Much discussion has taken place over the explosion of young basketball talent in Canada and the annual anticipation over our youth National Teams. However, there hasn’t been a historical reference to all those that put the Red & White on to represent our country with pride. In the first of a four-part series, HoopStars Canada will give thanks to members of every youth National team in our history.

All Under-19 teams, beginning in 1979, are featured first. Each team competed in the World Championships.

Rosters will feature approximate heights, home province with graduating high school/prep program, and post-secondary playing careers.

Please send any additions or corrections to barryjhayes@hotmail.com.

Host: Brazil

Result: 4-4, 7th Place out of 12

Roster:

Kerry Lichty 6'5", Ontario/Governor Simcoe - Lakehead/McMaster/Mohawk

Eli Pasquale 6'0", Ontario/Lockerby - Victoria

Shawn Parker 6'5", Nova Scotia/Queen Elizabeth - St. Francis Xavier

Bob Fitzgerald 6'3", Ontario/St. John's - Laurier

Gerald Kazanowski 6'8", British Columbia/Nanaimo - Victoria

Norman Clarke 6'2", Ontario/Oakwood - St. Bonaventure

Rob Latter 6'8", Quebec/Vanier - St. Mary's/Concordia

Greg Wiltjer 6'11", British Columbia/Parkland - North Idaho JuCo/Oregon State/Victoria

Jon Antonides 7'2", Ontario/Sarnia Central - Michigan

Kelly Dukeshire 6'6", British Columbia/Oak Bay - Victoria

Tom King 6'9", Manitoba/Grant Park - Manitoba

Gary Sherman 6'9", Manitoba/Dakota - Winnipeg

89-81 Philippines

78-76 Uruguay

63-55 Australia

72-91 USSR

80-81 Panama

59-105 USA

71-97 Argentina

108-68 Egypt

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Host: Spain

Result: 1-6, 14th Place out of 14

Roster:

David Turcotte 6'2", Ontario/Lockerby - Colorado State

Byron Tokarchuk 6'8", Saskatchewan/Walter Murray - Saskatchewan

David Kipfer 6'7", Ontario/Cameron Heights - Providence

Phil Ohl 6'4", British Columbia/GP Vanier - Victoria

Joe Ogoms 6'6", Manitoba/Daniel McIntyre - Manitoba

George Papadakos 7'0", Ontario/St. Michael's - Syracuse/Michigan State

Steven Byrne 6'1", Ontario/St. Anne's - Simon Fraser/Windsor

Mark Marter 6'4", British Columbia/Argyle - UBC/Capilano

Gordon Schmidt 6'11", British Columbia/Nanaimo - Eastern Montana JuCo/Weber State/Victoria

David Southward 6'5", Quebec/Lindsay Place - Acadia/John Abbott

John Cleland 6'1", Saskatchewan/Mount Royal - Saskatchewan

John Munro , British Columbia/Mount Douglas - Victoria

94-104 Argentina

67-62 Dominican Republic

85-92 Yugoslavia

92-100 Uruguay

61-84 Angola

68-98 Australia

74-109 China

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Host: Italy

Result: 3-3, 6th Place out of 12

Roster:

Geoff McKay 6'4", British Columbia/Penticton '85 - Victoria

Spencer McKay 6'8", British Columbia/Oliver '86 - Victoria

Richard Stewart 6'4", Ontario/Oakwood '87 - St. Joseph's

Tom Johnson 6'3", British Columbia/Parkland '85 - Victoria

John-David Jackson 6'4", British Columbia/Vernon '86 - UBC

Tom Higgins 6'4", Ontario/St. Robert's '85 - Simon Fraser

Bernard Jackson 6'9", Ontario/St. Michael's '87 - Cornell

Eric Hammond 6'8", Ontario/Cedarbrae '87 - St. Francis (PA)/Guelph

Wade Smith 6'0", Nova Scotia/Queen Elizabeth '85 - St. Francis Xavier

Perry Douglas 6'0", Quebec/Vanier '88 - McGill

Brian Bleich 6'8", Ontario/Governor Simcoe '88 - Niagara/Mohawk/Brock

Mike Clarke 6'8", British Columbia/Kelowna '86 - UBC

82-88 Germany

65-76 USSR

107-60 Chinese Taipai

83-82 Italy

89-74 Brazil

68-74 Australia

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Host: Canada (Edmonton, Alberta)

Result: 2-6, 8th Place out of 16

Roster:

Keith Vassell 6'3", Ontario/Mother Teresa '91 - Brandon

Rowan Barrett 6'4", Ontario/West Hill '92 - St. John's

Sean Van Koughnett 6'7", Ontario/Bluevale '90 - Waterloo

Deon George 6'6", Quebec/Vanier '90 - St. Francis (PA)

