The Canadian men's national under-19 basketball team represents
Canada
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in international under-18 and under-19 (under age 18 and under age 19) basketball competitions. They are overseen by
Canada Basketball
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, the governing body for
basketball in Canada.
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
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, where he became the tournament's
MVP
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.
Barrett named MVP after winning Canada's first U19 title
fiba.com, 9 July 2017. Accessed 16 April 2020. 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
''A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Canada''
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
See also
*Canada men's national basketball team
The Canadian men's national basketball team represents Canada in international basketball competitions since 1923. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body of basketball in Canada. The team's head coach is Nick Nurse and its ge ...
* Canada national under-17 basketball team
* Canada women's national under-19 basketball team
References
External links
Canada Basketball official website
of Canada team participations
{{National sports teams of Canada
Men's national under-19 basketball teams
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