Canada punches ticket to 2019 FIBA World Cup with rout of Brazil

Canada's men's basketball team has clinched its first spot in the FIBA World Cup in almost a decade. Kyle Wiltjer had a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds to lead Canada to a 94-67 rout of Brazil on Monday. The win improved Canada's record to 8-2 with just two games remaining in the second round of qualifying, guaranteeing the […]

Kia Nurse keys Canada comeback vs. France at FIBA World Cup

Kia Nurse scored 18 points and Canada rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat rival France 71-60 and win Group A at the FIBA women's World Cup on Tuesday in Tenerife, Spain. With the victory, Canada clinched a bye to the quarter-finals. It was a measure of revenge for Canada against France, which eliminated […]

FIBA U19 men's basketball wins Canadian Press team of the year

It was the perfect mix of talent and togetherness. And over one remarkable week last summer in Cairo, 12 teenagers did something no Canadian team had ever accomplished — claim gold on basketball’s world stage. Canada captured the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup title in July, the country’s first gold in the sport at any […]

Canada stuns U.S. to reach FIBA U19 World Cup final

Guard R.J. Barrett had 38 points and 13 rebounds to lead Canada to a stunning 99-87 semifinal win over the United States on Saturday at the world under-19 men’s basketball championship. The six-foot-seven Barrett, 17, of Mississauga, Ont., is the son of Rowan Barrett, a former Canadian national team member who represented his country at […]

FIBA 3-on-3 basketball World Cup: Day 1

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