Former Bishop's University Athlete of the Year and Gaiters men's basketball standout Mike Andrews has arrived in Korea along with his Canadian teammates as they prepare for the 2015 Summer Universaide basketball tournamnet. 

Below is the official team Canada release.

GWANGJU, South Korea (Team Canada) – A team of CIS All-Canadians and rising stars has landed in Gwangju, tasked with taking on a pool of Sweden, Mexico, Montenegro, Mongolia, and Russia in order to advance at the 2015 Summer Universiade basketball tournament.
 
Gwangju 2015 website: www.gwangju2015.com
Team Canada website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/summer/2015/index
Team Canada Twitter account: @CDNUniversiade
 
To prepare for the Games, Team Canada held a training camp at the University of Kansas from June 19-29 which included two exhibition games against Team USA at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The red and white led during the fourth quarter of each game before dropping 91-83 and 87-76 decisions.
 
Canada was led by Ryerson's Adika Peter-McNeilly who came off the bench and notched 28 points over the two games. Starting centre Chris McLaughlin (University of Victoria) added 22 points and 11 rebounds.
 
For a team of players coming together from across the CIS, the games provided important time on the court for former rivals. The team features seven players from four different teams that met at this year's CIS Final 8 national championship, including Peter-McNeilly and McLaughlin, whose teams faced each other in the bronze medal game.
 
"The training camp was a great opportunity for us to get to know each other and spend some time together before coming over here, and also gave us a chance to play in a pretty hostile environment," notes McLaughlin, referring to the crowds of over 8000 Kansas fans who took in the two games.
 
"For a group of guys that just came together last week, our chemistry is feeling good right now," says Peter-McNeilly. "It was kind of weird at first because you're used to scouting against them, but playing for Team Canada we have to put all that aside and play for one goal."
 
Peter-McNeilly, who grew up in Scarborough, Ont., was a rookie when Ryerson travelled to China in 2013 to play ten games in multiple cities. While that international experience has prepared the guard for the gruelling travel and schedule, he notes that this time feels different.
 
"I thought this would be big, but coming in here and seeing all the different countries and athletes, and how big the buildings are, it is really amazing. You have to represent for your whole country, not just your University. It has more of an impact."
 
Head coach Barnaby Craddock (University of Alberta) is hoping to match the success he experienced as an assistant coach with the 2011 Universiade team in Shenzhen, China when Canada earned the silver medal with another all-CIS roster.
 
"It was great to get the silver medal in 2011. With this team being all CIS athletes as well, we are definitely motivated to represent Canadian university basketball in particular," says the coach. "This is a good group and they've all been well coached at their schools. We just have to let them play and do their thing."
 
"We are trying to soak up the experience and enjoy it. We want to get out to see some other events and support the other teams that are here to compete for a medal," says Craddock.
 
Of note, Connor Wood (Carleton) has been replaced by Jordan Baker (University of Alberta) since the team roster was originally announced. Baker was with Team Canada in 2011 and played professionally this season with the Weissenhorn Youngstars in Germany after graduating from the Golden Bears as the program's all-time leading scorer in 2014.
 
The team also features 2015 All-Canadians Johnny Berhanemeskel (Ottawa), Jahmal Jones (Ryerson), McLaughlin, Tommy Nixon (UBC), and Jared Ogenbemi-Jackson (Calgary).
 
Canada finished fourth at the 2013 Universiade in Kazan, Russia after going undefeated in the preliminary round. This group will look to be the first Canadians to step to the top of the Universiade podium since the 1983 squad defeated the United States to claim gold in Edmonton.
 
"I thought this was the perfect way to finish off my university career – there's no better way than to top it off by representing Canada," concludes McLaughlin.
 
About the Summer Universiade
?The Summer Universiade is an international multi-sport event that takes place every two years and is second only to the Olympic Games in the number of participating athletes and countries. The Universiade is open to competitors who are at least 17 and less than 28 years of age as of January 1 in the year of the Games. Participants must be full-time students at a post-secondary institution (university, college, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post-secondary institution in the year preceding the event.
 
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
 
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Every year, over 11,500 student-athletes and 700 coaches from 56 universities and four regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit www.cis-sic.ca or follow us on:
 
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For more information:
 
Stéphane Jobin
Communications Manager
Team Canada – 2015 Summer Universiade
Cell (from Gwangju): 010-2149-1165
Cell (from Canada): 011-82-102-149-1165
stephane.jobin@sas.ulaval.ca
 
Michel Bélanger        
Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Off: 613-562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: 613-447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca