The Canada men's national basketball team () represents

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in international

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competitions since 1923. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body for basketball in Canada. In 10 Olympic appearances,

has won one medal in basketball – a silver at the 1936 Games in

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. The team finished fourth in

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and

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. Canada has won six medals at the

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– two silver medals in

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and

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, as well as four bronze medals in

, 1988,

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, and

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. In recent decades, the team also won its first medals at the

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, a silver medal in

, and the

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, a bronze medal in

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. The Canadian senior national team won its only gold medal at a university-level tournament, the 1983 Summer Universiade, which the country hosted in

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History

Early years

As the country credited for bringing forth the inventor of the game, Canada's national team has often been a major competitor at the global stage. The

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basketball team in 1947–48 and 1951–52 coached by John P. Metras, were the first university team to compete in the trials to select the national team. Through the 70s and 80s, Team Canada consistently placed among the top teams in the world. The emergence of Steve Nash gave another boost to the team in the 1990s. Yet, great performances became more scarce when he retired.

2009–2016

Canada began the new cycle entering the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship. Canada advanced to the quarterfinals, after posting a 2–2 record in the Preliminary round. A

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loss to

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on the final day of group play meant that the winner of the Canada-

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game would advance to the semifinals. Canada would go on to defeat them 76–80. In the semi-finals, Canada would lose to top-seeded

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73–65. By finishing in the top four, this guaranteed the team a place in the 2010 FIBA World Championship held in Turkey. Canada unfortunately finished last (6th) of the Group D, and got ranked 22nd of the

. Critics blamed the absence of Steve Nash, Samuel Dalembert, Jamaal Magloire and Matt Bonner for Canada's disappointing performance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Ambitions to gather Canada's most outstanding basketball players for the 2010 squad failed as Nash retired from the national team in 2007, Bonner did not get his citizenship in time, Dalembert was cut from the team after issues with former head coach Rautins and Magloire simply opted not to play. With a spot at the

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up for grabs, Canada entered the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship with aspiration of making the quarterly tournament for the first time since 2000. Canada would ultimately bow out in the Second round of group play, and miss out on both a direct ticket to Beijing and the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. On May 9, 2012, Steve Nash was named

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of the national team of Canada. After a disappointing showing at the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, Team Canada would not find success until the

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. In the tournament, Canada advanced to the semi-finals where they were defeated by

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in a nail-bitting 78–79 loss. In the third-place game, they would defeat

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87–86 to claim the bronze medal. With there 3rd place showing at the FIBA Americas Championship, Canada qualified to the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila. Needing to finish first to qualify for the Olympics in

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, Canada would advance all the way to the finals to face

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. In front of a crown of 13,000, at the Mall of Asia Arena, Canada would fall 74–83 and miss out on yet another Summer Olympics.

2017–2020

After failing to qualify for the Olympics, Canada participated at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup in South America. The team was composed mostly of non-NBA players, and ended group play with a 1–2 record. The poor performance led them to finishing in 8th place. The Canadians made their debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, winning a silver medal. With the approaching 2019 FIBA World Cup, Rowan Barrett hired

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head coach Nick Nurse to coach Team Canada through the World Cup and possibly the

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in Tokyo. The team withdrew from its

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

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. As a consequence on January 20, 2021, the

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docked the team a point in the standings in addition to a 160,000 Swiss francs fine levied against Canada Basketball. At the 18th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, Canada was drawn in Group H, with

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, and

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. Canada finished in 21st place, their second worst showing at the men's international tournament. Canada had one last change to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, participating at the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Victoria. Canada began the Preliminary round finishing with a 2–0 record, advancing to the semi-finals where they would face Czech Republic. A closely fought game, Canada would ultimately fall 101–103 in OT, missing out on the Summer Games for a 5th straight tournament. RogersCentre Toronto Sept1-05

2021–present

After numerous setbacks in tournament play, Canada Basketball introduced the concept of the 'Summer Core' consisting of 14 players who were willing to commit to represent Canada for three consecutive summers. This included the 2023 FIBA World Cup and participation at the

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, where the Canadian men are making their first appearance since Nash led them to

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in 2000. In 2022, the Canadians participated at the 19th edition of the

