Canada Basketball (CB) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in Canada.
olympic.ca, accessed March 27, 2008 This national federation was founded in 1923.Canada Basketball Launches CB Classic Collection by JUZD Designer Jing Liu
, juzd.com, 2009-11-10 The organization is responsible for the selection and training of players who represent the Men's and Women's national teams and then represent Canada in international competition, including Olympic,

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and FISU Games, as well as the

FIBA World Championships The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...

.National Federations
fiba.com, accessed March 27, 2008. The current President and CEO is Michael Bartlett. In addition to its international programs, Canada Basketball oversees programs at amateur and grassroots levels throughout Canada. Some of the influential Canada Basketball Alumni include

Steve Nash Stephen John Nash (born 7 February 1974) is a Canadian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

Leo Rautins Leo Rytis Rautins (born March 20, 1960) is a Canadian broadcaster, former professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Canada men's national basketball team, Canadian men's national basketball team. Rautins played in the Nationa ...

Stacey Dales Stacey Dales (born September 5, 1979) is a Canadian former basketball player and a current reporter on the NFL Network. Dales was born in Collingwood, Ontario, and raised in Brockville, Ontario. Basketball Before attending the University of Okl ...

, and Lars Hansen. Canada Basketball launched the Steve Nash Youth Basketball Program in September, 2007. Basketball is the fastest growing sport in Canada, and attracts many young Canadians from all backgrounds. In May 2012, Canada Basketball named

the General Manager of the Senior Men's National Program. Canada Basketball hired

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to coach its Senior Men's National Team in August 2012, and hired Lisa Thomaidis as the head coach of the Senior Women's Program in March 2013. The Council Of Excellence is designed to strengthen the game of basketball in Canada as to propel Canadian Basketball back to international prominence. The Council Of Excellence includes,

Maurizio Gherardini Maurizio 'Mo' Gherardini (born September 22, 1955) is an Italian sportsman, currently serving as a general manager of Fenerbahçe. In 2017, he was named the EuroLeague Executive of the Year in a year in which his club Fenerbahçe won the EuroLeag ...

Glen Grunwald Glen Grunwald (born June 13, 1958) is an attorney and basketball executive who serves as the Executive Advisor of Canada Basketball and as a Senior Advisor of the Memphis Grizzlies. He previously served as President and CEO of Canada Basketball ...

Don McCrae Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

Kathy Shields Kathy Shields is a Canadian basketball coach. She coached the University of Victoria women’s basketball team and the 1984 Summer Olympics as an assistant coach. She is married to Ken Shields. Career Playing career Shields played basketball ...

, Ken Shields,

Steve Konchalski Stephen J. "Steve" Konchalski (born April 11th, 1945) is an American-Canadian basketball coach who served as head coach of the St. Francis Xavier University men's basketball team from 1975 to 2021. He was the head coach of the Canadian men's nati ...

, and

Sylvia Sweeney Sylvia Sweeney, C.M., (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian executive television producer and Olympian. In 2017, Sweeney was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada "for her long-standing commitment to and creative leadership at the nexus of a ...

. On March 5, 2019, Canada Basketball promoted Executive Vice President / Assistant General Manager

Rowan Barrett Rowan Alexander Barrett Sr. (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 2002 Israel Ba ...

to General Manager, while Steve Nash would transition to a role of Senior Advisor, effective immediately. Barrett's first move was to hire

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...

head coach

Nick Nurse Nicholas David Nurse (born July 24, 1967) is an American professional basketball coach, author and former college basketball player. He is the head coach of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Canadian men's ...

to coach the national men's team at the

2019 FIBA World Cup The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did no ...

with the hopes of qualifying for the

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. Canada Basketball withdrew its Men's national team from

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qualifying games against Cuba on 29 November 2020 and against the US Virgin Islands on 30 November 2020, on the advice of medical experts due to risks posed by the ongoing

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. As a consequence on 20 January 2021 the

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announced sanctions against Canada Basketball consisting of a 160,000 Swiss francs fine and docking the Men's national team a point in the standings.

Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame

Athletes

* Noel Robertson (1978) *

Norman Baker Norman John Baker (born 26 July 1957) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes in East Sussex from the 1997 general election until his defeat in 2015. In May 2010 he was appointed ...

(1979) *

Carl Ridd John Carl Ridd (17 August 1929 – 29 March 2003) was a Canadian scholar of religion, basketball player, and activist. Early life and basketball career Carl Ridd was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 17 August 1929, the son of Dwight Nugent ...

(1980) *

Phil Tollestrup Phil Tollestrup (born October 21, 1949) is a former Olympic basketball player as a member of the Canadian national men's basketball team during the 1970s. Six feet, six inches tall forward, Tollestrup attributes the development of his basketbal ...

(1991) *

(1993) *

Debbie Huband Deborah Ellen Huband (born 5 September 1956) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Playing career As a basketball player at Bishop's University, she set a U Sports single-game scori ...

(1994) *

(1994) * Martin Riley (1995) * Fred Thomas (1995) *

Nora McDermott Nora June McDermott (June 25, 1927 – May 16, 2013) was a Canadian basketball and volleyball player, coach and physical education teacher in two Vancouver secondary schools. She played for the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderettes va ...

