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Men’s Canada Games Basketball Teams in Chicago

The Men’s Canada Games Basketball program will be travelling to Chicago, Illinois, Thursday, July 12, to compete in the Division 1 Elite Boys’ Basketball event tournament.

The program will be travelling with 12 athletes and two coaches. Athletes travelling to the competition include, Graham Kenney of Corner Brook; Brett Bouzane of Flatrock; Daniel Foo of Massey Drive; Mitchell Hearn of Mount Carmel; Nicholas Frew and Stephen Ryan of Mount Pearl; and David Grainger, Christian Greenland, Curtis Mullowney, Andrew Murray, Sam Prowse and Michael Smith of St. John’s. Coaches accompanying the teams include Head Coach, Erica Kennedy and Assistant Coach, Ian Coultas.

Play commences Friday afternoon with the championship game slated for Sunday afternoon.

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Media contact:
Bill Murphy
Executive Director, NLBA
1296a Kenmount Rd
Paradise, NL A1L 1N3
Phone: 709-576-0247
Fax: 709-576-8787
Website: www.nlba.nf.ca  

2012 07 11                            3:55 p.m.