. They finished group play in second place with a 2–1 record. In the quarter-finals, Canada defeated

77–82. In the semi-finals, they were defeated by

86–76. They ended the tournament finishing in 4th place, after a narrow 84–80 loss to the

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, in the third place game. Dalano Banton, one of the standouts of the tournament, was named to the All-Tournament Team. On June 27, 2023,

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assistant coach Jordi Fernández was hired to replace Nick Nurse as Team Canada's head coach. Leading up to the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Canada Basketball announced a five-game exhibition series where they would play matches in Germany and Spain, against some of the top nations in the world. Canada finished the exhibition tour with a 3–2 record, which included wins over

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and

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, both of which were higher-ranked. Canada carried their form into the group phase of the World Cup, defeating France 95–65 in the opening match. Canada finished the first group phase with a 3–0 record, and a +111 point differential, following large wins over

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and

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. However, the team suffered their first loss of the tournament to Brazil in the first game of the second stage. The loss meant that their next match against world number one ranked Spain, was a game Canada had to win if they hoped to gain an automatic berth at the 2024 Olympics.

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led a fourth quarter comeback from 12 points down, as Canada edged the defending World champions in an 88–85 victory. The win secured a quarter-final spot and Canada's first Olympic berth since 2000. Canada then defeated

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in the quarter-final by a score of 100–89, reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time. After a loss to

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in the semi-final, Canada defeated the

in the bronze medal game, which went to overtime and concluded 127–118. Dillon Brooks recorded a team-best 39 points in the game, which secured the team's first global championship medal since 1936. Gilgeous-Alexander became the first Canadian to be named to the World Cup All-Tournament Team, while Brooks received the Best Defensive Player award. The team was subsequently named Team of the Year by

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. Canada entered the 2024 Paris Olympics, its first Olympic tournament in 24 years, as one of the favorites for a medal, with its roster including most of its stars from the World Cup as well as additions such as NBA champion Jamal Murray. After a strong unbeaten performance in the group stage with

and

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, which was deemed the "group of death" by experts, Canada was surprisingly eliminated in the quarterfinals by hosts

. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named to the tournament's All-Second Team.

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

FIBA World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

Pan American Games

Commonwealth Games

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– Silver

FIBA Diamond Ball

*2000 – 4th place

Marchand Continental Championship Cup

*2007 – 3rd place *2009 – 3rd place *2011 – 4th place *2013 – 5th place *2015 – Champions Gold medal with cup

Summer Universiade

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– Gold

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

– Bronze

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

– Silver

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

– Silver

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

– Bronze

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

– Silver

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

– Bronze

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

– Bronze

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

– Silver

Team

Current roster

Roster for the

Depth chart

Position	Starter	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Reserves
C	Dwight Powell	Zach Edey	Kelly Olynyk	Mfiondu Kabengele	Khem Birch
PF	Andrew Wiggins	Lugenutz Dort	Brandon Clarke	Trey Lyles	Chris Boucher
SF	RJ Barrett	Dillon Brooks	Oshae Brissett	Melvin Ejim	Eugene Omoruyi
SG	Bennedict Mathurin	Shaedon Sharpe	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Dalano Banton	Caleb Houstan
PG	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Jamal Murray	Andrew Nembhard	Cory Joseph	Kevin Pangos

Head coaches

Past rosters

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: finished 2nd of 21 teams Gordon Aitchison, Ian Allison, Arthur Chapman, Charles Chapman, Edward Dawson, Irving Meretsky, Douglas Peden,

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, Malcolm Wiseman were awarded silver medals for having played in at least one match during the tournament. Reserves John Dawson, Alphonse Freer, Donald Grey, Stanley Nantais, Robert Osborne, Thomas Pendlebury, and coach Gordon Fuller were not awarded medals.