Sherman Hamilton 6'1", Ontario/Westwood '91 - Florida Tech/VCU

Peter Walcott 6'1", Quebec/Vanier '91 - Florida Tech

John Ryan 6'3", New Brunswick/Sussex Regional '90 - Cape Breton

Will Njoku 6'9", Nova Scotia/Halifax West '90 - St. Mary's

Derek Christiansen 6'6", British Columbia/Sentinel '89 - UBC

Jeff Foreman 6'7", Manitoba/Windsor Park '89 - Winnipeg

Rick Rosu-Myles 6'10", Ontario/North Middlesex '90 - Boston U

Joey Walker 6'5", New Brunswick/Kennebecasis Valley '90 - Acadia

78-96 Italy

82-81 Uruguay

91-65 Angola

69-86 Brazil

72-97 USA

65-69 Argentina

77-92 Spain

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Host: Serbia

Result: 4-4, 10th Place out of 16

Roster:

Devoe Joseph 6'3", Ontario/Pickering '08 - Minnesota/Oregon

Kai Williams 6'6", Saskatchewan/Campbell '06 - South Dakota State

Boris Bakovic 6'8", Ontario/East York '06 - Ryerson/Calgary

Jon House 6'5", Ontario/Centennial '07 - Belmont

Scott Brittain 6'8", Ontario/Iroquois Ridge '06 - Boston U

Alwayne Bigby 6'4", Ontario/Eastern Commerce '09 - Northeastern/Rhode Island

Cory Joseph 6'1", Ontario/Findlay Prep '10 - Texas

Max Zuyderhoff-Craig 7'0", Quebec/St. Thomas More Prep '07 - Loyola Marymount/Columbia

Maurice Walker 6'9", Ontario/Brewster '10 - Minnesota

Zach Nagtzaam 6'11", Ontario/Southwood '07 - Ohio

Chretien Lukusa 6'2", Ontario/Eastern Commerce '07 - Binghamton

Keaton Cole 5'10", Ontario/Eastern Commerce '08 - Western Carolina

Results:

82-60 Nigeria

58-81 Turkey

70-81 Australia

69-83 Spain

99-83 Korea

87-82 Argentina

94-90 China

75-86 Lithuania

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Host: New Zealand

Result: 4-5, 7th Place out of 12

Roster:

Mangisto Arop 6'5", Alberta/NEDA '09 - Gonzaga/Indiana State

Cory Joseph 6'3", Ontario/Findlay Prep '10 - Texas

Kelly Olynyk 6'11", British Columbia/South Kamloops '09 - Gonzaga

Tristan Thompson 6'9", Ontario/Findlay Prep '10 - Texas

Marc Trasolini 6'7", British Columbia/Vancouver College '08 - Santa Clara

Jordan Baker 6'7", Alberta/Harry Ainlay '09 - Alberta

Ty Nurse 6'0", British Columbia/NEDA '09 - Midland JuCo/Texas Tech

Rob Gagliardi 6'2", Ontario/Pickering '09 - Durham

Mike Allison 6'7", Ontario/NEDA '09 - Maine

Laurent Rivard 6'5", Quebec/Northfield-Mount Hermon '10 - Harvard

Rob Dewar 6'11", Ontario/NEDA '09 - Alberta

Murphy Burnatowski 6'7", Ontario/NEDA '09 - Maine/Colgate

77-88 Australia

99-53 Syria

75-82 Spain

77-83 Croatia

108-70 Kazakhstan

67-57 Argentina

73-93 USA (Quarterfinals)

65-67 Purto Rico

82-74 France

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Host: Latvia

Result: 3-5, 11th Place out of 16

Roster:

Dyshawn Pierre 6'6", Ontario/Anderson '12 - Dayton

Kevin Pangos 6'1", Ontario/Dr. John Denison '11 - Gonzaga

Sim Bhullar 7'4", Ontario/Huntington Prep '11 - New Mexico State

Junior Lomomba 6'4", Quebec/Madison Memorial '12 - Cleveland State/Providence/Western Kentucky

Julian Clarke 6'3", Ontario/Oakwood '10 - Santa Clara/Toronto

Olivier Hanlan 6'3", Quebec/New Hampton '12 - Boston College

Phil Scrubb 6'3", British Columbia/Vancouver College '10 - Carleton

Justin Shaver 6'6", Ontario/John McCrae '11 - Carleton/Nipissing

Stefan Jankovic 6'9", Ontario/Huntington Prep '12 - Missouri/Hawaii

Matt Letkeman 6'7", British Columbia/Yale '10 - Calgary

Braxston Bunce 6'11", British Columbia/Kelowna '12 - Cornell

Negus Webster-Chan 6'7", Ontario/Huntington Prep '12 - Missouri/Hawaii

Results:

109-93 Korea

84-88 Croatia

68-111 Lithuania

54-83 USA

91-71 Egypt

73-94 Serbia

96-99 Latvia

84-79 Egypt

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Host: Czech Republic

Result: 4-5, 6th Place out of 16

Roster:

Tyler Ennis 6'2", Ontario/St. Benedict's Prep '13 - Syracuse

Trey Lyles 6'10", Saskatchewan/Arsenal Tech '14 - Kentucky

Xavier Rathan-Mayes 6'4", Ontario/Huntington Prep '13 - Florida State

Chris Egi 6'8", Ontario/Montverde '14 - Harvard

Duane Notice 6'2", Ontario/St. Thomas More Prep '13 - South Carolina

Joe DeCiman 6'5", Saskatchewan/Dr. Martin LeBoldus '12 - Colorado State

Marko Pirovic 6'7", Ontario/Thornlea '13 - Maine

Denzell Taylor 6'7", Ontario/St. Benedict's Prep '13 - Old Dominion

Kaza Kajami-Keane 6'2", Ontario/Christian Faith Center '12 - Illinois State/Cleveland State/Carleton

Agunwa Okolie 6'8", Ontario/Archbishop Denis O'Connor '12 - Harvard

Manroop Clair 6'0", British Columbia/Huntington Prep '12 - Hawaii/Seattle/UBC

MiKyle McIntosh 6'6", Ontario/22 Feet Academy '13 - Illinois State/Oregon

70-81 Spain

66-79 Croatia

93-75 Korea

76-82 Lithuania

95-57 Iran

78-62 Argentina

67-109 USA (Quarterfinals)

110-100 [3OT] China

68-72 Spain

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Host: Greece

Result: 6-1, 5th Place out of 16

Roster:

Dillon Brooks 6'7", Ontario/Findlay Prep '14 - Oregon

Justin Jackson 6'7", Ontario/Hill Academy '16 - Maryland

Corey Johnson 6'3", Ontario/Vermont Academy '15 - Harvard

Jalen Poyser 6'4", Ontario/Orangeville Prep '15 - UNLV/St. Bonaventure/McNeese State

Jadon Cohee 6'4", British Columbia/Walnut Grove '14 - Seattle/Southern Utah/UBC

Chris Egi 6'8", Ontario/Montverde '14 - Harvard

Matt Neufeld 6'11", British Columbia/Sunrise Christian '15 - Saint Louis/California-Davis

Drew Urquhart 6'8", British Columbia/Eastside Catholic '14 - Vermont

Abu Kigab 6'6", Ontario/Prolific Prep '17 - Oregon/Boise State

Jordan Henry 5'9", Ontario/Pine Ridge '17 - Western/McMaster

Nevell Provo 6'0", Nova Scotia/Pine Ridge '15 - Loyola (MD)/St. Mary's

Brody Clarke 6'8", Ontario/Oakwood '14 - Alberta

Results:

74-71 Australia

93-36 Tunisia

78-54 Italy

100-64 Korea (Round of 16)

71-84 Croatia (Quarterfinals)

66-58 Australia

77-44 Italy

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Host: Egypt

Result: 6-1, 1st Place out of 16

Roster:

RJ Barrett 6'7", Ontario/Montverde '18 - Duke

Abu Kigab 6'6", Ontario/Prolific Prep '17 - Oregon/Boise State

Lindell Wigginton 6'2", Nova Scotia/Oak Hill '17 - Iowa State

Danilo Djuricic 6'7", Ontario/St. Michael's '17 - Harvard

Grant Shephard 6'10", British Columbia/Montverde '17 - UBC/Carleton

Nate Darling 6'4", Nova Scotia/DeMatha '16 - Alabama-Birmingham/Delaware

Jordan Henry 5'9", Ontario/Pine Ridge '17 - Western/McMaster

Amidou Bamba 6'8", Ontario/High Point Christian '16 - Coastal Carolina/Charlotte

Noah Kirkwood 6'6", Ontario/Northfield-Mount Hermon '18 - Harvard

Prince Oduro 6'8", Ontario/First Love Christian '17 - Siena/Mississippi State/South Florida/Detroit Mercy

Emanuel Miller 6'7", Ontario/Golden State Prep '19 - Texas A&M/TCU

Anthony Longpre 6'9", Quebec/Glenelg '17 - St. Joseph's

91-42 Mali

73-78 Spain

100-75 Japan

87-65 Angola (Round of 16)

73-67 France (Quarterfinals)

99-87 USA (Semifinals)

79-60 Italy (Final)

Keon Ambrose-Hylton 6'7", Ontario/Andrews Osborne '20 - Alabama/SMU

Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe 6'6", Ontario/Orangeville Prep '20 - Oklahoma State/Georgia

81-76 Australia

70-71 Mali

78-76 Latvia

90-79 Senegal (Round of 16)

80-85 France (Quarterfinals)

81-98 Puerto Rico

92-110 Serbia