Canada's final roster for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 has been announced.
12 players will represent Canada at the tournament, including Sacramento Kings guard Cory Joseph who wasn't with the team during their trip to Australia where they played five exhibition games prior to the World Cup.
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Joining Joseph from the NBA is Orlando Magic centre Khem Birch. The roster is otherwise comprised of overseas players, plus Florida Gators guard Andrew Nembhard.
“Playing for your country is one of the greatest honours in sport and the players are fully committed to giving everything they have for Canada,” said head coach Nick Nurse. “I’m proud of the group of players we’ve selected to represent Canada at the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup.”
| # | Name | Position | Height | Hometown | Previous / Current Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Khem Birch | Centre | 6'9” | Montreal, QC | Orlando Magic |
| 3 | Melvin Ejim | Forward | 6'6" | Toronto, ON | Baloncesto Málaga (Spain) |
| 4 | Brady Heslip | Guard | 6’2” | Burlington, ON | Istanbul BBSK (Turkey) |
| 6 | Cory Joseph | Guard | 6'3" | Toronto, ON | Sacramento Kings |
| 10 | Kaza Kajami-Keane | Guard | 6’2” | Ajax, ON | Mitteldeutscher BC (Germany) |
| 17 | Owen Klassen | Centre | 6’10” | Kington, ON | Antwerp Giants (Belgium) |
| 13 | Conor Morgan | Forward | 6’9” | Victoria, BC | Divina Seguros Joventut (Spain) |
| 11 | Andrew Nembhard | Guard | 6’5” | Aurora, ON | Florida Gators (NCAA) |
| 1 | Kevin Pangos | Guard | 6’2” | Newmarket, ON | FC Barcelona Basketball (Spain) |
| 23 | Phil Scrubb | Guard | 6'4" | Richmond, BC | Club Estudiantes (Spain) |
| 21 | Thomas Scrubb | Forward | 6’7” | Richmond, BC | SIG Strasbourg (France) |
| 33 | Kyle Wiltjer | Forward | 6’10” | Portland, OR | Turk Telekom (Turkey) |
Canada is in Group H with Lithuania, Australia and Senegal in the World Cup. Canada split their exhibition games against Australia this month, beating the Boomers by 20 points in the first matchup and losing by eight points in the second.
Canada will play Australia on Sept. 1, followed by Lithuania on Sept. 3 and Senegal on Sept. 5.
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