U19 Team to represent Canada at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
in Cairo, Egypt
TORONTO, ON (June 16, 2017) – Canada Basketball’s Men’s High Performance program is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent Canada at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 in Cairo, Egypt from July 1st-9th.
“It was a competitive tryout and we’re pleased with how the team is coming together as we prepare to take on the world in Cairo,” said Roy Rana, Head Coach, U19 Men’s National Team.
Canada will face Japan, Spain and Mali in the group phase of the tournament, tipping-off against Mali on Canada Day, July 1st, at 9:30 a.m. EST. The full tournament schedule is here.
The squad will train in Mississauga until June 20th and then travel to France for exhibition play en route to Egypt.
A full list of athletes, coaches and team schedule can be found below. Training camp is closed to the public. Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates:
| Friday, June 16 12:00 p.m. Gym Opens 12:15 p.m. Availability |
Monday, June 19 8:45 p.m. Gym Opens 9:00 p.m. Availability |
| Sunday, June 18 12:45 p.m. Gym Opens 1:00 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 TEAM
| 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 |
| *Bennett | Khaleem | 6’4″ | Hamilton, ON | Sunrise Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| *Brown | Joel | 6’3” | Brampton, ON | Aspire Academy | CIA Bounce |
| Darling | Nathan | 6’5″ | Sackville, NS | University of Alabama Birmingham |
Basketball Nova Scotia |
| Djuricic | Danilo | 6’8″ | Brampton, ON | Harvard University | CIA Bounce |
| 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 |
| Shephard | Grant | 6’10” | Kelowna, BC | University of British Columbia | Drive/Uplay Canada |
| *Wagner | James | 6’7″ | Winnipeg, MB | University of Manitoba | Basketball Manitoba |
| Wigginton | Lindell | 6’2″ | Dartmouth, NS | Iowa State University | Stackhouse Elite |
*Alternates
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. Francis Xavier |
| Krisjon Vargas | Therapist | Toronto, ON | Canada Basketball |
| James DePoe | Manager | Toronto, ON | Humber College |
| Wes Clayden | Doctor | Woodbridge, ON | Canada Basketball |
2017 U19 SCHEDULE
| DATE | ITEM | LOCATION |
| 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
