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Development Men’s National Team Announced

Canada Basketball is proud to announce the 12 student-athletes who will represent Canada as the Development Men’s National Team (DMNT) at the 2013 FISU Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. The DMNT recently took part in the Four Nations’ International Invitational Tournament – an 11-day tournament through central China. In addition to the host nation, Canada played collegiate squads from the United States and Latvia, finishing with a perfect 9-0 record.

Rowan Barrett, assistant general manager and executive vice-president of the Senior Men’s Program, commented on the upcoming competition by saying, “Our student team has done well in their preparations thus far under the leadership of Jay Triano and his staff. We look forward to our team being very competitive and representing Canada with great pride on the international stage.”

Also known as the World University Games, the competition will kick-off for Team Canada on July 7 with a match-up against Sweden. The Summer Universiade – the largest sporting event outside of the Olympic Games – will see the best student-athlete teams across the world compete in a variety of sports. The men’s quarter-finals begin on Sunday, July 14 with the semifinal match-ups slated for the following day, before the finale tips-off on Tuesday evening.

2013 Development Men’s National Team

<table width="515" cellspacing="0" border="0">    <colgroup> <col width="45">    <col width="165">    <col width="85">      <col width="70">   <col width="150">   </colgroup>    <tbody>        <tr>            <td><span><span><span><b>No.</b></span></span></span></td>            <td><span><span><span><b>Name</b></span></span></span></td>            <td><span><span><span><b>Position</b></span></span></span></td>            <td><span><span><span><b>Height</b></span></span></span></td>            <td><span><span><span><b>Hometown</b></span></span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>4</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Kevin Pangos</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Guard</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-1</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Holland Landing, Ont.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>5</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Brady Heslip</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Guard</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-2</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Burlington, Ont.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>6</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Kyle Wiltjer</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Forward</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-9</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Portland, Ore.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>7</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Melvin Ejim</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Guard</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-6</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Toronto, Ont.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>8</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Thomas Scrubb</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Forward</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-5</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Montreal, Que.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>9</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Mangisto Arop</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Guard</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-6</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Edmonton, Alta.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>10</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Daniel Mullings</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Forward</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-2</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Toronto, Ont.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>11</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Philip Scrubb</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Guard</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-3</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Richmond, B.C.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>12</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Dwight Powell</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Forward</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-9</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Toronto, Ont.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>13</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Jordan Bachynski</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Centre</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>7-2</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Calgary, Alta.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>14</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Murphy Burnatowski</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Forward</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-7</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Waterloo, Ont.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>15</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Owen Klassen</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Forward</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>6-10</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Kingston, Ont.</span></span></td>        </tr>    </tbody></table>

2013 FISU Summer Universiade – Preliminary Round Schedule

<table width="400" cellspacing="0" border="0">    <colgroup> <col width="150">    <col width="150">    <col width="100">   </colgroup>    <tbody>        <tr>            <td><span><span><span><b>Date</b></span></span></span></td>            <td><span><span><span><b>Opponent</b></span></span></span></td>            <td><span><span><span><b>Time (ET)</b></span></span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Sunday, July 7</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Sweden</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>12:30 p.m.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Monday, July 8</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>United Arab Emirates</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>2:00 a.m.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Wednesday, July 10</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Australia</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>5:00 a.m.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Thursday, July 11</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Czech Republic</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>12:30 p.m.</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Friday, July 12</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>United States</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>5:00 a.m.</span></span></td>        </tr>    </tbody></table>

2013 Development Men’s National Team Staff

<table width="290" cellspacing="0" border="0">    <colgroup> <col width="140">    <col width="150">   </colgroup>    <tbody>        <tr>            <td><span><span><span><b>Name</b></span></span></span></td>            <td><span><span><span><b>Position</b></span></span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Jay Triano</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Head Coach</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Greg Francis</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Assistant Coach</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>John Campbell</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Assistant Coach</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Shawn Swords</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Assistant Coach</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Sam Gibbs</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Athletic Therapist</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Kade Beard</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Video Coordinator</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Patrick Tatham</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Team Manager</span></span></td>        </tr>        <tr>            <td><span><span>Scottie Stats</span></span></td>            <td><span><span>Team Statistician</span></span></td>        </tr>    </tbody></table>