TSN Advisory - June 23, 2015

Top-Ranked Canadian Basketball Prospect Jamal Murray Reveals His Highly-Anticipated College Decision Live on TSN

Canadian-made high school basketball star Jamal Murray will announce his highly-anticipated 2015-16 college decision tomorrow (Wednesday, June 24) live on TSN during the 6 p.m. ET edition of SPORTSCENTRE.  On behalf of Canada Basketball and the Athlete Institute, media are invited to the TSN Studio for Murray's announcement. See below for further details.

About Jamal Murray

A high-school standout, Jamal Murray was named MVP of the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic, 2015 Nike Hoop Summit, and the inaugural BIOSTEEL ALL-CANADIAN BASKETBALL GAME on TSN.

Murray also represented Canada internationally in the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and was invited to the 2015 NBA Basketball Without Borders All-Star camp. While playing in the AAU circuit with CIA Bounce, the Kitchener, Ont.-native completed high school at the Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ontario.

WHAT:     Jamal Murray announces his 2015-16 college decision

WHO:       Jamal Murray (joined by his family: father Roger Murray; mother Sylvia Murray; and brother Lamar Murray)

                 Gurdeep Ahluwalia, Host, TSN

                 Jesse Tipping, President, Athlete Institute

                 Tony McIntyre, Director of Basketball Operations, Athlete Institute

                 Larry Blunt, Head Coach, Orangeville Prep

Rowan Barrett, Executive VP/ Assistant General Manager, Canada Basketball

WHEN:    Wednesday, June 24, 2015

• 5 p.m. ET - Media arrival
• 6 p.m. ET - Live announcement on SPORTSCENTRE
• 6:15 p.m. ET - Media conference begins (live on TSN.ca and TSN GO)
• Media availability will follow the conclusion of the media conference

WHERE: TSN Studio

                 9 Channel Nine Court

                 Scarborough, Ont.

                 M1S 4B5

RSVP:     Please RSVP to Bailey Williams (Manager, Communications for Canada Basketball) at bwilliams@basketball.ca. Media interested in attending will receive a follow up e-mail with further event details.

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For More Information
Canada Basketball:
Bailey Williams, (c) 647.460.7976, bwilliams@basketball.ca

TSN:
Renee Rouse, (c) 416.428.4807, renee.rouse@bellmedia.ca

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