VICTORIA, British Columbia - Former UVM men's basketball star
Trae Bell-Haynes '18 was announced Monday morning as a member of Canada's Senior Men's National Team for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Canada is hosting one of four FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournaments in Victoria, B.C from June 29-July 4. Fans in Canada can catch all the action live on CBC, in the United States all of the games will air on ESPN+.
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Canada is in Group A for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and will face Greece (June 29 - 7:05 PM ET) and China (June 30 - 7:05 PM ET) in the Group Phase, while Uruguay, Czech Republic and Turkey have been drawn into Group B for the Victoria FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Each team will play the other two teams in its own group (two games for each team). The top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinals. The two semi-final winners will advance to the Final (July 4 – 7:05 PM ET), with the winner qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The winner of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria has drawn Group A for the Group Phase of the Tokyo 2020 Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament and will face Iran, France and USA.
Bell-Haynes, a Toronto, Ontario native, finished his UVM career in 2018 with 1,629 points and climbed to No. 8 on the program's all-time scoring list. The 6-2 guard cracked the top-five all-time with 518 career assists. He was a two-time America East Player of the Year and earned Associated Press (AP) Honorable Mention All-America honors as a junior and senior.
Canada is currently ranked 21st in the FIBA World Ranking, presented by Nike and is looking to return to the Olympics for the first time since 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT ROSTER
| Name |
Position |
Height |
Hometown |
Previous / Current Club |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker |
Guard |
6'6" |
Toronto, ON |
New Orleans Pelicans |
| R.J. Barrett |
Guard |
6'6" |
Mississauga, ON |
New York Knicks |
| Trae Bell-Haynes |
Guard |
6'2" |
Toronto, ON |
Crailsheim Merlins (Germany) |
| Anthony Bennett |
Forward |
6'8" |
Toronto, ON |
Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) |
| Aaron Doornekamp |
Forward |
6'7" |
Napanee, ON |
Tenerife (Spain) |
| Luguentz Dort |
Guard |
6'4" |
Montreal, QC |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Cory Joseph |
Guard |
6'3" |
Toronto, ON |
Detroit Pistons |
| Trey Lyles |
Forward |
6'10" |
Saskatoon, SK |
San Antonio Spurs |
| Mychal Mulder |
Guard |
6'3" |
Windsor, ON |
Golden State Warriors |
| Andrew Nicholson |
Forward |
6'9" |
Mississauga, ON |
Fujian Sturgeons (China) |
| Dwight Powell |
Forward |
6'11" |
Toronto, ON |
Dallas Mavericks |
| Andrew Wiggins |
Forward |
6'7" |
Vaughan, ON |
Golden State Warriors |
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