BE ONE ALL-CANADIAN WEEKEND TO TIP OFF IN HAMILTON
The All-Star Games and weekend will celebrate and reward the accomplishments of top Canadian university (CIS) and college (CCAA) coaches and athletes. It will also give the best athletes of the Canadian university and college school systems an opportunity to learn from, and showcase their skills and talents to, National Team coaches such as Senior Men's National Team Head Coach Leo Rautins and Senior National Women's National Team Head Coach Allison McNeill.
The weekend culminates with two national All-Star Games on Sunday. The women's game will tip-off at 12 noon at the Burridge Gymnasium on McMaster University's main campus, with the men's game following at 2 p.m.
"Canada Basketball's Be One initiative is about offering everyone opportunity," commented Rautins. "Through this event, the top athletes in the Canadian university and college systems will have an incredible opportunity to impress national team coaches and take their game to the next level. We really want to show the top athletes in the CIS and CCAA how impressed we are of their accomplishments."
In conjunction with the event, Canada Basketball will also be holding a Be One coaching clinic on Saturday, May 13, at Hamilton's Saint Mary's Catholic Secondary School and McMaster University.
A list of some of the notable players confirmed for the Be One All-Canadian Weekend is attached along with ticket and clinic information. A complete roster will be released at a later date.
ALL-STAR GAME - Sunday, May 14 (12 noon women, 2 p.m. men)
Tickets can be purchased at the door at McMaster University (Burridge Gymnasium) for the Be One All-Canadian Weekend All-Star Games. The ticket allows access for both the women's and men's games and the cost is $5 for Be One members and $10 for non Be One members.
CONFIRMED ATHLETES FOR ALL-STAR GAME INCLUDE:
WOMEN:
Cassandra Carpenter, Laurentian University
Kelsey Blair, UBC
Emilie Crofton, Bishop's University
Marie-Michelle Genois, Cegep de Saint Foy
Meaghan McGrath, Wilfrid Laurier University
Amanda Anderson, University of Western Ontario
Devon Campbell, Simon Fraser University
Elise Caron, College Edouard Montpetit
Natasha Thombs, Seneca College
Chiara Rocca, McMaster University
MEN:
Osvaldo Jeanty, Carleton University
Kevin Stienstra, Brock University
Chris Trumpy, University of Victoria
BJ Charles, Algonquin College
Sherone Edwards, University of Prince Edward Island
Tut Ruach, York University
Mike Page, Lakeland College
Dominic Soucy, Universite Laval
Garry Gallimore, St. FX University
Paul Blake, Cape Breton University
Jean-Philippe Morin, Universite Laval
Adam Steiner, McMaster University
BE ONE COACHING CLINIC - Saturday, May 13 (2 p.m.)
The clinic begins at St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School at 2 p.m. and concludes at McMaster University at 9 p.m. The cost for Be One members is $20, $45 for non Be One members. Clinic costs include a ticket to Sunday's All-Star Games. To register contact Erin Miller at emiller@basketball.caor at 416.614.8037 ex 214.
Featured clinicians include:
Allison McNeill, Women's National Team Head Coach
Leo Rautins, Men's National Team Head Coach
Dave Smart, Men's National Team Assistant Coach
Christine Stapleton, Women's National Development Coach
Greg Francis, Men's National Development Coach
Mike MacKay, Manager - Coaching Education
Contact:
Mark Dottori
Manager of Communications
Canada Basketball
Tel: 416.614.8037 x 202
e-mail: mdottori@basketball.ca
Canada Basketball is a private, not-for-profit corporation that is committed to the growth of the sport in Canada. Just as important, Canada Basketball is focused on the development and preparation of Canada's national teams for the Olympic; Pan American and FISU Games as well as the World Championships. The aspiration of Canada Basketball is to instill the pride, commitment, passion and respect that Canadians personify into the development of basketball across the country and internationally.
(Photo: Brock's Kevin Stienstra, second on the all-time OUA career scoring and rebounding list, is one of eight conference stars set to take part in the upcoming Be One All-Canadian Weekend. File photo by Shawn Whiteley.)