SAN JUAN, PR (August 28, 2015)  – The Men’s National Team has announced the 12-man roster for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, taking place in Mexico City August 31 – September 12.

“The Tuto Marchand was a good learning experience for us as we were able to play some very good competition,” said Head Coach Jay Triano after the team went 4-0 in the Tuto Marchand Continental Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “We still have work to do and know the importance of the games in Mexico.”

Canada’s first match-up will be against third-ranked Argentina on Tuesday, September 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET. The 2015 FIBA Americas will be broadcast in Canada by TSN. Click here, for full tournament broadcast schedule.

Canada will continue preliminary play in Group B taking on Cuba, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. The 1st and 2nd place teams will qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

2015 FIBA AMERICAS MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER

<table align="left" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="480"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NAME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>POSITION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HEIGHT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CURRENT TEAM/CLUB</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bennett, Anthony</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>6'8</p></td><td><p>Brampton, ON</p></td><td><p>Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doornekamp, Aaron</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>6'7</p></td><td><p>Odessa, ON</p></td><td><p>Braunschweig (Germany)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ejim, Melvin</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>6'6</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td><td><p>Orlando Magic (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heslip, Brady</p></td><td><p>G</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>6'2</p></td><td><p>Burlington, ON</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>&nbsp;Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joseph, Cory</p></td><td><p>PG</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>6'3</p></td><td><p>Pickering, ON</p></td><td><p>Toronto Raptors (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nicholson, Andrew</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td><p>6'9</p></td><td><p>Mississauga, ON</p></td><td><p>Orlando Magic (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Olynyk, Kelly</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>7'0</p></td><td><p>Kamloops, BC</p></td><td><p>Boston Celtics (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Powell, Dwight</p></td><td><p>F</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>6'9</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td><td><p>Dallas Mavericks (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sacre, Robert</p></td><td><p>C</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>7'0</p></td><td><p>Vancouver, BC</p></td><td><p>Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scrubb, Phil</p></td><td><p>G</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>6'3</p></td><td><p>Richmond, BC</p></td><td><p>AEK Athens (Greece)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stauskas, Nik</p></td><td><p>SG</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>6'6</p></td><td><p>Mississauga, ON</p></td><td><p>Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiggins, Andrew</p></td><td><p>W</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>6’8</p></td><td><p>Vaughan, ON</p></td><td><p>Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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2015 FIBA AMERICAS COACHING & TEAM STAFF

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="434"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NAME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>POSITION</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jay Triano</p></td><td><p>Head Coach</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dave Smart</p></td><td><p>Assistant Coach</p></td><td><p>Ottawa, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Vanterpool</p></td><td><p>Assistant Coach</p></td><td><p>Washington, DC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bryan Gates</p></td><td><p>Assistant Coach</p></td><td><p>New Orleans, LA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phil Handy</p></td><td><p>Development Coach</p></td><td><p>Oakland, CA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kade Beard</p></td><td><p>Video Coordinator</p></td><td><p>Houston, TX</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottie O'Brien</p></td><td><p>Team Statistician</p></td><td><p>Idaho Falls, Idaho</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sam Gibbs</p></td><td><p>Lead IST</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jason Meehan</p></td><td><p>Therapist</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charlie Weingroff</p></td><td><p>Strength &amp; Conditioning</p></td><td><p>Rumble, NJ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Cox</p></td><td><p>Sports Psych</p></td><td><p>Vancouver, BC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Marc Bubbs</p></td><td><p>Nutritionist</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Philpott</p></td><td><p>Physician</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mat Yorke</p></td><td><p>Team Manager</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jeremy Cross</p></td><td><p>Team Manager</p></td><td><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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