CANADA DROPS TIGHT EXHIBITION SEASON OPENER 70-64 TO FRANCE

DATE TIME OPPONENT LOCATION June 24, 2017 2:00 PM EST France Troyes, France

TROYES, FRANCE (June 24, 2017) - The U19 Men's National Team tipped off their summer season with a tight 70-64 loss against France in exhibition play. Canada is currently on a three-game exhibition series en route to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.



R.J. Barrett (Mississauga, ON) led Canada with 12 points and 3 rebounds while Abu Kigab (St. Catharines, ON) added 8 points and 8 rebounds.

Lindell Wigginton, R.J. Barrett, Abu Kigab, Prince Oduro and Anthony Longpre started for Team Canada.

Click here for the full team roster.

QUOTES

"It was a great opportunity to test ourselves against the European Champions in our first game as a team. Although we are disappointed we came up short, we are happy for the opportunity to get better. This team has only one way to go and that's up." - Roy Rana, Head Coach

"We came out a little sluggish but we picked it up throughout the second half of the game. We fought hard when we were down and just fell short of a win." - Lindell Wigginton (Halifax, NS)



UP NEXT

Canada continues exhibition play tomorrow against Lithuania at 9 AM EST. Click here for the team's complete summer schedule and follow us on Twitter for score updates.

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For more information, contact:

Matt Walker, mwalker@basketball.ca