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

: finished 9th of 23 teams Ole Bakken, Bill Bell, David Bloomfield, Dave Campbell, Harry Kermode, Bennie Lands, Pat McGeer, Reid Mitchell, Mort Morein, Nev Munro, Bob Scarr, Cy Strulovitch, Sol Tolchinsky, Murray Waxman. (Coach: Bob Osborne)

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

: finished 9th of 23 teams Ralph Campbell, William Coulthard, James Curren, Charles Dalton, William Pataky, Glenn Pettinger, Robert Phibbs, Bernard Pickel, Carl Ridd, Robert Simpson, Harry Wade, George Wearring, Roy Williams. (Player/Coach: Paul Thomas)

1954 FIBA World Championship The 1954 FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball ...

: finished 7th of 12 teams Roy Burkett, Ken Callis, George Delkers, Doug Gresham, Herb Olafson, Wally Parobec, Carl Ridd, Andy Spack, Mike Spack, Ralph Watts. (Coach: Jim Bulloch)

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

: finished 9th of 15 teams Ronald Bissett, Doug Brinham, Mel Brown, Bob Burtwell, Edward Lucht, Don Macintosh, John McLeod, Coulter Osborne, Bernard Pickel, Ron Stuart, George Stulac, Ed Wild. (Coach: Lance Hudson) 1959 FIBA World Championship: finished 12th of 13 teams Doug Brinham, Al Brown, Bob Burtwell, Ed Lucht, Ed Malecki, John McLeod, Peter Mullins, Lance Stephens, Logan Tait, Brian Upson, Ed Wild. (Coach: Fred Collen) 1963 FIBA World Championship: finished 11th of 13 teams Harry Blacker, Neil Dirom, Gordon Fester, Ken Galanchuk, Bob Inglis, Ken Larsen, Jack Lilja, Bill McDonald, Lance Stephens, Logan Tait, Dave Way, Al West. (Coach: Bob Hamilton)

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

: finished 14th of 16 teams Walter Birtles, John Dacyshyn, Rolly Goldring, Keith Hartley, Barry Howson, Fred Ingaldson, James Maguire, John McKibbon, Warren Reynolds, Ruby Richman, George Stulac, Joe Stulac. (Coach: Ruby Richman) 1970 FIBA World Championship: finished 10th of 13 teams John Barton, Alex Braiden, John Cassidy, Rod Cox, Bruce Dempster, Barry Howson, Terry MacKay, Bob Molinski, Dave Murphy, Bill Robinson, Derek Sankey, Ron Thorsen. (Coach: Peter Mullins) 1972 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament: finished 6th of 12 teams John Cassidy, Tom Kieswetter, Terry McKay, Jamie Russell, Derek Sankey, Gary Smith, Ron Thorsen, Phil Tollestrup, Tim Tollestrup, Bob Town, Ted Stoesz, Ross Wedlake. (Coach: Jack Donohue) 1974 FIBA World Championship: finished 8th of 14 teams Alex Devlin, Lars Hansen, Ken McKenzie, Michael Moser, Romel Raffin, George Rautins, Martin Riley, Jamie Russell, Bob Sharpe, Robert Stewart, Phil Tollestrup. (Coach: Jack Donohue)

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: finished 4th of 12 teams John Cassidy, Alex Devlin, Cameron Hall, Lars Hansen, Romel Raffin, Martin Riley, Bill Robinson, Jamie Russell, Derek Sankey, Bob Sharpe, Phil Tollestrup, Bob Town. (Coach: Jack Donohue) 1978 FIBA World Championship: finished 6th of 14 teams Steve Atkin, Tom Bishop, John Cassidy, Tom Kappos, Howard Kelsey, Ross Quakenbush, Leo Rautins, Martin Riley, Jamie Russell, Peter Ryan, Jay Triano, Jim Zoet. (Coach: Jack Donohue)

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: finished 2nd of 7 teams Tom Bishop, Reni Dolcetti, Varouj Gurunlian, Howard Kelsey, Perry Mirkovich, Ross Quackenbush, Romel Raffin, Leo Rautins, Martin Riley, Doc Ryan, Jay Triano, Jim Zoet. (Coach: Jack Donohue) 1982 FIBA World Championship: finished 6th of 12 teams Ron Crevier, Stewart Granger, Gerald Kazanowski, Howard Kelsey, Ken Larson, Dan Meagher, Eli Pasquale, Leo Rautins,

