‍TORONTO (August 12, 2023) – Canada Basketball announced Saturday that guard Kenny Chery has been added to the Senior Men’s National Team exhibition roster ahead of the 34th Basketball Supercup in Germany this weekend.

Originally from Montreal, Chery appeared in five games for Canada during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers, averaging 10.8 points, 4.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.

Chery spent last season playing for Socar Petkimspor in the Basketball Super League in Turkey, where he averaged 14.0 points, 3.4 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 23 games.

The 34th Basketball Supercup will be held August 12-13 at the edel-optics.de Arena. Canada will face New Zealand, while Germany takes on China in the semifinals on Saturday, August 12, with the winners advancing to the finals on Sunday.

Canada then travels to Spain for a two-game exhibition series (August 17-18) at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada in Granada.  Canada will face the hosts and defending FIBA Men’s World Cup champions, Spain, on August 17, before taking on Americas zone rivals, Dominican Republic, the following day, August 18.