Canada men's national under-19 basketball team explained

Type:Men
Country:Canada
Coach:Paul Weir
National Fed:Canada Basketball
Fiba Zone:FIBA Americas
Wc Championship:FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Wc Appearances:12
Wc Medals: Gold: 2017
Bronze: 2021
Zone Championship:FIBA Americas U-18 Championship
Zone Appearances:11
Zone Medals: Silver: 2014, 2016, 2018
Bronze: 2008, 2010, 2012
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The Canadian men's national under-19 basketball team represents Canada in international under-18 and under-19 (under age 18 and under age 19) basketball competitions. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body for basketball in Canada.[1]

The 2017 team won the Canadian Press Team of the Year Award, becoming the first basketball team to win the award.[2]

A prominent member was RJ Barrett who helped his country win the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, where he became the tournament's MVP.[3] The head coach Roy Rana in later years would become an NBA assistant coach and Head Coach of the Egyptian men's national basketball team.

Competitive record

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Canada

FIBA Under-19 World Cup

YearPosition
19797th
198314th
19876th
19918th
1995DNQ
1999DNQ
2003DNQ
200710th
20097th
201111th
20136th
20155th
2017
20198th
2021
20237th
2025Qualified
2027TBD

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/257/nfProf.html FIBA National Federations – Canada
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/fiba-u19-mens-basketball-canadian-press-team-of-year-1.4466256 FIBA U19 men's basketball wins Canadian Press team of the year
  3. http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2017/news/barrett-named-mvp-after-winning-canada-s-first-u19-title Barrett named MVP after winning Canada's first U19 title