U16 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM FINAL TRAINING CAMP TIPS-OFF MAY 28

(TORONTO, ON) – The U16 Men’s National Team will hold its final training camp in preparation for U16 FIBA Americas in Bahia Blanca, Argentina from June 10-14. Head Coach, Dave DeAveiro will gather his 14-man squad in Toronto, Ont. at Humber College – North Campus from May 28-June 4.

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

U16 FIBA Americas – Bahia Blanca, Argentina

OPPONENT	TIME (EST)
Venezuela	12:45 p.m.
Mexico	5:15 p.m.
Argentina	7:30 p.m.

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Drew Ebanks