Canada Basketball rosters for 2018 Commonwealth Games boast strong OUA presence
TORONTO, Ont. (Canada Basketball) - Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the men's and women's rosters for the upcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia April 4-15, 2018.
Both teams will make their Commonwealth Games debut on Friday, April 6 and fans in Canada can catch all the action streaming live on DAZN.
Canada's men's team will open the tournament at 5:30 PM local (3:30 AM ET) against Australia at the Cairns Convention Centre, while the women will face England at 6:30 PM local (4:30 AM ET) from the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre. Click here for a complete schedule.
Last month it was announced that Steve Baur, Assistant Coach with the senior women's national team, will lead the women's team, while University of Manitoba Head Coach Kirby Schepp will be behind the bench on the men's side.
Basketball has only been on the Commonwealth Games program once, at Melbourne 2006 (Canada did not enter teams in the tournament), and Australia won both the men's and women's tournaments at those Games.
The 2018 men's tournament includes four teams in Pool A: Australia, Nigeria, New Zealand and Canada and four teams in Pool B: England, Cameroon, India and Scotland. The Canadian women are also in Pool A, along with Australia, England and Mozambique, while Pool B features New Zealand, Jamaica, India and Malaysia.
In addition to Basketball, Team Canada 2018 will be taking part in 17 sports and 7 para-sports at the Gold Coast Games, with over 260 athletes expected to be named to the team.
MEN'S 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES ROSTER
|
Name |
Position |
Height |
Hometown |
Current Club |
|
Justus Alleyn |
Guard |
6'3" |
Winnipeg, MB |
University of Manitoba (U SPORTS) |
|
Mambi Diawara |
Guard |
6'4" |
Montreal, QC |
University of Calgary (U SPORTS) |
|
Ammanuel Diressa |
Guard |
6'4" |
Toronto, ON |
Ryerson University (U SPORTS) |
|
Mamadou Gueye |
Forward |
6'7" |
Quebec City, QC |
University of Alberta (U SPORTS) |
|
David Kapinga |
Guard |
5'11" |
Calgary, AB |
University of Calgary (U SPORTS) |
|
Conor Morgan |
Forward |
6'9" |
Victoria, BC |
University of British Columbia (U SPORTS) |
|
Jean-Victor Mukama |
Guard |
6'8" |
Hamilton, ON |
Ryerson University (U SPORTS) |
|
Erik Nissen |
Forward |
6'9" |
Quispamsis, NB |
Acadia University (U SPORTS) |
|
Jean Emmanuel Pierre-Charles |
Forward |
6'8" |
Ottawa, ON |
University of Ottawa (U SPORTS) |
|
Grant Shephard |
Forward |
6'10" |
Kelowna, B.C. |
University of British Columbia (U SPORTS) |
|
Mike Shoveller |
Centre |
6'11" |
Arnprior, ON |
Queen's University (U SPORTS) |
|
Munis Tutu |
Guard |
6'0" |
Windsor, ON |
Carleton University (U SPORTS) |
MEN'S 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES STAFF
|
NAME |
POSITION |
HOMETOWN |
AFFILIATION |
|
Kirby Schepp |
Head Coach |
Winnipeg, MB |
University of Manitoba |
|
Dave Deaveiro |
Assistant Coach |
Toronto, ON |
McGill University |
|
Kevin Hanson |
Assistant Coach |
Vancouver, BC |
University of British Columbia |
|
Krisjon Vargas |
Athletic Therapist |
Toronto, ON |
Canada Basketball |
|
David Grundman |
Team Leader |
Toronto, ON |
Canada Basketball |
WOMEN'S 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES ROSTER
|
Name |
Position |
Height |
Hometown |
Current Club |
|
Jacey Bailey |
Forward/Guard |
6'0" |
Burnaby, BC |
Northern Arizona University (NCAA) |
|
Niyah Becker |
Forward |
6'1" |
Winnipeg, MB |
Lincoln Prep (OSBA) |
|
Danielle Boiago |
Guard |
5'7" |
Hamilton, ON |
Unattached |
|
Shay Colley |
Guard |
5'9" |
Brampton, ON |
Michigan State University (NCAA) |
|
Paige Crozon |
Forward |
6'1" |
Humboldt, SK |
Saarlouis (Germany) |
|
Ruth Hamblin |
Centre |
6'6" |
Houston, B.C. |
Bourges (France) |
|
Alex Kiss-Rusk |
Centre/Forward |
6'4" |
Beaconsfield, QC |
McGill University (U SPORTS) |
|
Summer Masikewich |
Forward/Centre |
6'1" |
Calgary, AB |
University of Saskatchewan (U SPORTS) |
|
Ceejay Nofuente |
Guard |
5'8" |
Toronto, ON |
Humber College (CCAA) |
|
Daneesha Provo |
Guard |
6'0" |
Darmouth, NS |
University of Utah (NCAA) |
|
Merissah Russell |
Guard |
5'11" |
Ottawa, ON |
Capital Courts Academy (OSBA) |
|
Catherine Traer |
Forward |
6'1" |
Chelsea, QC |
Carleton University (U SPORTS) |
WOMEN'S 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES STAFF
|
NAME |
POSITION |
HOMETOWN |
AFFILIATION |
|
Steve Baur |
Head Coach |
Sackville, NS |
Canada Basketball |
|
Fabian McKenzie |
Assistant Coach |
Glace Bay, NS |
Cape Breton University |
|
Michelle Bell |
Athletic Therapist |
Brampton, ON |
Ryerson University |
|
Nick Deadder |
Performance Analyst |
Wolfville, NS |
Acadia University |
|
Denise Dignard |
Team Leader |
Port Cartier, QC |
Canada Basketball |
