The U16 team will compete in the FIBA Americas competition, which serves as a qualifier for the 2016 FIBA World Championships.
DeAveiro, a native of Toronto, returns for his fourth year coaching the U16/U17 age-group team. He is joined by assistants Michael Meeks (Canada Basketball) and James Derouin (University of Ottawa), as well as apprentice coach Nicky Davis (Sheridan College).
DeAveiro will host a media conference call on May 28 at 3:00 P.M. to discuss the upcoming competitive season.
Practice on June 2 will be open to media, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET. Coaches and athletes will be available for post-practice scrums. Media can contact [email protected] to confirm attendance for conference call and/or open practice.
A full team and staff roster below. Additional inquiries can be directed to [email protected]
2015 Cadet Team Roster
| ATHLETE NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | CLUB |
| Barrett Jr, Rowan | Wing | Mississauga | REDA/Brampton Warriors/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| Bediako, Jaden | Forward | Brampton | Team Breakdown/Brampton Warriors/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| Brazdeikis, Ignas | Wing | Oakville | Oakville Venom/CIA Bounce/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| Carr, Marcus | PG | Woodbridge | Northern Kings |
| Courtney, Liam | Forward | Cambridge | REDA/Waterloo Wolverines/Canada Elite |
| Djuricic, Danilo | Forward | Brampton | CIA Bounce/Team Tyler Ennis |
| Kabongo, Jonathan | PG | Toronto | CIA Bounce/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| Kirkwood, Noah | Wing | Kanata | Ottawa Next Level |
| Llewellyn, Jaelin | PG | Mississauga | Oakville/CIA Bounce/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand Team |
| Nembhard, Andrew | PG | Aurora | Vaughan Panthers/ Brampton Warriors/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| Shephard, Grant | Forward | Kelowna | Junior Heat |
| Shittu, Simisola | Wing | Burlington | REDA/CIA Bounce/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| John, Brandon | Forward | Brantford | CIA Bounce/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| Saunders, Keshaun | Wing | Brampton | Oakville Venom/CIA Bounce/Tyler Ennis Jordan Brand |
| NAME | POSITION |
| Dave DeAveiro | Head Coach |
| James Derouin | Assistant Coach |
| Nicky Davis | Assistant Coach |
| Michael Meeks | Assistant Coach |
| Mary Lancette | Therapist |
| Chris Cheng | Manager |
| Mark Leung | Doctor |
| OPPONENT | TIME (EST) |
| Venezuela | 12:45 p.m. |
| Mexico | 5:15 p.m. |
| Argentina | 7:30 p.m. |
