Ottawa’s Lloyd Pandi named to training camp roster for fifth window of FIBA World Cup
Posted Nov 2, 2022 01:00:00 AM.
Canada Basketball has announced the 16 athletes who will be attending the senior men’s national team training camp ahead of the fifth window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifiers.
The list of players includes Ottawa's own Lloyd Pandi.
Pandi was named U Sports Player of the Year in 2022 and won his second national championship in as many seasons with the Carleton Ravens in April.
In his first U Sports season in 2019-20, Pandi was named Rookie of the Year.
Pandi already has two years of professional basketball experience with the Ottawa BlackJacks and Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).
He was named CEBL U Sports Player of the Year in 2020 and 2021.
Trae Bell-Haynes, Melvin Ejim, Aaron Best, Kadre Gray, Jahvon Henry-Blair, Kenny Chery, Thomas Kennedy, Owen Klassen, Conor Morgan, Jean-Victor Mukama, Prince Oduro, Kassius Robertson, Thomas Scrubb, Phil Scrubb and Kalif Young will be training before Canada hosts their next two games in Edmonton.
Notable names from the previous qualifying windows in Victoria and Hamilton as well as some players involved in the AmeriCup, such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dwight Powell, Kelly Olynyk, Dalano Banton and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, are unavailable during this window due to National Basketball Association (NBA) commitments.
Canada, ranked 15th in the world in the FIBA World Rankings, faces Venezuela on Nov. 10, at 9:10 p.m. eastern time (ET) / 6:10 p.m. pacific time (PT) before hosting on Panama Nov. 13 at 7:10 p.m. ET / 4:10 p.m. PT. Both games will be held at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
