Canada concludes Greece trip with loss to Slovenia

Canada’s Senior Men concluded their trip to Greece with a 71-86 loss to Slovenia in their final game of the Arcopolis-Eurobank Tournament. Toronto native Jevohn Shepherd led the Canadians in scoring with 13 points. Montreal native Joel Anthony added 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks.

The Canadian Senior Men’s National team (SMNT) will now travel to Turkey for the Efes Pilsen Cup Tournament from August 21-23 in Ankara, Turkey. Team Canada will face off against Argentina, Turkey and Lebanon for their final preparation for the FIBA World Championship.

Canada’s opening match against Argentina tips off Saturday, August 21 at 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) and game summaries will be posted on http://www.basketball.ca

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"Tonight was a great example of how you need come focused every night with the right energy level and trust each other on the court," said Leo Rautins, Head Coach of SMNT.

"We need to refocus now and use this experience in Greece to help us as we head into the Efes Pilsen Cup and face strong competition in Argentina, Turkey and Lebanon," added Rautins.

"Our goal is to use these games to prepare our team to peak as the World Championships begin on August 28th.

"Tonight we didn’t play a full 40 minutes and didn’t match their aggression which cost us in the end," said Shepherd. "Now we have a few practices and three games left to make the adjustments before heading into the World Championship."