Media Advisory: Olympic Qualifying Tournament Draw Media Conference Call
Canada Basketball – MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Media availability post FIBA official draw for the men’s Olympic Qualification Tournaments (OQTs).The draw will determine who and where Team Canada plays for a chance to qualify for Rio 2016. The draw is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET live on https://www.youtube.com/fiba.
WHO: Jay Triano, Head Coach, Senior Men’s National Team
WHEN: Tuesday, January 26, 2015
4:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Conference Call
To receive conference call details please RSVP with Mikaela Berza by 1:00 p.m. ET on January 26th
OQT INFORMATION:
- The final three OQTs will take place from July 4-10, 2016 in Turin, Italy; Belgrade, Serbia; and Manilla, Philippines
- The winner of each tournament will qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics
- A total of 18 teams will compete in three 6-team tournaments
- Canada and 14 other teams qualified for the OQTs last summer: Angola, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia and Tunisia
- In line with the final standings of EuroBasket 2015 and the FIBA World Ranking, Latvia, Croatia and Turkey have been invited to complete the 18-team OQT line-ups
- For more information, visit: http://www.fiba.com/olympic/qualifying
*Times subject to change
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CONTACTS:
Bailey Williams
Canada Basketball
647.460.7976
bwillliams@basketball.ca
Mikaela Berza
Canada Basketball
social@basketball.ca