TORONTO, ON (June 9, 2016) –Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 2016 U17 men’s national team. Eight members from the 2015 silver medal squad return to headline the 12-man team that will compete at the U17 FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.

“We’re pleased with the players’ progress and have put together a strong team,” said Dave DeAveiro, head coach. “We look forward to building off of last year’s silver medal finish in Argentina and representing Canada on the world stage.”

The squad will complete training camp in Toronto on June 10th and head to Toulouse, France for a three-game exhibition tournament against the French hosts, Australia and Argentina. The team will then head to Zaragoza to represent Canada at the 2016 U17 FIBA World Championships from June 23rd- July 3rd.

DeAveiro (McGill University) will be joined by assistants Michael Meeks (Canada Basketball), James Derouin (University of Ottawa) and apprentice coach, Nicky Davis (Sheridan College).

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

<table width="632" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>NAME</strong></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>POSITION</strong></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>HEIGHT </strong></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>CLUB/SCHOOL</strong></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;Emmanuel Akot</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'6</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Winnipeg, MB</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Wasatch Academy</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;Andrew Nembhard</td><td nowrap="nowrap">G</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'3</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Aurora, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Vaughn</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Rowan Barrett Jr</td><td nowrap="nowrap">G</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'6</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Mississauga, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Montverde</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;Jaden Bediako</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'9</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Brampton, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">St. Marcellinus</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Ignas Brazdeikis</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'7</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Oakville, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Orangeville Prep</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Danilo Djuricic</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'8</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Brampton, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Saint Michael's</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Quincy Guerrier</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'6</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Montreal, QC</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Thetford</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Noah Kirkwood</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'5</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Kanata, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Ashbury College</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;Stefan Smith</td><td nowrap="nowrap">G</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'0</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Ajax, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Bill Crothers</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Grant Shephard</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6'9</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Kelowna, BC</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Kelowna High</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Daniel Sackey</td><td nowrap="nowrap">G</td><td nowrap="nowrap">5'9</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Winnipeg, MB</td><td nowrap="nowrap">St. Louis Christian</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Simisola Shittu</td><td nowrap="nowrap">F</td><td nowrap="nowrap">6’9</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Burlington, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Montverde</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>Emmanuel Miller</em><br><em>(Alternate)</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>F</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>6'6</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>Scarborough, ON</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>U-Play</em></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>Joel Brown<br>(Alternate)</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>G</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>6'2</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>Brampton, ON</em></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><em>CIA Bouce</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

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2016 U17 COACHING & STAFF

<table width="631" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>NAME</strong></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>POSITION</strong></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><strong>TEAM/CLUB</strong></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Dave DeAveiro</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Head Coach</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Toronto, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">McGill University</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Michael Meeks</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Assistant Coach</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Brampton, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Canada Basketball</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">James Derouin</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Assistant Coach</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Ottawa, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">University of Ottawa</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Nicky Davis</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Assistant Coach</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Toronto, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Sheridan College</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Steve Konchalski</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Mentor Coach</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Halifax, NS</td><td nowrap="nowrap">St. Francis Xavier</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Mary Lalancette</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Therapist</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Toronto, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Canada Basketball</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Chris Cheng</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Manager</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Scarborough, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Nipissing University</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap">Mark Leung</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Doctor</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Toronto, ON</td><td nowrap="nowrap">University of Toronto</td></tr></tbody></table>

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2016 U17 SCHEDULE

<table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><strong>DATE</strong></td><td><strong>ITEM</strong></td><td><strong>LOCATION</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June 4^{<font size="2">th</font>} – 10^{<font size="2">th</font>} 2016</td><td>Tryouts &amp; Training Camp</td><td>Humber College – North</td></tr><tr><td>June 15^{<font size="2">th</font>}, 2016</td><td>Exhibition vs France</td><td rowspan="3">Toulouse, France</td></tr><tr><td>June 16^{<font size="2">th</font>} , 2016</td><td>Exhibition vs Australia</td></tr><tr><td>June 17^{<font size="2">th</font>} , 2016</td><td>Exhibition vs Argentina</td></tr><tr><td>June 23^{<font size="2">rd, </font>}2016</td><td>vs Australia</td><td rowspan="8">U17 World Championships<br>Zaragoza, Spain</td></tr><tr><td>June 25^{<font size="2">th</font>}, 2016</td><td>vs Finland</td></tr><tr><td>June 26^{<font size="2">th</font>}, 2016</td><td>vs China</td></tr><tr><td>June 28^{<font size="2">th</font>}, 2016</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>June 30^{<font size="2">th</font>}, 2016</td><td>Quarter Finals</td></tr><tr><td>July 1^{<font size="2">st</font>}, 2016</td><td>Semi-Finals</td></tr><tr><td>July 2^{<font size="2">nd</font>}, 2016</td><td>Classification Games</td></tr><tr><td>July 3^{<font size="2">rd</font>}, 2016</td><td>Finals</td></tr></tbody></table>

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