell | 6’2″ | Dartmouth, NS | Iowa State University | Stackhouse Elite |
*Above list indicates athletes that accepted Team Canada invitations, additional eligible athletes declined to attend due to various circumstances, including academic and personal obligations.
2017 U19 COACHES & STAFF
| NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | TEAM/CLUB |
| Roy Rana | Head Coach | Toronto, ON | Ryerson University |
| Jamie McNeilly | Assistant Coach | Toronto, ON | Virginia Tech University |
| Paul Weir | Assistant Coach | Toronto, ON | University of New Mexico |
| Michael Meeks | Assistant Coach | Brampton, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Steve Konchalski | Mentor Coach | Halifax, NS | St. Xavier |
| Krisjon Vargas | Therapist | Toronto, ON | Canada Basketball |
| James DePoe | Manager | Toronto, ON | Humber College |
| Wes Clayden | Doctor | Collingwood, ON | Canada Basketball |
| DATE | ITEM | LOCATION |
| June 12th -14th, 2017 | Tryouts | U of T – Mississauga |
| June 15th-20th, 2017 | Training Camp | U of T – Mississauga |
| June 24th, 2017 | Canada vs. France | Exhibition Tournament (Troyes, France) |
| June 25th, 2017 | Canada vs. Lithuania | |
| June 26th, 2017 | Canada vs. Spain | |
| July 1st, 2017 | Canada vs. Mali | FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup (Cairo, Egypt) |
| July 2nd, 2017 | Canada vs. Spain | |
| July 4th, 2017 | Canada vs. Japan | |
| July 5th, 2017 | Round of 16 | |
| July 7th, 2017 | Quarter-Finals | |
| July 8th, 2017 | Semi-Finals | |
| July 9th, 2017 | Finals |
Courtesy Canada Basketball
Drew Ebanks
