Did You Know? Canadian Shoots Hoops in Israel

Juan Mendez, Canadian Olympic hopeful plays for an Israeli basketball teamMontreal born Juan Mendez, power forward for Israel’s Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball team, has been named to the 2008 Canadian Senior Men’s National team. The team will represent Canada at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Athens, Greece, from July 14-20. The top three finishers will earn a berth at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games.

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