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By MATT WHITFIELD CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Immanuel Quickley and
By MATT WHITFIELD
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Simi Shittu, a versatile 6-foot-10 forward from Canada, was named co-MVP of the NBPA Top 100 Camp on Saturday.
Keldon Johnson was also named co-MVP.
During an interview this week, Shittu talked about his game and his recruitment.
“I affect the game in many ways on both offense and defense,” he said. “I have a high motor. I rebound really well. I score the ball.”
Shittu compared his game to that of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Lebron James, and Draymond Green at this stage. He also mentioned that some of college basketball’s elite programs are watching but hat he’s wide open at this time.
Class of 2019 star R.J. Barrett, Iowa State-bound guard Lindell Wigginton and Oregon signee Abu Kigab headline the Canadian U19 Men’s National Team for the upcoming FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017
The 6-foot-7 Barrett, who is being recruited by a Who’s Who of Division 1 programs, is considering reclassifying to 2018 from 2019.
Several top Canadians are not part of the team, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Kentucky), who was originally listed as a tryout participant but then pulled out, Emmanuel Akot (Arizona), Nickeil Alexander (Virginia Tech), Ignas Brazdeikis, Oshae Brissett (Syracuse), Luguentz Dort and Simi Shittu.
Canada will face Japan, Spain and Mali in the group phase of the tournament, tipping-off against Mali on Canada Day, July 1st, at 9:30 a.m. EST. The full tournament schedule is here.
The squad will train in Mississauga until June 20th and then travel to France for exhibition play en route to Egypt.
2017 U19 TEAM
| 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 |
| *Bennett | Khaleem | 6’4″ | Hamilton, ON | Sunrise Christian Academy | Uplay Canada |
| *Brown | Joel | 6’3” | Brampton, ON | Aspire Academy | CIA Bounce |
| Darling | Nathan | 6’5″ | Sackville, NS | University of Alabama Birmingham |
Basketball Nova Scotia |
| Djuricic | Danilo | 6’8″ | Brampton, ON | Harvard University | CIA Bounce |
| 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 |
| Shephard | Grant | 6’10” | Kelowna, BC | University of British Columbia | Drive/Uplay Canada |
| *Wagner | James | 6’7″ | Winnipeg, MB | University of Manitoba | Basketball Manitoba |
| Wigginton | Lindell | 6’2″ | Dartmouth, NS | Iowa State University | Stackhouse Elite |
*Alternates
By JACOB POLACHECK **Matthew Hurt, the 6-foot-8 power
R.J. Barrett, the No. 1 prospect in the 2019 class, began to hear from colleges at midnight on Wednesday.
And predictably a Who’s Who of Division 1 programs reached out.
Arizona, UCLA, USC, Kentucky, Texas, Kansas, UNLV, South Carolina, Illinois, Duke, Oregon and Michigan all reached out.
The 6-foot-6 Barrett is considering reclassifying to 2018, which would make him eligible for the 2019 NBA Draft.
“Right now, I don’t know,” Barrett told ZAGSBLOG recently when asked about joining the Class of 2018. “Right now I’m still 2019 and I will make a decision in August.”
