TORONTO, ONT. (May 21, 2019) – Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 18 athletes invited to the U16 men's national team training camp.
Head Coach Kirby Schepp returns and will be joined by assistants Jason Dawkins (Ontario Basketball), Kevin Duffie (Acadia University) and Patrick Tatham (McMaster University).
The FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2019 in Belém, Brazil (June 3-9) will qualify the top-four teams to the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2020.
Canada is in Group B along with hosts Brazil, Puerto Rico and Uruguay.Canada earned a silver medal at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2017 in Formosa, Argentina. This will be Canada’s sixth appearance since the FIBA U16 Americas Championship began in 2009, with the country medalling in each of their previous five tournaments.
Prior to the training camp, Canada Basketball’s Men High-Performance Program held an assessment camp on May 20 for Canadian male athletes born in either 2003 and 2004. In addition, open identification sessions were held in Toronto and Edmonton last fall.
A full list of athletes, coaches and team schedule can be found below. Training camp will take place at University of Toronto Mississauga and is closed to the public. Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates:
Canada is currently ranked 2nd worldwide in the FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE.
Source: http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/18-athletes-selected-for-canada-basketball-u16-mens-national-tea?mc_cid=460bcac474&mc_eid=cefecf82c6
2019 U16 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
NAME
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HEIGHT
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HOMETOWN
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CURRENT SCHOOL TEAM
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Brody Adams
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6’8"
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Ottawa, ON
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St. Pius X High School
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Keyonte Beals
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6’2"
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Dartmouth, NS
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Rectory
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Enoch Boakye
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6’8"
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Brampton, ON
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Brampton Centennial S.S.
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Jaden Clayton
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5’10"
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Whitby, ON
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Andrews Osbourne Academy
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Josiah Davis
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6’1"
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Kitchener, ON
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Huron Heights S.S.
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Jefferson de la Cruz Monegro
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6’1"
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LaSalle, QC
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École Lucien-Pagé
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Caleb Houstan
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6’7"
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Mississauga, ON
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Montverde Academy
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Luke Hunger
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6’8"
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Montreal, QC
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Ashbury College
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Nigel Hylton
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6’6"
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Toronto, ON
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Oakwood Collegiate
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Dorile (DJ) Jackson
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6’2"
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Mississauga, ON
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St. Martin S.S
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Dylan Kalambay
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6’6"
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Brampton, ON
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St. Edmund Campion C.S.S
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Jaden Kirkwood
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6’4"
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Kanata, ON
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Ashbury College
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Leonard Miller
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6’5"
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Scarborough, ON
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Thornlea S.S
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Ryan Nembhard
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5’10"
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Aurora, ON
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Montverde Academy
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Milos Nenadic
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6’6"
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Kitchener, ON
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Cameron Heights Collegiate
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Shaedon Sharpe
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6’3"
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London, ON
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H.B. Beal S.S
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Caelum Swanton-Rodger
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6’8"
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Calgary, AB
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Sir Winston Churchill S.S
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Jayden Webley
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6’8"
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Calgary, AB
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Montverde Academy
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2019 U16 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM COACHES & STAFF
NAME
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POSITION
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HOMETOWN
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AFFILIATION
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Kirby Schepp
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Head Coach
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Winnipeg, MB
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University of Manitoba
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Jason Dawkins
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Assistant Coach
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Toronto, ON
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Team Ontario
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Kevin Duffie
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Assistant Coach
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Grand Falls, NB
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Acadia University
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Patrick Tatham
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Assistant Coach
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Milton, ON
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McMaster University
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Alessandro Francella
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Physician
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Richmond Hill, ON
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University of Toronto
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Mary Lalancette
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Physiotherapist
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Orangeville, ON
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Canada Basketball
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Mike Meeks
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Mentor Coach
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Brampton, ON
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Canada Basketball
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Charles Hantoumakos
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Team Manager
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Toronto, ON
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Thornlea Prep
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2019 U16 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE
DATE
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ITEM
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TIME (ET)
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LOCATION
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May 20
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Assessment Camp
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University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
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May 21-23
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Training Camp
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May 27-30
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Training Camp
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June 3
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Canada vs. Uruguay
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12:30 PM
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FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2019
Belem, Brazil
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June 4
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Canada vs. Brazil
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7:30 PM
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June 5
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Canada vs. Puerto Rico
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5:15 PM
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June 7
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Quarter-finals
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TBD
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June 8
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Semifinals
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TBD
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June 9
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Finals
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TBD
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