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CANADA BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES ROSTER FOR 2007 FISU GAMES MEN�S TEAM

Last Updated: January 09, 2008

(Toronto, Ontario) Canada Basketball has officially announced the roster for the development men�s national team that will be competing at the FISU Games in Bangkok, Thailand. The FISU Games are the second largest multi-sport games in the world after the Olympic Games. Competition begins on August 7 and ends on August 19.

Team Canada begins their competition against host Thailand on Tuesday, August 7 at 5:30 am EST. They will then take on New Zealand on Wednesday, August 8 at 9:30 pm EST. These will be Canada�s lone preliminary games as each group consists of three teams.

The team features six players with past international experience including four players from Canada�s 2005 U21 World Championship bronze medal winning team (Blackwood, Galick, Gallimore, MacDonald) and two players from Canada�s 2005 FISU Games team (McNeill and Shepherd).

"As we finish our training phase in Vancouver we are very excited about the group of players we have assembled to participate in the FISU games in Thailand," stated head coach Chris O'Rourke. "We feel the chemistry is coming together and that we have the tools to make a big impact in Bangkok.�

NAME	POSITION	HEIGHT	LAST SCHOOL/CLUB	HOMETOWN	YOB
Ross Bekkering	Forward	6'8"	University of Calgary (CIS)	Taber, AB	1987
Tristan Blackwood	Guard	6'0"	Central Connecticut State University(NCAA)	Toronto, ON	1985
Theo Davis	Forward	6'9"	Gonzaga University (NCAA)	Mississauga, ON	1986
Willie Galick	Forward	6'8"	Pepperdine University(NCAA)	Nanaimo, BC	1987
Garry Gallimore	Guard	6'3"	St. Francis Xavier(CIS)	Ottawa, ON	1984
Josh-Gibson Bascombe	Guard	6'4"	University of Ottawa(CIS)	Toronto, ON	1986
Neil MacDonald	Centre	6'11"	St. Francis Xavier (CIS)	Sydney Mines, NS	1984
Jamie McNeilly	Guard	6'4"	University of New Orleans (NCAA)	Toronto, ON	1983
JP Morin	Forward	6'8"	Laval University(CIS)	Quebec City, QC	1983
Scott Morrison	Centre	6'11"	Portland State University(NCAA)	Vancouver, BC	1986
Max Paulhus-Gosselin	Guard	6'6"	Davidson College (NCAA)	Montreal, QC	1985
Jevohn Shepherd	Guard	6'5"	University of Michigan (NCAA)	Toronto, ON	1986

Team Staff

Name	Position	School	Hometown
Chris O'Rourke	Head Coach	University of Guelph (CIS)	Guelph, ON
Darrell Glenn	Assistant Coach	Humber College (CCAA)	Toronto, ON
Dave DeAverio	Assistant Coach	University of Ottawa (CIS)	Ottawa, ON
Dave Ridgedale	Manager	N/A	Medicine Hat, AB
Geoff Mabey	Team Therapist	N/A	Saint John, NB

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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 2007 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

For more information please contact:
Canada Basketball
Andrew Cook
Manager of Men�s Elite Performance
Tel: 416.614.8037 x 210
e-mail: acook@basketball.ca

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