Kentucky-bound guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Class of 2019 star R.J. Barrett are among the Canadian players who will attend the country’s U19 Men’s National Team tryouts from June 13-14 at the University of Toronto – Mississauga.
Iowa State-bound guard Lindell Wigginton and Oregon signee Abu Kigab are also in the mix.
Several top Canadians are not involved in the tryouts, including Emmanuel Akot (Arizona), Nickeil Alexander (Virginia Tech), Ignas Brazdeikis, Oshae Brissett (Syracuse), Luguentz Dort and Simi Shittu, per Peter Yannopoulous.
“We look forward to a competitive tryout and training session as we look to field the best team to face the world in Egypt,” Canadian head coach Roy Rana said.
Following tryouts the squad will train in Mississauga until June 20th and then travel to France for exhibition play en route to Cairo, Egypt for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 from July 1-9.
The American team is coached by Kentucky coach John Calipari, who on Tuesday addressed security concerns in Egypt, which has suffered several terrorist attacks in recent months.
The group of 28 American tryouts includes three Kentucky players in Hamidou Diallo, Kevin Knox and P.J. Washington, as well as five rising high school seniors, four of whom hold Kentucky offers.
The 6-7 Barrett, who is being recruited by a Who’s Who of Division 1 programs, is considering reclassifying to 2018 from 2019.
2017 U19 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM |
| Bamba | Amidou | 6’9″ | Scarborough, ON | Coastal Carolina University | Canada Elite |
| Barrett | RJ | 6’7″ | Mississauga, ON | Montverde Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Bediako | Jaden | 6’10” | Brampton, ON | Ridley College | Uplay Canada |
| Bennett | Khaleem | 6’4″ | Hamilton, ON | Sunrise Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Christie | Alex | 7’0″ | Oakville, ON | The MacDuffie School | Boston Amateur Basketball Club |
| Darling | Nathan | 6’5″ | Sackville, NS | University of Alabama Birmingham |
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| Djuricic | Danilo | 6’8″ | Brampton, ON | Harvard University | CIA Bounce |
| Ezeagu | Kaosi | 6’10” | Brampton, ON | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Gilgeous-Alexander | Shai | 6’6″ | Toronto, ON | University of Kentucky | Uplay Canada |
| Gilgeous-Alexander | Thomasi | 6’5″ | Hamilton, ON | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| Henry | Jordan | 5’10” | Pickering, ON | Pine Ridge SS | Canada Elite |
| Kigab | Abu | 6’7″ | St. Catharines, ON | University of Oregon | Uplay Canada |
| Kirkwood | Noah | 6’7″ | Kanata, ON | Ashbury College | Brookwood Elite |
| Longpre | Anthony | 6’9″ | L’Assomption, QC | Saint Joseph’s University | Brookwood Elite |
| Miller | Emanuel | 6’7″ | Toronto, ON | Bill Crothers SS | Uplay Canada |
| Oduro | Prince | 6’8″ | Toronto, ON | First Love Christian Academy | Canada Elite |
| Price-Noel | Jahbril | 6’7″ | Toronto, ON | Gould Academy | Expressions Elite |
| Shephard | Grant | 6’10” | Kelowna, BC | University of British Columbia | Drive/Uplay Canada |
| Uguak | Aher | 6’7″ | Edmonton, AB | Loyola University Chicago | Drive |
| Vrankic | Josip | 6’9″ | Etobicoke, ON | Santa Clara University | Canada Elite |
| Wagner | James | 6’7″ | Winnipeg, MB | University of Manitoba | Basketball Manitoba |
| Wigginton | Lindell | 6’2″ | Dartmouth, NS | Iowa State University | Stackhouse Elite |