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, Jay Triano, Bill Wennington, Greg Wiltjer. (Coach: Jack Donohue) 1983 Summer Universiade: finished 1st of 16 teams Kelly Dukeshire, John Hatch, Gord Herbert, Gerald Kazanowski, Howard Kelsey, Dan Meagher, Eli Pasquale, Tony Simms, Karl Tilleman, Jay Triano, Bill Wennington, Greg Wiltjer. (Coach: Jack Donohue) 1984 Tournament of the Americas: finished 3rd of 9 teams John Hatch, Gord Herbert, Gerald Kazanowski, Howard Kelsey, Dan Meagher, Eli Pasquale, Romel Raffin, Tony Simms, Karl Tilleman, Jay Triano, Bill Wennington, Greg Wiltjer. (Coach: Jack Donohue)

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

: finished 4th of 12 teams John Hatch, Gord Herbert, Gerald Kazanowski, Howard Kelsey, Dan Meagher, Eli Pasquale, Romel Raffin, Tony Simms, Karl Tilleman, Jay Triano, Bill Wennington, Greg Wiltjer. (Coach: Jack Donohue) 1986 FIBA World Championship: finished 8th of 24 teams Gerry Besselink, John Hatch, Gord Herbert, Gerald Kazanowski, Howard Kelsey, Barry Mungar, Dan Meagher, Eli Pasquale, Tony Simms, Jay Triano, David Turcotte, Greg Wiltjer. (Coach: Jack Donohue) 1988 Tournament of the Americas: finished 3rd of 7 teams Barry Bekkedam, Norm Clarke, John Hatch, Alan Kristmanson, Barry Mungar, Eli Pasquale, Romel Raffin, Karl Tilleman, Jay Triano, David Turcotte, Wayne Yearwood, Dwight Walton. (Coach: Jack Donohue)

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

: finished 6th of 12 teams Norm Clarke, John Hatch, Gerald Kazanowski, Alan Kristmanson, Barry Mungar, Eli Pasquale, Romel Raffin, Karl Tilleman, Jay Triano, David Turcotte, Wayne Yearwood, Dwight Walton. (Coach: Jack Donohue)

1989 Tournament of the Americas The 1989 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Mexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played in Mexico City. This FIBA AmeriCup was ...

: finished 5th of 10 teams Cord Clemons, Stewart Granger, John Karpis, Gerald Kazanowski, Alan Kristmanson, Spencer McKay, Phil Ohl, Eli Pasquale, Rob Samuels,

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, Leo Rautins, David Turcotte. (Coach: Ken Shields) 1990 FIBA World Championship: finished 11th of 16 teams Rick Fox, Stewart Granger, J.D. Jackson, Gerald Kazanowski, Martin Keane, Dan Meagher, Phil Ohl, Eli Pasquale,

Tony Simms Tony Simms (born 16 February 1959) is a Canadian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References External links

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, Andrew Steinfeld, Dwight Walton, Jim Zoet. (Coach: Ken Shields) 1992 Tournament of the Americas: finished 5th of 10 teams J.D. Jackson, Martin Keane, Gerald Kazanowski, Al Kristmanson, Ronn McMahon, Phil Ohl, Leo Rautins, Mike Smrek, Jay Triano, David Turcotte, Bill Wennington, Trevor Williams, Greg Wiltjer. (Coach: Ken Shields) 1993 Tournament of the Americas: finished 7th of 10 teams Rowan Barrett, Jeff Foreman, Kory Hallas, Cordell Llewellyn, Ronn McMahon, Steve Nash, William Njoku, David Turcotte, Sean Van Koughnett, Joey Vickery, Dwight Walton, Rob Wilson (Coach: Ken Shields) 1994 FIBA World Championship: finished 7th of 16 teams Rick Fox, Kory Hallas, J.D. Jackson, Martin Keane, Spencer McKay, Ronn McMahon, Steve Nash, William Njoku, Mike Smrek, Joey Vickery, Dwight Walton, Greg Wiltjer. (Coach: Ken Shields) 1995 Tournament of the Americas: finished 4th of 10 teams Bobby Allen, Phil Dixon, Kory Hallas, Sherman Hamilton, Martin Keane, Michael Meeks, Steve Nash, William Njoku, Joey Vickery, Dwight Walton, Greg Wiltjer, Wayne Yearwood. (Coach: Steve Konchalski) 1997 Tournament of the Americas: finished 5th of 10 teams Rowan Barrett, Pascal Fleury, Sherman Hamilton, Martin Keane, Michael Meeks, Steve Nash, William Njoku, Eli Pasquale, Peter Van Elswyk, Joey Vickery, Rob Wilson, Wayne Yearwood. (Coach: Steve Konchalski) 1998 FIBA World Championship: finished 12th of 16 teams Rowan Barrett, David Daniels, Greg Francis, Peter Guarasci, Kory Hallas, Sherman Hamilton, Martin Keane, Todd MacCulloch, Michael Meeks, Greg Newton, William Njoku, Joey Vickery. (Coach: Steve Konchalski) 1999 Tournament of the Americas: finished 2nd of 10 teams Richard Elias Anderson, Rowan Barrett, Peter Guarasci, Sherman Hamilton, Andrew Mavis, Todd MacCulloch, Jordie McTavish, Michael Meeks, Steve Nash ( Tournament MVP), Greg Newton, Shawn Swords, Keith Vassell (Coach: Jay Triano)