(1996) *

Romel Raffin Romel Raffin (born April 23, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario) is a three-time Canadian Olympian in men's basketball. A resident of Kitchener, Ontario, Raffin played for Canada at the 1976, 1984, and 1988 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the 1980 ...

(1996) *

(1997) *

Chris Critelli Chris Critelli (born 5 December 1956) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Awards and honors *Top 100 U Sports women's basketball U Sports women's basketball is the highest leve ...

(1998) *

Misty Thomas Misty Thomas (born 1 July 1964) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and became the first Canadian to compete at both the Olympics and the Paralympics. Biography Thomas was born in ...

(1998) *

Bill Rogin Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) * Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature * Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer * Bill, a bird or animal's beak Plac ...

(1999) *

Bob Houbregs Robert J. Houbregs (March 12, 1932 – May 28, 2014) was a Canadian professional basketball player. Houbregs was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Basketball career A 6-foot 8-inch, 225-pound forward-centre, from Quee ...

(2000) *

Jamie Russell Jamie Russell (born 23 April 1952) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ente ...

(2000) *

Joyce Slipp Joyce Slipp (née Douthwright born 25 April 1950) is a retired Canadian basketball player and head coach. As a member of the Canada women's national basketball team from 1969 to 1976, Slipp competed at the 1971 FIBA World Championship for Women, ...

(2000) *

Rita Bell Rita Bell (, Bell; after first marriage, Crittenden; after second marriage, Redlich; December 16, 1893 – January 8, 1992) was an American lyric soprano and entertainer in vaudeville, musical theatre, radio, and "talkies". She was the principal ...

(2001) *

Barry Howson Barry Howson (born 17 June 1939) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and was the first Black Canadian member of Canada's Olympic basketball team.Norman De Bono"At long last, Canada's ...

(2001) * John McKibbon (2001) *

Warren Reynolds Warren Reynolds (born 26 May 1936) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport ...

(2001) *

Bev Smith Beverly "Bev" Smith (born April 4, 1960) is a Canadian basketball player and coach. Smith played college basketball at the Oregon Ducks, where she was named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American in 1981 and 1982. Her 2004 team m ...

(2001) *

Fred Ingaldson Fred Ingaldson (2 September 1932 – 8 August 2011) was a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ingaldson was born in Pontiac, Michigan, United States in 1932, before moving ...

(2002) *

Bill Robinson Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the f ...

(2002) *

Gino Sovran Gino Sovran (December 17, 1924 – June 26, 2016) was a Canadian professional basketball player. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Sovran attended Kennedy Collegiate Institute and was a top basketball player at Assumption College, scoring more than 1,0 ...

(2002) *

Patricia Tatham Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United State ...

(2002) *

Eli Pasquale Ilario Enrico "Eli" Pasquale (August 24, 1960 – November 4, 2019) was a Canadian basketball player. A 6-foot, 1-inch point guard, he led the Canadian national men's basketball team during two Olympic Games, three FIBA World Championships ...

(2003) *

Gerald Kazanowski Gerald Francis Kazanowski (born October 12, 1960) is a former professional and Canadian Olympic basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court ...

(2005) *

Bill Wennington William Percey Wennington (born April 26, 1963) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and ...

(2005) * Lars Hansen (2006) * Bob Phibbs (2007) *

Andrea Blackwell Andrea Blackwell (born 23 November 1962) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. At the university level, she played for the Bishop's Gaiters women's baske ...

(2013) * Bill Coulthard (2013) *

Candace Jirik Candi Clarkson-De Gazon OLY (née Clarkson born 30 November 1958) (other last names, Lohr/Jirik) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 2013, she was inducted into the Canada Baske ...

(2013) *

George Stulac George Stulac (born March 22, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired basketball player and track and field athlete from Canada, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1956, 1960 and 1964). In 1956 and 19 ...

(2015) *

Jim Zoet Jim Zoet (born December 20, 1953) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. Born in Uxbridge, Ontario, Zoet played college basketball for the Kent State Golden Flashes in the United States and the Lakehead Thunderwolves in Canada. Zoet ...

(2015) *

Todd MacCulloch Todd Carlyle MacCulloch (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 47th overall pick in the 19 ...

(2017)

Builders

*Dr.

James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United States, he wrote ...

(1978) *

Norman Gloag Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

(1979) *

Clarence Hollingsworth Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...

(1979) *

Edward Patrick Browne Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(1989) *

Eddie Bowering Eddie or Eddy may refer to: Science and technology *Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle *Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Linu ...

(2001) *

Alex Fisher Alexander Anthony Fisher (born 30 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for National League South club Yeovil Town F.C., Yeovil Town. Club career Oxford United Born in London a ...

(2001) * Bob Gage (2001) *

Gerri Livingston Gerri may refer to: *Gerri, a feminine given name: **Gerri Elliott (21st century), American businesswoman **Gerri Green (born 1995), American football player **Gerri Lawlor (21st century), American actress **Gerri Peev (21st century), Bulgarian-Br ...

