U17 Team Will Compete in 2016 FIBA World Championships in Spain
TORONTO, ON (June 4, 2016) – Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 22 athletes invited to the U17 men’s national team tryouts and training camp from June 4th-10th at Humber College – North Campus in Toronto, ON.
“We’re excited to bring this young group together. Last summer we had our best ever finish at this age-level and we look forward to seeing their development and representing Canada on the world stage,” said Dave DeAveiro, head coach.
DeAveiro (McGill University) will be joined by assistants Michael Meeks (Canada Basketball), James Derouin (University of Ottawa) and apprentice coach, Nicky Davis (Sheridan College).
Following training camp the final 12-man roster will head to France for an exhibition tournament en route to representing Canada at the 2016 U17 FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain from June 23rd– July 3rd.
In 2015, the U17 team won a silver medal at the U16 FIBA Americas Championships – the programs best-ever finish. Canada is currently ranked 3rd worldwide in the FIBA youth men rankings.
A full list of athletes and coaches can be found below. For media requests, please contact bwilliams@basketball.ca.
2016 U17 TRAINING CAMP INVITEES
| NAME | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | CLUB/SCHOOL |
| Fardaws Aimaq | F | 6’7 | Richmond, ON | Steveston-London |
| Emmanuel Akot | F | 6’6 | Winnipeg, MB | Wasatch Academy |
| Andrew Nembhard | G | 6’4 | Aurora, ON | Vaughn |
| Rowan Barrett Jr | G | 6’5 | Mississauga, ON | Montverde |
| Jaden Bediako | F | 6’8 | Brampton, ON | St. Marcellinus |
| Mason Bourcier | G | 6’2 | Kelowna BC | Kelowna S.S. |
| Ignas Brazdeikis | F | 6’6 | Oakville, ON | Orangeville Prep |
| Joel Brown | G | 6’2 | Brampton, ON | CIA Bounce |
| Isaiah Bujdoso | G | 6’1 | Hamilton, ON | Sir Allan MacNab |
| Maurice Calloo | F | 6’8 | Windsor, ON | Spire Institute |
| Jake Cowley | F | 6’7 | Langley, BC | Delta |
| Liam Courtney | F | 6’10 | Cambridge, ON | Saint John’s Kilmarnock |
| Danilo Djuricic | F | 6’8 | Brampton, ON | Saint Michael’s |
| Kaosi Ezeagu | F | 6’8 | Brampton, ON | Bishop Elite |
| Quincy Guerrier | F | 6’6 | Montreal, QC | Thetford |
| Noah Kirkwood | F | 6’5 | Kanata, ON | Ashbury College |
| Jaelin Llewellyn | G | 6’1 | Mississauga, ON | Orangeville Prep |
| Emmanuel Miller | F | 6’6 | Scarborough, ON | U-Play |
| Lloyd Pandi | G | 6’3 | Ottawa, ON | Ashbury College |
| Stefan Smith | G | 6’0 | Ajax, ON | Bill Crothers |
| Grant Shephard | F | 6’9 | Kelowna, BC | Kelowna High |
| Daniel Sackey | G | 5’10 | Winnipeg, MB | St. Louis Christian |
2016 U17 COACHING & STAFF
| NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | TEAM/CLUB |
| Dave DeAveiro | Head Coach | Toronto, ON | McGill University |
| Michael Meeks | Assistant Coach | Brampton, ON | Canada Basketball |
| James Derouin | Assistant Coach | Ottawa, ON | University of Ottawa |
| Nicky Davis | Apprentice Coach | Toronto, ON | Sheridan College |
| Steve Konchalski | Advisor | Halifax, NS | St. Francis Xavier |
| Mary Lalancette | Therapist | Toronto, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Chris Cheng | Manager | Scarborough, ON | Nipissing University |
| Mark Leung | Doctor | Toronto, ON | University of Toronto |
2016 U17 SCHEDULE
| DATE | ITEM | LOCATION |
| June 4th – 10th 2016 | Tryouts & Training Camp | Humber College – North |
| June 15th-17th | Exhibition Tournament | France |
| June 23rd, 2016 | vs Australia | U17 World Championships Zaragoza, Spain |
| June 25th, 2016 | vs Finland | |
| June 26th, 2016 | vs China | |
| June 28th, 2016 | Round of 16 | |
| June 30th, 2016 | Quarter Finals | |
| July 1st, 2016 | Semi-Finals | |
| July 2nd, 2016 | Classification Games | |
| July 3rd, 2016 | Finals |
Courtesy Canada Basketball
Drew Ebanks
