Rosters Announced for Red and White Game, Features Andrew Wiggins, Trey Lyles, Tyler Ennis & more!

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Andrew Wiggins Attacking the Cup against U.S.A | Photo Courtesy: National Post

Toronto – Canada Basketball has announced the rosters for the upcoming showcase games that will take place on Thursday, June 7 at Humber College, North Campus. The first game on tap is the Targeted Athlete Strategy (TAS) Future Prospects Game at 6:00pm, which will feature athletes born in 1999 and 2000 from Ontario. The Red and White Game will then follow that game at 7:30pm. Admission for both events will be free. For poster, video and additional information about the upcoming games, click here.

                                                                         Red and White Game Roster 

Red Team Roster

#
Name
Position
Height
Hometown
School (2011-12)
4
Kaza Keane
Guard
6-1
Ajax, ON
Christian Faith Center Academy (HS)
5
Joseph Chartouny
Guard
6-3
Saint Hubert, QC
Jean de Brébeuf (HS)
6
Conor Morgan
Forward
6-8
Victoria, BC
Mount Douglas (HS)
7
Isaiah Watkins
Forward
6-8
Toronto, ON
St. Benedict’s Prep (HS)
8
Xavier Rathan-Mayes
Guard
6-4
Scarborough, ON
Huntington Prep (HS)
9
MiKyle McIntosh
Forward
6-6
Pickering, ON
Christian Faith Center Academy (HS)
10
Andrew Wiggins
Forward
6-7
Concord, ON
Huntington Prep (HS)
11
Marko Pirovic
Forward
6-7
Bolton, ON
Robert F. Hall (HS)
14
Braxston Bunce
Centre
6-10
Kelowna, BC
Kelowna S.S. (HS)
White Team Roster
#
 Name
Position
Height
Hometown
 School (2011-12)
4
Duane Notice
Guard
6-2
Woodbridge, ON
St. Michael’s (HS)
5
Jamal Reynolds
Guard
6-4
Pickering, ON
Pineridge S.S. (HS)
6
Joey DeCiman
Guard
6-5
Regina, SK
Dr. Martin LeBoldus (HS)
8
Agunwa Okolie
Forward
6-8
Ajax, ON
Denis O’Connor (HS)
9
Denzell Taylor
Forward
6-7
Toronto, ON
St. Benedict’s Prep (HS)
10
Trey Lyles
Forward
6-9
Saskatoon, SK
Arsenal Technical (HS)
11
Tyler Ennis
Guard
6-2
Brampton, ON
St. Benedict’s Prep (HS)
14
Matthew Atewe
Centre
6-9
Brampton, ON
La Jolla Prep (HS)
 

“The Red and White game will be an incredible opportunity for our basketball community across the country to witness the explosion of talent that is representing Canada,” said head coach of the Canadian Junior Men’s National Team, Roy Rana. “We hope to see a large crowd out to support the next generation of Canadian stars who will be competing to make the final squad of 12 players the will represent Canada on the 2012 Junior National Team.”

                                              Taregeted Athlete Strategy Future Prospects Game Roster

 Red Team Roster
Name
 Position
 Height

 Year of Birth

 School/Club
Danilo Djuricic
Centre
6-3
2000
Balmoral Senior Public School / Brampton
Noah Wharton
Guard
5-1
2000
Earnscliffe Senior Public School / Brampton
Shakur Daniel
Guard
6-1
2000
Alexander Graham Bell Public School / Ajax & Durham City
Phaul Peralta
Forward
5-8
1999
St. Brigid Catholic School / CKaTT
Avan Nava
Guard
5-7
2000
St. Hilary Catholic School / CKaTT
Aaron Go
Guard
5-4
1999
Holy Family Catholic School / Scarborough
Andrew Nembhard
Guard
5-4
2000
St. Jerome Catholic Elementary School / Vaughn
Jonathon Kabongo
n/a
n/a
n/a
/ Grassroots
Brian Atoine
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Brandon John
n/a
n/a
n/a
/ Brantford
White Team Roster
 Name
 Position
 Height

Year of Birth

 School/Club
Ignas Brazdeikis
Guard
5-10
1999
St.Andrew’s Elementary School / Oakville
Matthew Daves
Forward
6-2
1999
/ CKaTT
MiyKah McIntosh
Guard
n/a
1999
Glengrove Public School / Scarborough
Joel Brown
Guard
5-6
1999
St Josephine Bakhita Elementary School / CIA Bounce
Byron Mawaya
Centre
6-2
1999
/ Scarborough
Peter Akioyamen
Guard
5-9
1999
St. Bede Catholic Elementary School / Northern
Keshaun Saunders
Forward
5-11
1999
Sir William Gage / CIA Bounce
Rowan Barrett Jr.
Guard
5-10
2000
Horizon Jeunesse / REDA
Jonathan Dominic
Forward
6-1
2000
St. Nicholas Catholic School / Northern
Oluwasimisola Shittu
Forward
6-1
1999
REDA

“The Future Prospects Game is an elite development opportunity for Ontario’s youth players,” said Assistant General Manager/Executive Vice-President of the senior men’s program, Rowan Barrett. “Athletes that have been identified through Canada Basketball’s TAS program will be supported by the basketball community, as they aspire to represent Canada in the future.”

The game will feature in game entertainment from DJ Starting From Scratch, Toronto’s premier urban DJ. For more information about DJ Starting From Scratch, click here.

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