FIBA World Cup 2019: Canada Basketball announces 29 player invitee list for Senior Men's National Team Training Camp

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Jamal Murray and RJ Barrett headline the list of FIBA World Cup 2019 training camp invitees.

Canada Basketball released the list of 29 attendees for the Men's National Team training camp on Tuesday.

Murray and Barrett, often referred to as Canada's two brightest young stars, will join a list that features both veteran and younger talent to the program.

“Being asked to represent your country is a tremendous honour and we’re excited about the group of athletes that we have invited to training camp next month in Toronto,” Rowan Barrett, Canada Basketball General Manager said in a press release.  

"These athletes demonstrate the depth of talent we now have in our country, as we prepare to meet the challenge of the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Although the list won't be finalized until just prior to the start of camp, there's still plenty of names that will excite Canadian basketball fans who had been hoping to see some of the country's top talent don the red and white.

Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Andrew Wiggins remains absent from the list of invitees.

Name Position Height Hometown Previous / Current Club
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Guard 6’5” Toronto, ON New Orleans Pelicans
R.J. Barrett Guard 6'7” Mississauga, ON New York Knicks
Aaron Best Guard 6'4” Scarborough, ON Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany)
Khem Birch Centre 6'9” Montreal, QC Orlando Magic
Chris Boucher Centre 6'10” Montreal, QC Toronto Raptors
Oshae Brissett Forward 6’8” Mississauga, ON Syracuse Orange (NCAA)
Dillon Brooks Forward 6'7" Mississauga, ON Memphis Grizzlies
Brandon Clarke Centre 6’8” Vancouver, BC Memphis Grizzlies
Aaron Doornekamp Forward 6’7” Napanee, ON Valencia Basket (Spain)
Luguentz Dort Guard 6’4” Montreal, QC Oklahoma City Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Guard 6’6” Hamilton, ON Oklahoma City Thunder
Melvin Ejim Forward 6'6" Toronto, ON BC UNICS (Russia)
Brady Heslip Guard 6’2” Burlington, ON Istanbul BBSK (Turkey)
Cory Joseph Guard 6'3" Toronto, ON Sacramento Kings
Mfiondu Kabengele Forward 6’10” Burlington, ON Los Angeles Clippers
Naz Mitrou-Long Guard 6’4” Mississauga, ON Salt Lake City Stars (G League)
Trey Lyles Forward 6’10” Saskatoon, SK San Antonio Spurs
Jamal Murray Guard 6’4” Kitchener, ON Denver Nuggets
Andrew Nembhard Guard 6’5” Aurora, ON Florida Gators (NCAA)
Kelly Olynyk Forward 7'0" Kamloops, BC Miami Heat
Kevin Pangos Guard 6’2” Newmarket, ON FC Barcelona Basketball (Spain)
Dwight Powell Forward 6'11" Toronto, ON Dallas Mavericks
Phil Scrubb Guard 6'4" Richmond, BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Thomas Scrubb Forward 6’7” Richmond, BC Openjobmetis Varese (Italy)
Marial Shayok Forward 6’5” Ottawa, ON Philadelphia 76ers
Andy Rautins Guard 6’4” Syracuse, NY Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul (Turkey)
Nik Stauskas Guard 6’6” Mississauga, ON Cleveland Cavaliers
Tristan Thompson Centre 6’10” Brampton, ON Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Wiltjer Forward 6’10” Portland, OR Unicaja Malaga (Spain)

Camp will begin August 4-6th in Toronto at the OVO Athletic Centre. The team will then play two exhibition games against Nigeria — one in Toronto at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on August 7th, the other in Winnipeg at Bell MTS Place on August 9th.

DATE ITEM TIME (ET) LOCATION
August 4-6 Training Camp   OVO Athletic Centre – Toronto, ON
August 7 Canada vs. Nigeria (Exhibition) 7:00 PM Mattamy Athletic Centre – Toronto, ON
August 9 Canada vs. Nigeria (Exhibition) 8:00 PM Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
August 16 Canada vs. Australia (Exhibition) 5:30 AM RAC Arena – Perth, Australia
August 17 Canada vs. Australia (Exhibition) 5:30 AM RAC Arena – Perth, Australia
August 20 Canada vs. New Zealand (Exhibition) 5:30 AM Quaycentre – Sydney, Australia
August 21 Canada vs. New Zealand (Exhibition) 5:30 AM Quaycentre – Sydney, Australia
August 26 Canada vs. USA (Exhibition) 5:30 AM Qudos Bank Arena – Sydney, Australia
September 1 Canada vs. Australia 3:30 AM FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 — China
September 3 Canada vs. Lithuania 7:30 AM FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 — China
September 5 Canada vs. Senegal 3:30 AM FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 — China
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Carlan Gay is a deputy editor at The Sporting News.