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 communications@basketball.ca to confirm attendance for conference call and/or open practice.
A full team and staff roster below. Additional inquiries can be directed to bwilliams@basketball.ca
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. |