Canada men's national under-19 basketball team
Appearance
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FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
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National federation | Canada Basketball | ||
Coach | Paul Weir | ||
FIBA Under-19 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 | ||
Medals | Gold: 2017 Bronze: 2021 | ||
FIBA Americas U-18 Championship | |||
Appearances | 11 | ||
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
[edit]A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
[edit]Year | Position |
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1979 | 7th |
1983 | 14th |
1987 | 6th |
1991 | 8th |
1995 | DNQ |
1999 | DNQ |
2003 | DNQ |
2007 | 10th |
2009 | 7th |
2011 | 11th |
2013 | 6th |
2015 | 5th |
2017 | |
2019 | 8th |
2021 | |
2023 | 7th |
2025 | Qualified |
2027 | TBD |
See also
[edit]- Canada men's national basketball team
- Canada national under-17 basketball team
- Canada women's national under-19 basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ FIBA National Federations – Canada, fiba.com, accessed 23 September 2015.
- ^ FIBA U19 men's basketball wins Canadian Press team of the year, Lori Ewing (The Canadian Press), 28 December 2017. Accessed 10 August 2020.
- ^ Barrett named MVP after winning Canada's first U19 title, fiba.com, 9 July 2017. Accessed 16 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Canada Basketball official website
- Archived records of Canada team participations