Twelve athletes to participate in the camp and games from Feb. 15-20

Wheelchair Basketball Canada announced that 12 athletes will participate in a Senior Men’s National Team camp and the Rocky Mountain Cup in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Feb. 15-20.

The SMNT will play four friendly international games against the United States and Italy in preparation for the 2024 Men’s IWBF Repechage Tournament (April 12-15) in Antibes, France.

“The six-day camp will allow our athletes to build team chemistry on and off the court as we prepare for the Paris Qualifier,” said Jeff Dunbrack, Wheelchair Basketball Canada High Performance Director. “The four friendly games will assist our athletes with the needed reps in preparation for Antibes.”

Team Canada’s game schedule:

Saturday, Feb. 17
USA vs Canada 12:30 p.m. EST

Sunday, Feb. 18
Canada vs USA 8 p.m. EST

Monday, Feb. 19
Canada vs Italy 12:30 p.m. EST

Tuesday, Feb. 20
Canada vs USA 5:30 p.m. EST

All games will be live streamed here.

Senior National Team athletes :

Blaise Mutware (Toronto, Ont.)
Chad Jassman (Calgary, Alta.)
Jonathan Vermette (Sherbrooke, Que.)
Josh Brown (East St. Paul, Man.)
Lee Melymick (Toronto, Ont.)
Nik Goncin (Regina, Sask.)
Reed De’Aeth (Sherwood Park, Alta.)
Bo Hedges (Wonowon, B.C.)
Vincent Dallaire (Quebec City, Que.)

Next Gen Athletes:

Kyrell Sopotyk (Aberdeen, Sask.)
Ben Hagkull (Chilliwack, B.C.)
Cameron Gelowitz (Kamloops, B.C.)

Senior Athletes Not Available:

Patrick Anderson (Fergus, Ont.)
Colin Higgins (Rothesay, N.B.)
Garrett Ostepchuk (Regina, Sask.)
Tyler Miller (Kitchener, Ont.)

Coaches
Matteo Feriani (Padova, Italy) – Senior Men’s Head Coach
Nicolas Palmer (Laval, Que.) – Senior Men’s Assistant Coach
Darrell Nordell (Edmonton, Alta.) – Senior Men’s Assistant Coach

Additional Support Staff
Danielle de Laat (Hamilton, Ont.) – Physiotherapist
Joe Leszner (Thornhill, Ont.) – Mental Performance Consultant