Canada Basketball announced today the schedules for the 2007 Women’s and Men’s National Team programs. The organization will be running a record seven different programming levels within the two genders. Highlights of the schedule include the women’s FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier in Valdivia, Chile, the men’s FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier in Las Vegas, NV, three FIBA age-group World Championships (U19 Men/Women, U21 Women), as well as a women’s and men’s entry in the 2007 FISU Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
The teams will train domestically at several
locations that generously support Canada Basketball by providing the use of
their facilities. The locations include
Humber College, Durham College, Wilfrid Laurier University, Simon Fraser
University, University of Toronto – Mississauga Campus, RIM Park, Columbia
Bible College( - BC ) and the Air Canada Centre.
The schedules for the 2007 Women’s and Men’s
National Teams are as follows:
Women’s National Teams
TEAM
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
PHASE / EVENT
|
Women’s National Team Program
|
June 16
|
Mississauga, ON – University of Toronto – Mississauga
campus
|
Open Tryout
|
Senior/Development/
Young Women
|
June 17-22
|
Waterloo, ON- Wilfrid Laurier
University
|
Mega Camp
Training
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Women
|
July 9-14
|
Mississauga, ON- U of Toronto Mississauga Campus
|
Training
|
Senior Women
|
July 15-24
|
Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
|
Pan American Games
|
Senior Women
|
August 9-14
|
Columbia Bible
College
|
Training
|
Senior Women
|
August 15-22
|
China
|
4-Team International Tournament
|
Senior Women
|
Sept. 13-21
|
Waterloo, ON- RIM Park
|
Training
|
Senior Women
|
Sept. 25-29
|
Valdivia, Chile
|
FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier
|
|
|
|
|
Development Women
|
Aug 1 – Aug 19
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
2007 FISU Games
|
|
|
|
|
Young Women
|
June 22-25
|
Waterloo, ON- Wilfrid Laurier
University
|
Training
|
Young Women
|
June 28-July 8
|
Moscow, Russia
|
FIBA U21 World Championships
|
|
|
|
|
Junior Women
|
July 17-23
|
Mississauga, ON- U of Toronto Mississauga Campus
|
|
Junior Women
|
July 26-Aug. 5
|
Bratislava, Slovak Republic
|
FIBA U19 World Championships
|
Men’s National Teams
TEAM
|
DATE
|
LOCATION
|
PHASE / EVENT
|
Senior Men
|
Jun 15-21
|
Oshawa, ON - Durham College
|
Tryouts / Training
|
Senior Men
|
Jul 14-19
|
Etobicoke, ON - Humber College
|
Training
|
Senior Men
|
Jul 20-30
|
Rio, Brazil
|
Pan American Games
|
Senior Men
|
Jul 31 – Aug 3
|
Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
|
Training
|
Senior Men
|
Aug 4-9
|
Rosario, Argentina
|
Super 4 Tournament
|
Senior Men
|
Aug 11-13
|
Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
|
Training
|
Senior Men
|
Aug 14-19
|
San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
Tuto Marchand
Cup
|
Senior Men
|
Aug 20-Sept 2
|
Las
Vegas, USA
|
FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier
|
|
|
|
|
Development Men
|
Jun 15-21
|
Oshawa, ON - Durham College
|
Tryouts / Training
|
Development Men
|
Jul 28 – Aug 1
|
Burnaby, BC - SFU
|
Training
|
Development Men
|
Aug 1 – Aug 19
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
2007 FISU Games
|
|
|
|
|
Junior Men
|
Jun 15-19
|
Oshawa, ON - Durham College
|
Tryouts
|
Junior Men
|
Jun 27-29
|
New Jersey, USA
- Monmouth
|
Training / Exhibition
|
Junior Men
|
Jun 30 – July 7
|
Oshawa, ON – Durham College
|
Training / Exhibition
|
Junior Men
|
July 7 – Jul 22
|
Novi
Sad, Serbia
|
FIBA U19 World Championship
|
Canada Basketball is a private, not-for-profit
corporation that is committed to the growth of the sport in Canada. Just as important, Canada
Basketball is focused on the development and preparation of Canada’s
national teams for the Olympic; Pan American and FISU Games as well as the
World Championships. The aspiration of Canada
Basketball is to instill the pride, commitment, passion and respect that
Canadians personify into the development of basketball across the country and
internationally.
The schedule for Canadian National
teams is as follows: Senior Men’s
National Team- Pan-Am Games July 25-July 29, FIBA America’s Olympic
Qualifying Tournament Aug.22-Sept.2: Senior
Women’s National Team- Pan-Am Games July 25-July 29, FIBA America’s Olympic
Qualifying Tournament Sept.23-Sept.27: Development
National Team (Men and Women)- World University Games/Summer Universaide
Aug.8-Aug.18: Young Women’s National
Team- FIBA U21 World Championships June 29-July 8: Junior Men’s National Team- FIBA U19 World Championships July
12-July 22: Junior Women’s National Team-
FIBA U19 World Championships July 26-Aug.5: Canadian Wheelchair Basketball- VISA Paralympic World Cup May 7-May
13, Rio ParaPan American Games Aug.12-Aug.19
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Contact:
Andrew Cook
Manager – Men’s Elite Performance
Canada
Basketball
Tel: 416.614.8037 x 210
e-mail: acook@basketball.ca
Denise Dignard
Manager – Women’s Elite Performance
Canada
Basketball
Tel: 416.614.8037 x 204
e-mail: ddignard@basketball.ca