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

: finished 7th of 12 teams Rowan Barrett, David Daniels, Greg Francis, Peter Guarasci, Sherman Hamilton, Eric Hinrichsen, Todd MacCulloch, Andrew Mavis, Michael Meeks, Steve Nash, Greg Newton, Shawn Swords. (Coach: Jay Triano) 2001 Tournament of the Americas: finished 3rd of 10 teams David Daniels, Peter Guarasci, Sherman Hamilton, Kevin Jobity, Prosper Karangwa, Andrew Kwiatkowski, Todd MacCulloch, Michael Meeks, Steve Nash, Jerome Robinson, Shawn Swords, Dean Walker. (Coach: Jay Triano) 2002 FIBA World Championship: finished 13th of 16 teams Richard Elias Anderson, Rowan Barrett, Titus Channer, Sherman Hamilton, Kevin Jobity, Prosper Karangwa, Michael Meeks, Greg Meldrum, Steve Ross, Shawn Swords, Dave Thomas, Novell Thomas. (Coach: Jay Triano) 2003 Tournament of the Americas: finished 4th of 10 teams Rowan Barrett, Denham Brown, Greg Francis, Peter Guarasci, Prosper Karangwa, Mike King, Andrew Kwiatkowski, Steve Nash ( Tournament MVP), Greg Newton, Novell Thomas, Jesse Young. (Coach: Jay Triano) 2005 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 9th of 10 teams Jermaine Anderson, Richard Elias Anderson, Denham Brown, Jermaine Bucknor, Nathan Doornekamp, Carl English, James Gillingham, Kevin Jobity, Levon Kendall, Vidal Massiah, Juan Mendez, Randall Nohr. (Coach: Leo Rautins) 2007 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 5th of 10 teams Jermaine Anderson, Ryan Bell, Denham Brown, Samuel Dalembert, Carl English, Olu Famutimi, Levon Kendall, Vladimir Kuljanin, Juan Mendez, Andy Rautins, David Thomas, Jesse Young. (Coach: Leo Rautins) 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men: finished 5th of 8 teams Jermaine Anderson, Joel Anthony, Rowan Barrett, Ransford Brempong, Samuel Dalembert, Aaron Doornekamp, Carl English, Olu Famutimi, Levon Kendall, Tyler Kepkay, Andy Rautins, David Thomas. (Coach: Leo Rautins) 2009 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 4th of 10 teams Jermaine Anderson, Joel Anthony, Ryan Bell, Jermaine Bucknor, Aaron Doornekamp, Carl English, Olu Famutimi, Levon Kendall, Tyler Kepkay, Kyle Landry, Andy Rautins, Jesse Young. (Coach: Leo Rautins) 2010 FIBA World Championship: finished 22nd of 24 teams Jermaine Anderson, Joel Anthony, Ryan Bell, Denham Brown, Jermaine Bucknor, Aaron Doornekamp, Olu Famutimi, Levon Kendall, Kelly Olynyk, Andy Rautins, Robert Sacre, Jevohn Shepherd. (Coach: Leo Rautins) 2011 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 6th of 10 teams Jermaine Anderson, Joel Anthony, Denham Brown, Aaron Doornekamp, Carl English, Jeff Ferguson, Cory Joseph, Levon Kendall, Kelly Olynyk, Andy Rautins, Jevohn Shepherd, Jesse Young. (Coach: Leo Rautins) 2013 FIBA Americas Championship: finished 6th of 10 teams Jermaine Anderson, Joel Anthony, Junior Cadougan, Aaron Doornekamp, Brady Heslip, Cory Joseph, Devoe Joseph, Levon Kendall, Andrew Nicholson, Andy Rautins, Jevohn Shepherd, Tristan Thompson. (Coach: Jay Triano)

