18 Ontario Players Make Senior Men’s National Team Training Camp Roster
Canada Basketball has announced the 29-man roster for the Senior Men’s National Team training camp to be held August 4-6 at the OVO Athletic Centre. The camp is in preparation for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 to be held in various cities in China this September.
The roster is made up of a mix of current NBA players, NBA-drafted college players, and European league players. See below for the full list of Ontario players invited to camp.
| Name | Position | Height | Hometown | Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Guard | 6'5" | Toronto, ON | New Orleans Pelicans |
| R.J. Barrett* | Guard | 6'7" | Mississauga, ON | New York Knicks |
| Aaron Best* | Guard | 6'4" | Scarborough, ON | Reisen Ludwigsburg (GER) |
| Oshae Brissett^ | Forward | 6'8" | Mississauga, ON | Syracuse Orange (NCAA) |
| Dillon Brooks | Forward | 6'7" | Mississauga, ON | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Aaron Doornekamp | Forward | 6'7" | Napanee, ON | Valencia (ESP) |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Guard | 6'6" | Hamilton, ON | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Melvin Ejim* | Forward | 6'6" | Toronto, ON | BC UNICS (RUS) |
| Brady Heslip | Guard | 6'2" | Burlington, ON | Istanbul BBSK (TUR) |
| Cory Joseph* | Guard | 6'3" | Toronto, ON | Sacramento Kings |
| Mfiondu Kabengele | Forward | 6'10" | Burlington, ON | LA Clippers |
| Naz Mitrou-Long | Guard | 6'4" | Mississauga, ON | Salt Lake City Stars (NBA G League) |
| Jamal Murray | Guard | 6'4" | Kitchener, ON | Denver Nuggets |
| Andrew Nembhard* | Guard | 6'5" | Aurora, ON | Florida Gators (NCAA) |
| Kevin Pangos* | Guard | 6'2" | Newmarket, ON | FC Barcelona (ESP) |
| Dwight Powell | Forward | 6'11" | Toronto, ON | Dallas Mavericks |
| Marial Shayok | Forward | 6'5" | Ottawa, ON | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Nik Stauskas* | Guard | 6'6" | Mississauga, ON | Cleveland Cavaliers |
^ indicates Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association Alumni
Training camp will be held from August 4 to 6, with exhibition games in Toronto (August 7 – Mattamy Athletic Centre), Winnipeg (August 9 – Bell MTS Place) – both games versus Nigeria, and five games in Perth and Sydney, Australia between August 16 and 26 – versus Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will begin on September 1. Team Canada will compete in Group H with Senegal, Lithuania, and Australia in Dongguan, China.
View the full Canada Basketball news release here.