TORONTO, ON (May 29, 2018) – Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 17 athletes who will attend the U18 men’s national team training camp from May 30 – June 7 at Carleton University (Ottawa, ON).
Head Coach Dave Smart (Carleton University) will be joined by assistants Michael Meeks (Canada Basketball), Jamie McNeilly (Virginia Tech), and Chris Cheng (Nipissing University).
Following training camp, the team will travel to St. Catharines on Thursday, June 7 for the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018 (June 10-16).
Training camp is closed to the public. Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates:
Saturday, June 2
11:45 a.m. Gym Opens
12:00 p.m. Availability
Wednesday, June 6
12:45 p.m. Gym Opens
1:00 p.m. Availability
Saturday, June 9 (Meridian Centre – St. Catharines)
2:15 p.m. Gym Opens
2:30 p.m. Availability
*All times are EST and subject to change
Media interested in attending training camp can contact Team Manager Scott Waithe. Practices will take place at the Ravens’ Nest on the campus of Carleton University.
Last summer, the team earned a historic gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.
Canada is currently ranked 2nd worldwide in the FIBA Youth Men Rankings.
2018 U18 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
Name | Height | Hometown | Current School Team | Current Club |
| Malcolm Bailey | 6’8″ | Stratford, ON | Ridley College | Nike UPlay Canada |
| Jaden Bediako | 6’8″ | Brampton, ON | Ridley College | Nike UPlay Canada |
| Ryan Brooks | 6’7″ | Toronto, ON | Vaughan Prep | CIA Bounce |
| Joel Brown | 6’1″ | Brampton, ON | Brewster Academy | CIA Bounce |
| Tre Edwards | 6’5″ | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton Heights | Nike UPlay Canada |
| Benjamin Hendriks | 6’10” | Mississauga ON | Athlete Institute | CIA Bounce |
| AJ Lawson | 6’6″ | Brampton, ON | GTA Prep | UPlay Canada |
| Emanuel Miller | 6’7″ | Scarborough, ON | La Lumiere School | UPlay Canada |
| Jahcobi Neath | 6’3″ | Toronto, ON | Crestwood Prep College | Grass Roots |
| Andrew Nembhard | 6’4″ | Toronto, ON | Montverde Academy | Nike UPlay Canada |
| Wheza Panzo | 6’6″ | Mississauga, ON | Hamilton Heights | Nike UPlay Canada |
| Addison Patterson | 6’6″ | Milton, ON | Orangeville District Secondary School | CIA Bounce |
| Tyrese Samuel | 6’7″ | Lasalle, QC | Wasatch Academy | UPlay Canda |
| Jevonnie Scott | 6’5″ | Toronto, ON | Athlete Institute | CIA Bounce |
| Connor Vreeken | 6’4″ | Kingston, ON | Frontenac Secondary School | CIA Bounce |
| Aiden Warnholtz | 6’2″ | Kanata, ON | Canada Topflight Academy | Ottawa Elite |
| Noah Wharton | 6’0″ | Brampton, ON | Ridley College | Nike UPlay Canada |
| NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | TEAM/CLUB |
| Dave Smart | Head Coach | Ottawa, ON | Carleton University |
| Jamie McNeilly | Assistant Coach | Toronto, ON | Virginia Tech University |
| Michael Meeks | Assistant Coach | Brampton, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Chris Cheng | Assistant Coach | Scarborough, ON | Nipissing University |
| Steve Konchalski | Mentor Coach | Halifax, NS | St. Francis Xavier University |
| Scott Waithe | Team Manager | Scarborough, ON | Seneca College |
| Krisjon Vargas | Therapist | Toronto, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Dr. Mark Leung | Physician | Toronto, ON |
2018 U18 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE
| DATE | ITEM | |
| May 30 – June 7 | Training Camp | Carleton University – Ottawa, Ont. |
| June 7-9 | Pre-Competition Training | Brock University – St. Catharines, Ont. |
| June 10 | Canada vs. Argentina | FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018 Meridian Centre – St. Catharines |
| June 11 | Canada vs. Ecuador | |
| June 12 | Canada vs. Chile | |
| June 13 | Rest Day | |
| June 14 | Quarter-finals | |
| June 15 | Semifinals | |
| June 16 | Finals |
Courtesy Canada Basketball
