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Canada Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in Canada.〔(National Federations ), olympic.ca, accessed March 27, 2008〕 This national federation was founded in 1923.〔(Canada Basketball Launches CB Classic Collection by JUZD Designer Jing Liu ), juzd.com, 2009-11-10〕 The organization is responsible for the selection and training of players who represent the Men's and Women's national teams and then represent Canada in international competition, including Olympic, Pan American and FISU Games, as well as the FIBA World Championships.〔(National Federations ), fiba.com, accessed March 27, 2008.〕 The current President and CEO is Michele O'Keefe. In addition to its international programs, Canada Basketball oversees programs at amateur and grassroots levels throughout Canada. Some of the influential Canada Basketball Alumni include Steve Nash, Leo Rautins, Stacey Dales, and Lars Hansen. Canada Basketball launched the Steve Nash Youth Basketball Program in September, 2007. Basketball is the fastest growing sport in Canada, and attracts many young Canadians from all backgrounds.〔http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/canadabasketball_010909.html〕 In May of 2012, Canada Basketball named Steve Nash the General Manager of the Senior Men's National Program. Canada Basketball hired Jay Triano to coach its Senior Men's National Team in August of 2012, and hired Lisa Thomaidis as the head coach of the Senior Women's Program in March of 2013. The Council Of Excellence is designed to strengthen the game of basketball in Canada as to propel Canadian Basketball back to international prominence. The Council Of Excellence includes, Jay Triano, Steve Nash, Maurizio Gherardini, Glen Grunwald, Don McCrae, Kathy Shields, Ken Shields, Steve Konchalski, and Sylvia Sweeney. 〔http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=2629〕 ==2012 Senior Men's Training Camp Roster== *Braedon Anderson *Jermaine Anderson *Joel Anthony *Jordan Baker *Anthony Bennett *Khem Birch *Junior Cadougan *Aaron Doornekamp *Justin Edwards *Tyler Ennis *Brady Heslip *Cory Joseph *Devoe Joseph *Kris Joseph *Myck Kabongo *Owen Klassen *Trey Lyles *Jamaal Magloire *Andrew Nicholson *Kelly Olynyk *Kevin Pangos *Dyshawn Pierre *Dwight Powell *Laurent Rivard *Robert Sacre *Philip Scrubb *Jevohn Shepherd *Nik Stauskas *Tristan Thompson *Andrew Wiggins *Kyle Wiltjer *Head Coach * *Jay Triano *Assistant Coaches * *Dave Smart * *Kelvin Sampson * *Greg Francis *General Manager * *Steve Nash *Assistant GM, Executive VP * *Rowan Barrett *Managing Director * *Maurizio Gherardini 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canada Basketball」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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