TORONTO, ON (May 11, 2016) –Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the Men’s National Team summer 2016 staff and Olympic qualifying schedule.
 
“We’re looking forward to getting together in June to begin preparations for Manila,” said Jay Triano, head coach, Men’s National Team. “We have a tough competition ahead and are focusing on gaining as much international game experience as possible for our team.”  
 
The team will train in Toronto, ON from June 10^th -16^th, followed by an exhibition tournament in Italy, before heading to Manila, Philippines for the Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) from July 5^th-10^th.
 
The team will host a Media Summit on Friday, June 10^th at the Intercontinental Hotel (225 Front St.) with photo and interview opportunities. Due to limited space, please RSVP with your requests to Bwilliams@basketball.ca by May 25th, 2016.
 
After training in Toronto, the team will arrive in Italy on June 17^th, where they will train and participate in a 5-game exhibition tournament against 12^th-ranked Croatia, 14^th-ranked China and 16^th-ranked Puerto Rico. China qualified for the Games in 2015, and both Croatia and Puerto Rico will compete in OQTs in July.
 
In Manila, Canada will play in Group A against 31^st-ranked, Senegal and 8^th-ranked Turkey. The Philippines, France and New Zealand will play in Group B. The top two teams from each group in the preliminary rounds will move on to the semi-final crossover games. The top two teams will then move on to the finals, with the champion qualifying for Rio. Media accreditation for the OQT is open until June 24, 2016, details here.
 
Canada will be led by head coach, Jay Triano (Portland Trailblazers), along with assistants Dave Smart, David Vanterpool and Bryan Gates. A full schedule and staff list below. Training camp attendees will be announced in the coming weeks.
 
2016 SUMMER SCHEDULE 

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
June 10-16	Training	Toronto, ON
June 17-29	Training & Exhibition  June 20: Game vs Croatia  June 23: Game vs Croatia  June 25: Game vs China  June 26: Game vs TBC  June 29: Game vs Puerto Rico	Croatia & Italy
July 5-10	Olympic Qualifying Tournament	Manila, Philippines

 
 
2016 SENIOR COACHES & STAFF
  

NAME	POSITION	HOMETOWN
Jay Triano	Head Coach	Toronto, ON
Dave Smart	Assistant Coach	Ottawa, ON
David Vanterpool	Assistant Coach	Washington, DC
Bryan Gates	Assistant Coach	Minneapolis, MN
Kade Beard	Video Coordinator	Houston, TX
Scottie O’Brien	Team Statistician	Idaho Falls, Idaho
Sam Gibbs	Lead IST	Toronto, ON
Jason Meehan	Therapist	Toronto, ON
Charlie Weingroff	Strength & Conditioning	Rumble, NJ
Marc Bubbs	Nutritionist	Toronto, ON
John Philpott	Physician	Toronto, ON
Joe Raso	Scout	Hamilton, ON
Mat Yorke	Manager, Basketball Operations	Toronto, ON
Jeremy Cross	Team Manager	Toronto, ON

 
*Schedule and staffing subject to change.