Grant Shephard of 琉璃神社 is the solo B.C. player on Canada鈥檚 roster for next month鈥檚 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo.
Oak Hill Academy product Lindell Wigginton, a 19-year-old point guard from Dartmouth, N.S., will lead the 12-man national team at the July 1-9 tournament.
鈥淚t was a competitive tryout and we鈥檙e pleased with how the team is coming together as we prepare to take on the world in Cairo,鈥� head coach Roy Rana said Friday in a release.
Canada opens play against Mali on July 1. Japan and Spain are also in Group C.
U19 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ANNOUNCED
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The rest of the roster includes Toronto鈥檚 Amidou Bamba, R.J. Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., Nathan Darling of Sackville, N.S., Danilo Djuricic of Brampton, Ont., Jordan Henry of Pickering, Ont., Abu Kigab of St. Catharines, Ont., Ottawa鈥檚 Noah Kirkwood, Anthony Longpre of L鈥橝ssomption, Que., Toronto鈥檚 Emanuel Miller and Toronto鈥檚 Prince Oduro.
Khaleem Bennett of Hamilton, Joel Brown of Brampton, Ont., and Winnipeg鈥檚 James Wagner are listed as team alternates.
The national U18 team finished second at last year鈥檚 FIBA U18 Americas Championship. Canada is currently ranked third in the FIBA youth men world rankings.
The Canadian Press
