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1997 National Team

For immediate release July 8, 1997
MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER ANNOUNCED

(OTTAWA, ON)...The training camp roster for the first phase of the 1997 Men's National Team season was announced today after three days of intense tryouts at Humber College in Toronto.

NAME              HOMETOWN    SCHOOL

ELI PASQUALE      SUDBURY     VICTORIA
Wayne Yearwood    Montreal    West Virginia
Rowan Barrett     Toronto     St. John's
Martin Keane      Toronto     Oklahoma/Washington
ERIC HINRICHSEN   VICTORIA    VICTORIA
Sherman Hamilton  Toronto     Virginia Commonwealth
WILL NJOKU        HALIFAX     ST. MARY'S
Brendan Graves    Victoria    Santa Clara
JOEY VICKERY      WINNIPEG    BRANDON
TITUS CHANNER     HAMILTON    MCMASTER
Kevin Jobity      Toronto     Niagara
David Daniels     Toronto     Colorado Christian
Greg Francis      Toronto     Fairfield
Phillip Dixon     Willowdale  Utah
Michael Meeks     Brampton    Canisius
KEITH VASSELL     SCARBOROUGH BRANDON
Jamaal Magloire   Willowdale  Kentucky
Several players, including the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash and Rick Fox of the Boston Celtics, are expected to join the Team later this summer.

The Team begins a ten day training camp today in Hamilton in preparation for participation in the Los Angeles Summer League from July 18-27th. The League involves 12 NBA teams in addition to the National Teams from the USA, Japan, Mexico and China.

"The next phase of the program will allow us to further evaluate our talent", stated Head Coach Steve Konchalski. "The coaching staff is extremely pleased with the outstanding work ethic and attitude of the players remaining in camp."

Rick Traer Basketball Canada
www.cdnsport.ca/basketball

1997 National Team Tryouts

(OTTAWA, ON)...Basketball Canada announced today the list of athletes invited to tryout for the Men's National Team. The tryouts begin on July 5 and run through to July 7 at Humber College in Toronto, Ontario.

The following are the athletes invited to the tryouts:

NAME              HOMETOWN          SCHOOL

Bobby Allen       Etobicoke ON     Texas Pan American
Hennssy Auriantal Montreal QC      University of Wisconson
Rowan Barrett     Mississauga ON   St. John's University
Tim Beckett       Mount Pearl NF   Hofstra University
Jason Brade       Montreal QC      George Washington University
TITUS CHANNER     HAMILTON ON      MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
Colin Charles     Toronto ON       St. John's University
David Daniels     Toronto ON       Colorado Christian College
Phillip Dixon     Willowdale ON    University of Utah
Greg Francis      Toronto ON       Fairfield University
Brendan Graves    Victoria BC      Santa Clara University
Peter Guarasci    Niagara Falls ON Simon Fraser University
Sherman Hamilton  Toronto ON       Virgina Commonwealth University
ERIC HINRICHSEN   VICTORIA BC      UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
Kevin Jobity      Toronto ON       Niagara University
Jamaal Magloire   Willowdale ON    University of Kentucky
Andrew Mavis      Vancouver BC     University of Northern Arizona
Michael Meeks     Brampton ON      Canisius
WILLIAM NJOKU     HALIFAX NS       ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY
DAVID PICTON      WELLAND ON       BROCK UNIVERSITY
Kirk Salesman     Pickering ON     Northeastern University
Richard Shaw      Toronto ON       Marquette University
Dave Thomas       Toronto ON       Michigan State University
Peter VanElswyk   Hamilton ON      Stanford University
KEITH VASSELL     SCARBOROUGH ON   BRANDON UNIVERSITY
JOEY VICKERY      WINNIPEG MB      BRANDON UNIVERSITY
Dwight Walton     Montreal QC      Florida I. of T.
Wayne Yearwood    Toronto ON       West Virgina
The following individuals are expected to join the team later this summer.
Steve Nash        Victoria BC      Santa Clara / Phoenix Suns
Mike Smrek        Welland ON       Canisius
Greg Newton       Niagara Falls ON Duke University
Pascal Fleury     Montreal QC      Georgetown / UMBC
Rick Fox          Toronto ON       UNC / Boston Celtics
Martin Keane      Toronto ON       Oklahoma / Washington
Qualifying for the World Championships takes place from August 21-31 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Prior to this tournament, the team will play a series of exhibition games in Canada, the United States and Argentina.

