VANCOUVER – Former UBC Thunderbirds men's basketball standout
Conor Morgan has received another call to represent the red and white on the international stage. Morgan has been named to Canada's Senior Men's national team's 12-man roster ahead of the upcoming 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
This is Morgan's third selection to the national team, having played twice for Canada late last year in games against Venezuela (Nov. 30) and Brazil (Dec. 3). Morgan helped Canada to a 94-67 win over Brazil that clinched a berth to the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The Victoria, B.C. native who played for UBC from 2012 to 2018, has also represented Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he won silver, and the 2017 Summer Universiade.
The versatile 6'9" forward sits third on UBC's all-time career Canada West regular season scoring list with 1,526 points. He is in his first season with Divina Seguros Joventut, a squad in the top league in Spain. Following graduation two seasons ago the three-time Canada West all-star initially signed his first professional contract with the Southland Sharks in New Zealand's NBL.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup runs from August, 31 through September, 15 and Canada is making its first appearance since the 2010 FIBA World Championship after finishing the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers with a 10-2 record to lead Group F.
"Playing for your country is one of the greatest honours in sport and the players are fully committed to giving everything they have for Canada," said Nick Nurse, Head Coach, Senior Men's National Team. "I'm proud of the group of players we've selected to represent Canada at the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup."
This will be Canada's 14
th appearance at the World Cup. The country's highest placement in the tournament was back-to-back sixth place finishes in 1978 and 1982.
Canada is in Group H for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and will face Australia (September 1, 3:30 AM ET), Lithuania (September 3, 7:30 AM ET) and Senegal (September 5, 3:30 AM ET) in the First Round.
Click here for the competition schedule.
The 2019 FIBA World Cup will be the biggest edition of FIBA's flagship event with a record 32 participating teams playing 92 games over 16 days.
For the first time, the FIBA Basketball World Cup will qualify seven teams directly for the following year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Canada must finish either first or second in the Americas zone to earn a direct berth.
Click here for additional information on Olympic qualification.
A full list of athletes and team schedule can be found below.
SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2019 ROSTER
| # |
Name |
Position |
Height |
Hometown |
Previous / Current Club |
| 24 |
Khem Birch |
Centre |
6'9" |
Montreal, QC |
Orlando Magic |
| 3 |
Melvin Ejim |
Forward |
6'6" |
Toronto, ON |
Baloncesto Málaga (Spain) |
| 4 |
Brady Heslip |
Guard |
6'2" |
Burlington, ON |
Istanbul BBSK (Turkey) |
| 6 |
Cory Joseph |
Guard |
6'3" |
Toronto, ON |
Sacramento Kings |
| 10 |
Kaza Kajami-Keane |
Guard |
6'2" |
Ajax, ON |
Mitteldeutscher BC (Germany) |
| 17 |
Owen Klassen |
Centre |
6'10" |
Kington, ON |
Antwerp Giants (Belgium) |
| 13 |
Conor Morgan |
Forward |
6'9" |
Victoria, BC |
Divina Seguros Joventut (Spain) |
| 11 |
Andrew Nembhard |
Guard |
6'5" |
Aurora, ON |
Florida Gators (NCAA) |
| 1 |
Kevin Pangos |
Guard |
6'2" |
Newmarket, ON |
FC Barcelona Basketball (Spain) |
| 23 |
Phil Scrubb |
Guard |
6'4" |
Richmond, BC |
Club Estudiantes (Spain) |
| 21 |
Thomas Scrubb |
Forward |
6'7" |
Richmond, BC |
SIG Strasbourg (France) |
| 33 |
Kyle Wiltjer |
Forward |
6'10" |
Portland, OR |
Turk Telekom (Turkey) |
SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2019 COACHES & STAFF
| Name |
Position |
Hometown |
| Nick Nurse |
Head Coach |
Carroll, Iowa |
| Gordie Herbert |
Associate Head Coach |
Penticton, BC |
| Nate Bjorkgren |
Assistant Coach |
Storm Lake, Iowa |
| Brad Greenberg |
Assistant Coach |
New York, NY |
| Nathaniel Mitchell |
Assistant Coach |
Toronto, ON |
| Jon Goodwillie |
Assistant Coach / Film Coordinator |
Etobicoke, ON |
| Glen Grunwald |
President & CEO, Canada Basketball |
Franklin Park, IL |
| Rowan Barrett |
General Manager |
Mississauga, ON |
| David Grundman |
Basketball Operations |
Toronto, ON |
| James DePoe |
Team Manager |
Toronto, ON |
| Phil Jevtovic |
Performance Analyst |
Toronto, ON |
| Samuel Gibbs |
IST Lead / Athletic Therapist |
Toronto, ON |
| Jason Meehan |
Athletic Therapist |
Mt. Pearl, NL |
| Charlie Weingroff |
Strength and Conditioning |
Greenwich, CT |
| Dr. John Philpott |
Team Physician |
Miramichi, NB |
| Dr. Peter Jensen |
Sport Psychologist |
Noranda, QC |
| Dr. Marc Bubbs |
Dietician |
Oakville, ON |
| Kevin Tucker |
Team Security |
Chicago, IL |
| Matt Walker |
Communications Manager |
Ancaster, ON |
2019 SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE
| DATE |
ITEM |
TIME (ET) |
LOCATION |
| August 4-6 |
Training Camp |
|
OVO Athletic Centre –
Toronto, ON |
| August 7 |
Canada vs. Nigeria (Exhibition) |
W 96-87 |
Mattamy Athletic Centre –
Toronto, ON |
| August 9 |
Canada vs. Nigeria (Exhibition) |
L 90-81 |
Bell MTS Place –
Winnipeg, MB |
| August 16 |
Canada vs. Australia (Exhibition) |
W 90-70 |
RAC Arena –
Perth, Australia |
| August 17 |
Canada vs. Australia (Exhibition) |
L 81-73 |
| August 20 |
Canada vs. New Zealand (Exhibition) |
W 122-88 |
Quaycentre –
Sydney, Australia |
| August 21 |
Canada vs. New Zealand (Exhibition) |
W 103-100 (OT) |
| August 26 |
Canada vs. USA (Exhibition) |
L 84-68 |
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 |
| September 5 |
Canada vs. Senegal |
3:30 AM |
