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 Basketball in Canada dates back to the 20th century. Basketball is played year-round by men and women and various levels of competition. Several professional basketball leagues have teams based in Canada. History James Naismith, a Canadian who mov ...

. The 2017 team won the Canadian Press Team of the Year Award, the first basketball team ever in history. A prominent member was RJ Barrett who helped his country win the

2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball champi ...

, where he became the tournament's MVP.Barrett named MVP after winning Canada's first U19 title
fiba.com, 9 July 2017. Accessed 16 April 2020. The head coach

Roy Rana Roy Rana (born December 8, 1968) is a Canadian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Kyoto Hannaryz of the B.League and head coach of the Egyptian men's national basketball team. Rana served as head coach for Canada's Seni ...

in later years would become an NBA assistant coach and Head Coach of the Egyptian men's national basketball team.

Competitive record

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Competitive record

FIBA Under-19 World Cup

See also