1996 Olympic Team

The players selected are:
NAME              HOMETOWN          SCHOOL

Sherman Hamilton  Malton ON         Virginia Commonwealth
Jamaal Magloire   Toronto ON        Kentucky
Todd MacCullogh   Winnipeg MN       Washington
Brendan Graves    Victoria BC       Santa Clara
William Njoku     Halifax NS        Saint Mary's
Micheal Meeks     Brampton ON       Canisius
Kevin Jobity      Toronto ON        Niagara
Kirk Salesman     Pickering ON      Northeastern
Peter Guarasci    Niagara Falls ON  Simon Fraser
Dave Thomas       Brampton ON       Michigan St
Wayne Yearwood    Montreal QUE      West Virginia
Bobby Allen       Brampton ON       Pan American
Keith Vassell     Toronto ON        Brandon
Joey Vickery      Winnipeg MB       Brandon
David Picton      Welland ON        Brock

Steve Nash, Pascal Fleury and Martin Keane may join the team later. For more information:
Michele O'Keefe
National Teams and Media Coordinator
(416) 324-7984
bballto@interlog.com

1996 NATIONAL MEN'S TEAM TRYOUTS

The list of athletes identified to participate in the tryouts was determined after a seven city cross Canada tour performed by Coach Konchalski and Coach Ken Olynyk, Head Coach of the Men's Under 22 Team. Over 40 coaches from the CIAU, CCAA and provincial associations took part in the identification camps.

The National Men's Team will play their first exhibition game on July 9 in Hamilton at Copps Coliseum against the Croatian Olympic Team. This game is part of the Women's Pre-Olympic Challenge. The game will also be televised on TSN. The second game of the series will be played at the Barrie Molson Centre on July 11.

Invited to tryout are:

NAME                 HOMETOWN         SCHOOL

Sherman Hamilton     Malton ON        Virginia Commonwealth
David Daniels        Sisters OR       Colorado Christian
David Picton         Welland ON       Brock
Richard Bohne        Calgary AB       Calgary
*Henessey Auriental  Montreal QU      Wisconsin
*Collin Charles      Toronto ON       St. John's
*Grant Farmer        Seattle WASH     Williams
*Steve Maga          Hamilton ON      Simon Fraser
Bobby Allen          Brampton ON      Pan American
Joey Vickery         Winnipeg MB      Brandon
Ken Morris           Saskatoon SK     UBC
Greg Francis         Toronto ON       Fairfield
*Jason Braide        Montreal QU      George Washington
Greg Devries         Kelowna BC       Alberta
Keith Vassell        Toronto ON       Brandon
*Dave Thomas         Brampton ON      Notre Dame S.S.
Stanley Mitchell     Toronto ON       Dalhousie
Micheal Meeks        Brampton ON      Canisius
Brendan Graves       Victoria BC      Santa Clara
Martin Keane         Toronto ON       Washington
Peter Guarasci       Niagara Falls ON Simon Fraser
*David Morgan        Vancouver BC     Nevada @ Reno
William Njoku        Halifax NS       St. Mary's
Wayne Yearwood       Montreal QU      West Virginia
*Blair Adderley      Toronto ON       Appalachian St
Paul Williscroft     Richmond BC      Vancouver Community
*Tim BeckettMount    Pearl NF         Hofstra
*Dave Small          Toronto ON       American
*Todd MacCullough    Winnipeg MB      Washington
*Jamaal Magloire     Toronto ON       Kentucky
Richard Shaw         Windsor ON       Marquette
Kevin Jobity         Toronto ON       Niagara
Wayne Simpson        Toronto ON       Eastern Michigan
Kirk Salesman        Pickering ON     Northeastern
Dean Thibideau       Summerside PEI   Dalhousie
Titus Channer        Hamilton ON      McMaster
*denotes athletes eligible for the Men's Under 22 Team

