Gilas Pilipinas Basketball

NBA Players Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Tristan Thompson (Cleveland Cavaliers) will not join Canada in the FIBA OQT Manila. Canada will be led by Cory Joseph (Toronto Raptors), Joel Anthony (Detroit Pistons) and Tyler Ennis (Milwaukee Bucks).

Team Canada Player Pool for 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
-Shai Alexander – 6’4 (Hamilton Heights Christian Academy)
-Joel Anthony – 6’9 (Detroit Pistons)
-RJ Barrett – 6’7 (Montverde Academy)
-Sim Bhullar – 7’5 (Raptors 905)
-Dillon Brooks – 6’7 (Oregon Ducks)
-Chris Boucher – 6’10 (Oregon Ducks)
-Jason Calliste – 6’2 (Barons Kvartals Riga)
-Melvin Ejim – 6’6 (Reyer Venezia)
-Tyler Ennis – 6’2 (Milwaukee Bucks)
-Brady Heslip – 6’2 (Pallacanestro Cantu)
-Tyson Hinz – 6’7 (Landstede Basketball)
-Cory Joseph – 6’3 (Toronto Raptors)
-Corey Johnson – 6’5 (Harvard University)
-Owen Klassen – 6’10 (Phoenix Hagen)
-Levon Kendall – 6’10 (Movistar Estudiantes)
-Naz Mirtou-Long – 6’4 (Iowa St. Cyclones)
-Dyshawn Pierre – 6’6 (Dayton Flyers)
-Philip Scrubb – 6’3 (Fraport Skyliners)
-Thomas Scrubb – 6’6 (Giessen 46ers)

Team Canada will play in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila but not in the same group with Gilas Pilipinas. Canada will face Senegal and Turkey in the Preliminary Round.

Photo above from FIBA.com