MEN'S FIBA AMERICAS U16 CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER ANNOUNCED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TORONTO, ON (June 6, 2017) - Canada Basketball's Men's High Performance program is pleased to announce the U16 team that will represent Canada at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Formosa, Argentina beginning June 14th.

"We're pleased with the competiveness of this tryout and we're excited to continue working with these young men as we prepare for the FIBA Americas," said Craig Beaucamp, Head Coach.

The team will train in Toronto until June 9th and then head to Argentina for pre-tournament training, prior to tipping-off against the host country in game one of the preliminary round. The full FIBA U16 Americas schedule can be found here.

Canada will look to qualify for its 5th- consecutive U17 World Championship. Canada is currently ranked 3rd worldwide in the FIBA Youth Men Rankings.

The final roster, coaches and staff can be found below. For media requests, please contact bwilliams@basketball.ca.

FIBA U16 AMERICAS 2017 ROSTER

LAST FIRST POSITION HEIGHT HOMETOWN SCHOOL CLUB TEAM Bediako Charles PF/C 6'9" Brampton, ON St. Marcellinus Uplay Canada Barthelemy* Keeshawn PG 6'0" Montreal, QC Cape Fear Academy Brookwood Elite Case Matteus SG 6'3" Pickering, ON Pine Ridge Secondary School Northern Kings Koulibaly Jefferson PG 6'3" Montreal, QC Our Saviour New American New York Rens Krikke Benjamin PF 6'7" Edmonton, AB Jasper Place High School Team Alberta McNeilly Cashius SG 6'5" Scarborough, ON Thornlea Secondary Canada Elite Ndur Malachi SF/PF 6'6" St. Thomas, ON Central Elgin Collegiate Institute Northern Kings Nwagha Alexander C 6'7" Toronto, ON King's Christian Prep Burlington IBSA Radocaj Victor F 6'7" Richmond, BC Robert Alexander McMath Secondary Drive Basketball Rathan-Mayes Shemar PG 5'8" Toronto, ON Athlete Institute CIA Bounce Rioux* Emile PF/C 6'8" Anjou, QC De Mortagnes Brookwood Elite Sakota Luka PG 6'4" Etobicoke, ON Kings Christian Collegiate Burlington IBSA Shand Paris PF 6'6" Toronto, ON Bill Crothers Uplay Canada Todd Taryn PG/SG 6'1" Vaughn, ON Vaughan Secondary School Uplay Canada

*Alternates

COACHING & TEAM STAFF

NAME POSITION HOMETOWN TEAM/CLUB Craig Beaucamp Head Coach Victoria, BC University of Victoria Rob Smart Assistant Coach Oakville, ON Carleton University Patrick Tatham Assistant Coach Mississauga, ON McMaster University Michael Meeks Assistant Coach Brampton, ON Canada Basketball Eric Savage Team Manager Ottawa, ON Humber College Steve Konchalski Mentor Coach Halifax, NS Canada Basketball Mary Lalancette Athletic Therapist Halifax, NS Canada Basketball Fahim Merali Physician Toronto, ON University of Toronto

2017 U16 SCHEDULE

DATE EVENT LOCATION June 3-8 Training Camp University of Toronto - Mississauga June 9-14 Training FIBA U16 Americas Championship (Formosa, Argentina) June 14 Canada vs. Argentina June 15 Canada vs. Paraguay June 16 Canada vs. Venezuela June 17 Semi-Final June 18 Final

Ceci est disponible egalement en francais. Contactez bwilliams@basketball.ca ci-dessous pour l'obtenir.

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For more information, contact:

Bailey Williams, bwilliams@basketball.ca, 647.460.7976