CANADIAN MEN'S CAGE TEAM Summer Schedule
July 7-8 .... Scrimmages vs Toronto Raptors .. at .. Glendon College
July 9 .... Canada vs Croatia .. at .. Copps Coliseum
July 11 .... Canada vs Croatia .. at .. Barrie Molson Centre
July 12 .... Canada vs Puerto Rico .. at .. Puerto Rico
July 13 .... Canada vs Argentina .. at .. Puerto Rico
July 14 .... Canada vs Hungary .. at .. Puerto Rico
July 16 .... Canada vs Hungary .. at .. Halifax NS
July 17 .... Canada vs Hungary .. at .. Antigonish NS
July 18 .... Canada vs Hungary .. at .. St. John NB
August 8-10 .... Training .... at .. Vancouver BC
August 14-26 .... Jones Cup .. at .. Taiwan

1988 Olympic Team

Norman Clarke .... St. Bonaventure
David Turcotte .... Colorado State
Eli Pasquale .... Victoria
Karl Tilleman .... Calgary
Alan Kristmanson .... Simon Fraser
Jay Triano .... Simon Fraser
Dwight Walton .... Florida Institute of Technology
John Hatch .... St. Francis Xavier
Barry Mungar .... St. Bonaventure
Romel Raffin .... Penn State and Calgary
Wayne Yearwood .... West Virginia
Gerald Kazanowski .... Victoria

1984 Olympic Team

Howard Kelsey .... Oklahoma and Principia
Tony Simms .... Boston College
Eli Pasquale .... Victoria
Karl Tilleman .... Calgary
Gerald Kazanowski .... Victoria
Jay Triano .... Simon Fraser
John Hatch .... St. Francis Xavier
Gord Herbert .... Victoria
Bill Wennington .... St. Johns
Romel Raffin .... Penn State and Calgary
Greg Wiltjer .... Victoria
Dan Meagher .... Duke

1980 Olympic Team

Submitted by Ross Quackenbush.

There was a men's basketball team named for the 1980 Olympics. The team qualified for the Olympics at the Pre-Olympics Qualifying Tournament held in Puerto Rico. They beat Cuba, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay to go 5-0 before losing to Puerto Rico in their last game.

Puerto Rico also finished the round-robin no-playoffs tournament at 5-1. Thus Puerto Rico was first and Canada came second.

The team members were:
Tom Bishop .... U of Calgary
Rene Dolcetti .... Laruentian, Victoria
Varouj Garanlian .... St Francis Xavier
Howie Kelsey .... Oklahoma, Prinicpia
Perry Mirkovich .... Lethbridge
Ross Quakenbush .... Mount Allison, Saint Mary's
Rowell Raffin .... Penn State, U of Calgary
Leo Rautins .... U of Minnesota, Syracuse U
Martin Riley .... U of Manitoba
Peter "Doc" Ryan .... UQTR, St Francis Xavier
Jay Triano .... Simon Fraser
Jim Zoet .... Kent State, Lakehead
Head Coach .... Jack Donahue
Assistant Coach .... Steve Konchalski
Trainer .... Ray Jones
Manager .... Ed Brown
Doctor .... Andrew Pipe

1976 Olympic Team

Alex Devlin Simon Fraser
Martin Riley Manitoba
Bill Robinson Simon Fraser and Waterloo
John Cassidy Dalhousie
Derek Sankey UBC
Robert Sharpe Guelph
Cameron Hall Duke
Jamie Russell Waterloo
Robert Town Manitoba
Romel Raffin Penn State and Calgary
Lars Hansen Washington
Phillip Tollestrup BYU and Lethbridge