OTTAWA, ONT. (July 9, 2025) – The Senior Men’s National Team will host a training camp and a series of exhibition games against Great Britain from July 11–15, 2025, at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre before heading to São Paulo, Brazil, for a set of friendlies from July 16–20, 2025.
The matchups against Brazil and Great Britain will serve as valuable preparation, allowing the team to strengthen on-court chemistry and fine-tune tactical strategies ahead of the IWBF Americas Cup, taking place Aug. 9–17, 2025, in Bogotá, Colombia.
Men’s Roster
Josh Brown – East St. Paul, Man.
Nasif Chowdhury – Toronto, Ont.
Vincent Dallaire – Quebec City, Que.
Reed De’Aeth – Sherwood Park, Alta.
Bo Hedges – Wonowon, B.C.
Colin Higgins – Rothesay, N.B.
Lee Melymick – Toronto, Ont.
Blaise Mutware – Toronto, Ont.
Broden Nagle – London, Ont.
Ibrahim Odza – Toronto, Ont.
Garrett Ostepchuk – Regina, Sask.
Kyrell Sopotyk – Aberdeen, Sask.
Lionel Tamoki – Montreal, Que.
Coaches
Matteo Feriani (Padova, Italy) – Head Coach
Nicolas Palmer (Laval, Que.) – Assistant Coach
Additional Support Staff
Danielle de Laat (Hamilton, Ont.) – Senior Men’s Physiotherapist
Gabe Flamminio (Sarnia, Ont.) – Massage Therapist
Jesse McNalley (Toronto, Ont.) – NextGen Player Development and Recruitment Coordinator
Hailey Roll (Mississauga, Ont.) – High Performance Coordinator
Isaac Seabrook (Grimsby Ont.) – Strength and Conditioning Coach
Women’s Camp set for Winnipeg
Ten members of the Women’s National Team will take part in a seven-day training camp at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Man., from July 10–16, 2025.
The week-long camp will feature a combination of on-court sessions and off-court activities designed to help athletes sharpen their skills and strengthen team chemistry ahead of this summer’s competitions, including the IWBF Americas Cup.
Women’s Roster
Lily Brook – Salmon Arm, B.C.
Sofia Fassi-Fehri – Montreal, Que.
Elise Froese – Victoria, B.C.
Bethany Johnson – Winnipeg, Man.
Puisand Lai – Toronto, Ont.
Rosie Long – Oakville, Ont.
Kayla MacKinnon—Dartmouth, N.S.
Charlotte McElroy—Hamilton, Ont.
Mercy Nyakundi – Hamilton, Ont.
Élodie Tessier – Saint-Germain de Grantham, Que.
Coaches
Michèle Sung (Milgrove, Ont.) – Head coach
Jesse McNalley (Toronto, Ont.) – NextGen Player Development and Recruitment Coordinator
Additional Support Staff
Lindsay Berard (Winnipeg, Man.) – Mental Health Lead
Jeff Dunbrack (Halifax, N.S.) – High Performance Director
Paul Murata (Toronto, Ont.) — Senior Women’s Athletic Therapist
Hana Parkin (St. Catharines, Ont.) — Strength and Conditioning Coach
Emma Shimizu (Ottawa, Ont.) – High Performance Coordinator
Members of the media are invited to attend Toronto and Winnipeg camps for interview, photos, and b-roll opportunities with National Team athletes. Media are asked to RSVP to Dhiren Mahiban at dmahiban@wheelchairbasketball.ca.
About Wheelchair Basketball CanadaWheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) is the national sports governing body responsible for the organization of the sport in Canada. It is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to excellence in developing, supporting, and promoting wheelchair basketball programs and services from grassroots to high performance for all Canadians. Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced, hard-hitting, competitive sport in which Canada is held in high esteem worldwide for winning six gold, one silver, and one bronze medal over the last nine Paralympic Games. WBC will host the 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships from September 9-19, 2026.
For more information on WBC, please visit Wheelchairbasketball.ca, or follow along via social media on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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For more information, please contact:
Dhiren Mahiban
Communications & Digital Media Manager
Wheelchair Basketball Canada
C: 416-574-6682
dmahiban@wheelchairbasketball.ca