TORONTO, Ontario – Former UVM men's basketball star Trae Bell-Haynes '18 has earned a spot on Team Canada's training camp roster ahead of September's 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers.
 
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The two-time America East Player of the Year is one of 18 training camp invitees which includes six current NBA players – Kehm Birch (Orlando Magic), Dillon Brooks (Memphis Grizzlies), Justin Jackson (Orlando Magic), Cory Joseph (Indiana Pacers), Kelly Olynyk (Miami Heat), and Tristan Thompson (Cleveland Cavaliers).
 
Earlier this month, Bell-Haynes inked a professional contract with the Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) – the highest level of professional club basketball in Germany.
 
The Canadian National Team will resume FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers on Thursday (Sept. 13) at 7:30 p.m. EST against Brazil at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec. Tickets for the event are on sale now through Evenko for as low as $31. The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China (Aug. 31-Sept. 15, 2019) will be the biggest edition of FIBA's flagship event with a record 32 participating teams playing 92 games over 16 days. 
 
National Life Group is the presenting sponsor of the 2018-19 Vermont men's basketball season