Canada sets roster for upcoming FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo
TORONTO — Oak Hill Academy product Lindell Wigginton headlines the Canadian roster for next month’s FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo.
Wigginton, a 19-year-old point guard from Dartmouth, N.S., will lead the 12-man national team at the July 1-9 tournament.
“It was a competitive tryout and we’re pleased with how the team is coming together as we prepare to take on the world in Cairo,” head coach Roy Rana said Friday in a release.
Canada opens play against Mali on July 1. Japan and Spain are also in Group C.