17 ATHLETES SELECTED FOR U18 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP

TORONTO, ON (May 29, 2018) - Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 17 athletes who will attend the U18 men's national team training camp from May 30 - June 7 at Carleton University (Ottawa, ON).

Head Coach Dave Smart (Carleton University) will be joined by assistants Michael Meeks (Canada Basketball), Jamie McNeilly (Virginia Tech), and Chris Cheng (Nipissing University).



Following training camp, the team will travel to St. Catharines on Thursday, June 7 for the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018 (June 10-16).



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:



Saturday, June 2

11:45 a.m. Gym Opens

12:00 p.m. Availability



Wednesday, June 6

12:45 p.m. Gym Opens

1:00 p.m. Availability

Saturday, June 9 (Meridian Centre - St. Catharines)

2:15 p.m. Gym Opens

2:30 p.m. Availability



*All times are EST and subject to change



Media interested in attending training camp can contact Team Manager Scott Waithe. Practices will take place at the Ravens' Nest on the campus of Carleton University.

Last summer, the team earned a historic gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.

Canada is currently ranked 2nd worldwide in the FIBA Youth Men Rankings.

2018 U18 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

Name Height Hometown Current School Team Current Club Malcolm Bailey 6'8" Stratford, ON Ridley College Nike UPlay Canada Jaden Bediako 6'8" Brampton, ON Ridley College Nike UPlay Canada Ryan Brooks 6'7" Toronto, ON Vaughan Prep CIA Bounce Joel Brown 6'1" Brampton, ON Brewster Academy CIA Bounce Tre Edwards 6'5" Hamilton, ON Hamilton Heights Nike UPlay Canada Benjamin Hendriks 6'10" Mississauga ON Athlete Institute CIA Bounce AJ Lawson 6'6" Brampton, ON GTA Prep UPlay Canada Emanuel Miller 6'7" Scarborough, ON La Lumiere School UPlay Canada Jahcobi Neath 6'3" Toronto, ON Crestwood Prep College Grass Roots Andrew Nembhard 6'4" Toronto, ON Montverde Academy Nike UPlay Canada Wheza Panzo 6'6" Mississauga, ON Hamilton Heights Nike UPlay Canada Addison Patterson 6'6" Milton, ON Orangeville District Secondary School CIA Bounce Tyrese Samuel 6'7" Lasalle, QC Wasatch Academy UPlay Canda Jevonnie Scott 6'5" Toronto, ON Athlete Institute CIA Bounce Connor Vreeken 6'4" Kingston, ON Frontenac Secondary School CIA Bounce Aiden Warnholtz 6'2" Kanata, ON Canada Topflight Academy Ottawa Elite Noah Wharton 6'0" Brampton, ON Ridley College Nike UPlay Canada

2018 U18 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM COACHES & STAFF

NAME POSITION HOMETOWN TEAM/CLUB Dave Smart Head Coach Ottawa, ON Carleton University Jamie McNeilly Assistant Coach Toronto, ON Virginia Tech University Michael Meeks Assistant Coach Brampton, ON Canada Basketball Chris Cheng Assistant Coach Scarborough, ON Nipissing University Steve Konchalski Mentor Coach Halifax, NS St. Francis Xavier University Scott Waithe Team Manager Scarborough, ON Seneca College Krisjon Vargas Therapist Toronto, ON Canada Basketball Dr. Mark Leung Physician Toronto, ON

2018 U18 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE