HomeMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ANNOUNCES 2015 FIBA AMERICAS ROSTER
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
NAME | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | CURRENT TEAM/CLUB |
Bennett, Anthony | F | 6'8 | Brampton, ON | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
Doornekamp, Aaron | F | 6'7 | Odessa, ON | Braunschweig (Germany) |
Ejim, Melvin | F | 6'6 | Toronto, ON | Orlando Magic (NBA) |
Heslip, Brady | G | 6'2 | Burlington, ON | Pallacanestro Cantù (Italy) |
Joseph, Cory | PG | 6'3 | Pickering, ON | Toronto Raptors (NBA) |
Nicholson, Andrew | F | 6'9 | Mississauga, ON | Orlando Magic (NBA) |
Olynyk, Kelly | C | 7'0 | Kamloops, BC | Boston Celtics (NBA) |
Powell, Dwight | F | 6'9 | Toronto, ON | Dallas Mavericks (NBA) |
Sacre, Robert | C | 7'0 | Vancouver, BC | Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) |
Scrubb, Phil | G | 6'3 | Richmond, BC | AEK Athens (Greece) |
Stauskas, Nik | SG | 6'6 | Mississauga, ON | Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) |
Wiggins, Andrew | W | 6’8 | Vaughan, ON | Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) |
2015 FIBA AMERICAS COACHING & TEAM STAFF
NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
Jay Triano | Head Coach | Toronto, ON |
Dave Smart | Assistant Coach | Ottawa, ON |
David Vanterpool | Assistant Coach | Washington, DC |
Bryan Gates | Assistant Coach | New Orleans, LA |
Phil Handy | Development Coach | Oakland, CA |
Kade Beard | Video Coordinator | Houston, TX |
Scottie O'Brien | Team Statistician | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
Sam Gibbs | Lead IST | Toronto, ON |
Jason Meehan | Therapist | Toronto, ON |
Charlie Weingroff | Strength & Conditioning | Rumble, NJ |
David Cox | Sports Psych | Vancouver, BC |
Marc Bubbs | Nutritionist | Toronto, ON |
John Philpott | Physician | Toronto, ON |
Mat Yorke | Team Manager | Toronto, ON |
Jeremy Cross | Team Manager | Toronto, ON |
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For more information, please contact:
Bailey Williams
Manager, Communications
E-mail: bwilliams@basketball.ca
Cell: 647-460-7976
Scott Hastie
Coordinator, Communications
E-mail: communications@basketball.ca
