MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ANNOUNCES 2015 FIBA AMERICAS ROSTER

SAN JUAN, PR (August 28, 2015) – The Men’s National Team has announced the 12-man roster for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, taking place in Mexico City August 31 – September 12.

“The Tuto Marchand was a good learning experience for us as we were able to play some very good competition,” said Head Coach Jay Triano after the team went 4-0 in the Tuto Marchand Continental Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “We still have work to do and know the importance of the games in Mexico.”

Canada’s first match-up will be against third-ranked Argentina on Tuesday, September 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET. The 2015 FIBA Americas will be broadcast in Canada by TSN. Click here, for full tournament broadcast schedule.

Canada will continue preliminary play in Group B taking on Cuba, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. The 1st and 2nd place teams will qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

2015 FIBA AMERICAS MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 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) Heslip, Brady G 6'2 Burlington, ON Pallacanestro Cantù (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 W 6’8 Vaughan, ON Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)

2015 FIBA AMERICAS COACHING & TEAM 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 Phil Handy Development Coach Oakland, CA 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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Bailey Williams

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Scott Hastie

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