(2001) *

Hank Tatarchuk Hank is a male given name. It may have been inspired by the Dutch name Henk,The Origins of 10 Nicknam ...

(2003) *

Olga Hrycak Olga Hrycak (born 1947) is a Canadian former basketball player and basketball university coach. She was a provincial championship winning coach for the Champlain College Saint-Lambert Cavaliers men's team in 1981, and worked on the staff of the C ...

(2017)

Coaches

*Dr.

Percy Page John Percy Page (May 14, 1887 – March 2, 1973) was a Canadian teacher, basketball coach, provincial politician, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Early life and education Born in Rochester, New York, the son of Absalom Bell Page ...

(1978) *

Frank Baldwin Frank Dwight Baldwin (June 26, 1842 – April 22, 1923), a native of Constantine, Michigan, and born in Manchester, Michigan, is one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice. Baldwin received his first award for his actions dur ...

(1979) *Dr. Paul Thomas (1980) * Jack Donohue (1992) *

(1993) * Ken Shields (1999) *

James V. Rose James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(2001) *

John Metras John George Metras (August 29, 1940 – June 30, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1965. He previously played football at the University of Western Ontario, where his fat ...

(2002) * Jack Kenyon (2003) *

(2003)

Officials

Kitch McPherson Kitsch ( ; loanword from German) is a term applied to art and design that is perceived as naïve imitation, overly-eccentric, gratuitous, or of banal taste. The avant-garde opposed kitsch as melodramatic and superficial affiliation with t ...

(1979) * Ted Earley (1992) * John Willox (1994) *

Fred Horgan Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...

(1996) *

Bryan Nicurity Bryan may refer to: Places United States * Bryan, Arkansas * Bryan, Kentucky * Bryan, Ohio * Bryan, Texas * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming * Bryan Township (disambiguation) Facilities and structur ...

(1996) *

Bill Ritchie Bill Ritchie (1 August 1931 – 25 January 2010) was a Scottish cartoonist. He is known for work on comics published by D. C. Thomson. Biography Born in Glasgow, Ritchie attended the Glasgow School of Art, where he learnt little about cartoons ...

(1997) *

Al Rae Lara Rae (born 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland), formerly known as Al Rae, is a Canadian comedian, best known as the longtime artistic director of the Winnipeg Comedy Festival"Gender politics: Autobiographical show a step on Rae's journey". ''Winnipeg F ...

(2000) *

Ernest Quigley Ernest Cosmos Quigley (March 22, 1880 – December 10, 1960) was a Canadian-born American sports official who became notable both as a basketball referee and as an umpire in Major League Baseball. He also worked as an American football coach an ...

(2001) *

John Weiland John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(2019)

Players

Patricia Lawson Patricia Lawson (November 18, 1929 – October 10, 2019) was a Canadian multi-sport athlete and coach who played basketball, golf, speed skating, swimming, tennis and track and field. She won provincial championships in all six sports and claimed ...

(2019) *

Dianne Norman Dianne Norman (born 5 February 1971) is a Canadians, Canadian former basketball player who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in 1971 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Norman played many sports growing up includ ...

(2019) *

Joanne Sargent Joanne Sargent (born 29 October 1948) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the university level, she competed for the UBC Thunderbirds women's basketball program. Awards and hon ...

(2019) *

Mike Smrek Michael Francis Smrek (born 31 August 1962) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, and played seven seasons in the league as a backup center. ...

(2019)

Teams

Edmonton Commercial Grads Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

(1980) *1936 Olympic Ford V8's Team (1981) *

Edmonton Grads The Edmonton Grads were a Canadian women's basketball team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada active from 19121940. The team continues to hold the North American record for the women's sports team with the best winning percentage. The Grads won th ...

(1983) *1992-94 Winnipeg Wesman Women's Team (1995) *1929-30 UBC Women's Team (2006) *1976 Senior Men's Olympic Team (2007)

Multiple categories

* R. Ruby Richman (1980) *

Darlene Currie Darlene may refer to: *Darlene (given name), people with the given name Darlene *Darlene (artist) Darlene Jean Pekul (born 1954, Wisconsin), now just known as Darlene (she legally dropped her surname in 1984), is an American artist and calligra ...

(1994) *

(1994) * Derek Sankey (1994) *

Brian Heaney Brian Patrick Heaney (born September 3, 1946) is a former American professional basketball player and coach. He spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Baltimore Bullets during the 1969–70 season. Car ...

(1997) *Ron Foxcroft (1999) *

Hank Biasatti Henry Arcado Biasatti (January 14, 1922 – April 20, 1996) was an Italian-Canadian National Basketball Association player and a Major League Baseball first baseman. He is the only Canadian to play at the top professional level in both sports. E ...

(2001) *

Stanley Nantais Stanley "Red" Nantais (July 25, 1913 – January 26, 2004) was a Canadian basketball player and coach, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Biography ''Text taken from University of Windsor biography - see external link below...'' Stanley "Red" ...

(2001) * Howard Kelsey (2019)

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Sports, Canada Basketball governing bodies in Canada

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