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TORONTO - Former Iowa State men's basketball player Melvin Ejim has been named to Team Canada for the Paris Olympics. Ejim is a member of the 12-person team that will compete in the Paris Olympics, which will take place July 26-Aug. 11.
Ejim is the third former Iowa State men's basketball player to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Tyrese Haliburton is a member of the USA Men's National Team and George Conditt IV is a member of the Puerto Rico National Team. Haliburton and Conditt IV played together at Iowa State in 2018-19 and 2019-20, while Ejim was at Iowa State from 2010-14.
As part of Group A, the Canadian men will face Greece on July 27, Australia on July 30 and Spain on Aug. 2 in the first round of the Olympic tournament. The 5-on-5 Olympic basketball group phase will take place in Lille, France, before the tournament moves to Paris for knockout and medal rounds.
This won't be the first time Ejim has represented Team Canada. In July 2013, he played for the Canadian national team at the World University Games, where he averaged eight points and four rebounds per game. In July 2015, he was named on the Canadian national team roster for the Pan American Games. He also played at the Tuto Marchand Cup and FIBA Americas Championship in 2015. In 2016, he represented Canada at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and was a member of Team Canada last summer at the FIBA World Cup, where Canada took home the bronze medal.
Cyclones in the Olympics
1964 - Raul Daurte, Peru
1988 - Jeff Grayer, United States
2000 - Tony Rampton, New Zealand
2004 - Tony Rampton, New Zealand
2024 - Tyrese Haliburton, United States
2024 - George Conditt IV, Puerto Rico
2024 - Melvin Ejim, Canada
TORONTO - Former Iowa State men's basketball player Melvin Ejim has been named to Team Canada for the Paris Olympics. Ejim is a member of the 12-person team that will compete in the Paris Olympics, which will take place July 26-Aug. 11.
Ejim is the third former Iowa State men's basketball player to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Tyrese Haliburton is a member of the USA Men's National Team and George Conditt IV is a member of the Puerto Rico National Team. Haliburton and Conditt IV played together at Iowa State in 2018-19 and 2019-20, while Ejim was at Iowa State from 2010-14.
As part of Group A, the Canadian men will face Greece on July 27, Australia on July 30 and Spain on Aug. 2 in the first round of the Olympic tournament. The 5-on-5 Olympic basketball group phase will take place in Lille, France, before the tournament moves to Paris for knockout and medal rounds.
This won't be the first time Ejim has represented Team Canada. In July 2013, he played for the Canadian national team at the World University Games, where he averaged eight points and four rebounds per game. In July 2015, he was named on the Canadian national team roster for the Pan American Games. He also played at the Tuto Marchand Cup and FIBA Americas Championship in 2015. In 2016, he represented Canada at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and was a member of Team Canada last summer at the FIBA World Cup, where Canada took home the bronze medal.
Cyclones in the Olympics
1964 - Raul Daurte, Peru
1988 - Jeff Grayer, United States
2000 - Tony Rampton, New Zealand
2004 - Tony Rampton, New Zealand
2024 - Tyrese Haliburton, United States
2024 - George Conditt IV, Puerto Rico
2024 - Melvin Ejim, Canada
