The Canadian men's national under-19 basketball team represents

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

in international under-18 and under-19 (under age 18 and under age 19) basketball competitions. They are overseen by

Canada Basketball Canada Basketball (CB) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in Canada. ...

, the governing body for basketball in Canada. The 2017 team won the

Canadian Press Team of the Year Award The Canadian Press Team of the Year Award is an annual award given to Canada's team of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press (CP) conduct a poll to determine the nation's top team of either gender. Winners See also * Lou Marsh Awar ...

, the first basketball team ever in history. A prominent member was

RJ Barrett Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks ...

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 In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

.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

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

FIBA Under-19 World Cup

References

External links

Canada Basketball official website

of Canada team participations {{National sports teams of Canada Men's national under-19 basketball teams

under Under may refer to: * "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013 * "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009 *Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer *Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer *Marie Under Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one o ...