November 17th, 20173 BBC Grads to Represent Canada on SMNT at FIBA America's Qualifiers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2019 AMERICAS QUALIFIERS

TORONTO, ON (November 17, 2017) - Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 12-man roster for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers in Halifax and Dominican Republic.

“This is an exciting time and opportunity for basketball in our country and we're thankful to begin our journey towards the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 next week in Halifax,” said head coach Roy Rana.

"Having the opportunity to represent your country is something most players only dream of. But to have the chance to do it at home, in front of friends, family and fellow Canadians is an honor we treasure. All the athletes in our pool have and are continuing to make a tremendous effort to be part of this journey and we are thankful and excited for this 12 that will represent all of us in Halifax and Dominican Republic.”

The Scotiabank Centre in Halifax will host the first Senior Men's National Team home game as Canada opens the qualifying process on Friday, November 24, 2017 against Bahamas with tip-off scheduled for 8:15 pm AST. Tickets for the event are on sale now through Ticket Atlantic.

Following Friday's game, Canada will travel to Dominican Republic where tipoff is scheduled for Monday, November 27 at 7:00 PM ET.

2017 SMNT NOVEMBER WORLD CUP AMERICAS QUALIFIER ROSTER

Name	Position	Height	Hometown	Current Club
Joel Anthony	Centre	6’9”	Montreal, QC	Free Agent
Anthony Bennett	Forward	6’8”	Toronto, ON	Northern Arizona Suns (G-League)
Grandy Glaze	Centre	6’7”	Toronto, ON	St. John’s Edge (NBL of Can)
Olivier Hanlan	Guard	6’4”	Aylmer, QC	Austin Spurs (G-League)
Brady Heslip	Guard	6’2”	Burlington, ON	Trabzonspor (Turkey)
Kaza Kajami-Keane	Guard	6’1”	Ajax, ON	Raptors 905 (G-League)
Owen Klassen	Centre	6’10”	Kingston, ON	PAOK (Greece)
Dyshawn Pierre	Forward	6’6”	Whitby, ON	Banco di Srd (Italy)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes	Guard	6’3”	Scarborough, ON	Westchester Knicks (G-League)
Phil Scrubb	Guard	6’3”	Richmond, B.C.	Fraport SKY (Germany)
Thomas Scrubb	Forward	6’6”	Richmond, B.C.	Scandone AV (Italy)
Marc Trasolini	Centre	6’9”	Vancouver, B.C.	Hokkaido L. (Japan)

2017 SMNT STAFF LIST

Name	Position	Hometown
Roy Rana	Head Coach	Toronto, ON
Michael Meeks	Assistant Coach	Brampton, ON
Jack Sikma	Assistant Coach	Kankakee, Illinois
Dave Smart	Assistant Coach	Kingston, ON
Nathaniel Mitchell	Assistant Coach	Toronto, ON
James DePoe	Team Manager	Toronto, ON
David Grundman	Team Manager	Toronto, ON
Dr. John Philpott	Team Doctor	Miramichi, NB
Samuel Gibbs	Athletic Therapist	Toronto, ON
Jason Meehan	Athletic Therapist	Toronto, ON
Charlie Weingroff	Strength and Conditioning Coach	Newark, NJ
Dipesh Mistry	Video Coordinator	Markham, ON
Phil Jevtovic	Performance Analyst	Toronto, ON
Matt Walker	Communications Manager	Ancaster, ON
Peter Jensen	Sports Psychologist	Toronto, ON

2017 SMNT SCHEDULE

Item	Dates	Location
Training Camp	November 20-November 23	Halifax, NS
Bahamas vs. Canada	November 24	Halifax, NS
Travel to Dominican Republic	November 25	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Canada vs. Dominican Republic	November 27	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

Training camp is closed to the public. Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates. Please RSVP to mwalker@basketball.ca.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY

Tuesday, November 21 (Canada Games Centre)
10:00 a.m. Press Conference

Tuesday, November 21 (Canada Games Centre)
1:45 p.m. Gym Opens
2:00 p.m. Availability

Wednesday, November 22 (Canada Games Centre)
12:45 p.m. Gym Opens
1:00 p.m. Availability

Friday, November 24 (Scotiabank Centre)
1:45 p.m. Gym Opens
2:00 p.m. Availability

*All times are AST and subject to change.