MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ANNOUNCES 2015 TUTO MARCHAND CONTINENTAL CUP ROSTER

TORONTO, ON (August 20) - The Canadian Men's National Team has announced the 13 athletes, who will attend the Tuto Marchand Continental Cup exhibition tournament in Puerto Rico from August 23-26, ahead of the 2015 FIBA Americas Men's Championship in Mexico City.

"We've had an intense camp and we’re looking forward to transitioning into game play," said Jay Triano, Head Coach. "Tuto Marchand will give us an opportunity to play against some of our key competition prior to the Olympic qualifier."

Triano will be joined by Assistants Dave Smart (Ottawa, ON), David Vanterpool (Washington, DC) and Bryan Gates (New Orleans, LA).

Team Canada will take on Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in the 5-team exhibition tournament. Click here for full schedule.

Following the exhibition tournament, the Men's National Team will announce the final 12 players who will represent Canada at the FIBA Americas, where the 1st and 2nd place teams will qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Fans can watch the exhibition tournament at LiveBasketball.TV

The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship takes place in Mexico City, Mexico from August 31-September 12.

2015 TUTO MARCHAND ROSTER

NAME POSITION HEIGHT HOMETOWN CURRENT TEAM/CLUB Bennett, Anthony F 6'8 Brampton, ON Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) Doornekamp, Aaron F 6'7 Odessa, ON Braunschweig (Germany) Ejim, Melvin F 6'6 Toronto, ON Orlando Magic (NBA) Hanlan, Olivier G 6'4 Aylmer, QC BC Zalgiris (Lithuania) Heslip, Brady G 6'2 Burlington, ON Pallacanestro Cantu (Italy) Joseph, Cory PG 6'3 Pickering, ON Toronto Raptors (NBA) Nicholson, Andrew F 6'9 Mississauga, ON Orlando Magic (NBA) Olynyk, Kelly C 7'0 Kamloops, BC Boston Celtics (NBA) Powell, Dwight F 6'9 Toronto, ON Dallas Mavericks (NBA) Sacre, Robert C 7'0 Vancouver, BC Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) Scrubb, Phil G 6'3 Richmond, BC AEK Athens (Greece) Stauskas, Nik SG 6'6 Mississauga, ON Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) Wiggins, Andrew F 6'8 Vaughan, ON Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)

2015 TUTO MARCHAND COACHES & STAFF

NAME POSITION HOMETOWN Jay Triano Head Coach Toronto, ON Dave Smart Assistant Coach Ottawa, ON David Vanterpool Assistant Coach Washington, DC Bryan Gates Assistant Coach New Orleans, LA Kade Beard Video Coordinator Houston, TX Scottie O'Brien Team Statistician Idaho Falls, Idaho Sam Gibbs Lead IST Toronto, ON Jason Meehan Therapist Toronto, ON Charlie Weingroff Strength & Conditioning Rumble, NJ David Cox Sports Psych Vancouver, BC Marc Bubbs Nutritionist Toronto, ON John Philpott Physician Toronto, ON Mat Yorke Team Manager Toronto, ON Jeremy Cross Team Manager Toronto, ON

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