2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ...

: finished 2nd of 8 teams Anthony Bennett, Sim Bhullar, Dillon Brooks, Junior Cadougan, Aaron Doornekamp, Melvin Ejim, Carl English, Brady Heslip, Daniel Mullings, Jamal Murray, Andrew Nicholson, Kyle Wiltjer. (Coach: Jay Triano)

: finished 3rd of 10 teams Anthony Bennett, Aaron Doornekamp, Melvin Ejim, Brady Heslip, Cory Joseph, Andrew Nicholson, Kelly Olynyk, Dwight Powell, Robert Sacre, Philip Scrubb,

Nik Stauskas Nikolas Tomas Stauskas (born October 7, 1993) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Stauskas played two seasons of college basketball for the Mi ...

, Andrew Wiggins. (Coach: Jay Triano) 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila: finished 2nd of 6 teams Joel Anthony, Anthony Bennett, Khem Birch, Melvin Ejim, Tyler Ennis,

, Brady Heslip, Cory Joseph, Levon Kendall, Philip Scrubb, Thomas Scrubb, Tristan Thompson. (Coach: Jay Triano) 2017 FIBA AmeriCup: finished 8th of 12 teams Richard Amardi, Jermaine Anderson, Joel Anthony, Murphy Burnatowski, Junior Cadougan, Ammanuel Diressa, Grandy Glaze, Olivier Hanlan, Brady Heslip, Andrew Nicholson, Dyshawn Pierre, Xavier Rathan-Mayes. (Coach: Roy Rana) 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup: finished 21st of 32 teams Khem Birch, Melvin Ejim, Brady Heslip, Cory Joseph, Kaza Kajami-Keane, Owen Klassen, Conor Morgan, Andrew Nembhard, Kevin Pangos, Phil Scrubb, Thomas Scrubb, Kyle Wiltjer. (Coach: Nick Nurse) 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Victoria: finished 3rd of 6 teams Nickeil Alexander-Walker, RJ Barrett, Trae Bell-Haynes, Anthony Bennett, Aaron Doornekamp, Luguentz Dort, Cory Joseph, Trey Lyles, Mychal Mulder, Andrew Nicholson, Dwight Powell, Andrew Wiggins. (Coach: Nick Nurse) 2022 FIBA AmeriCup: finished 4th of 12 teams Jahvon Blair, Maurice Calloo, Trae Bell-Haynes, Jaylen Babb-Harrison, Kadre Gray, Devonte Bandoo, Kalif Young, Abu Kigab, Chad Posthumus, Lloyd Pandi, Dalano Banton, Thomas Kennedy. (Coach: Nate Mitchell) 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup: finished 3rd of 32 teams Luguentz Dort, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Melvin Ejim, Dwight Powell, RJ Barrett, Kyle Alexander, Kelly Olynyk, Zach Edey, Philip Scrubb, Dillon Brooks, Trae Bell-Haynes. (Coach: Jordi Fernández)

: finished 5th of 12 teams Luguentz Dort, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Melvin Ejim, Jamal Murray, Dwight Powell, Trey Lyles, RJ Barrett, Kelly Olynyk, Andrew Nembhard, Dillon Brooks, Khem Birch. (Coach: Jordi Fernández)

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FIBA ProfileUSBasket.com – Canada Men National Team
of Canada team participations {{DEFAULTSORT:Canada National Men's Basketball Team Men's national basketball teams 1936 establishments in Canada National sports teams established in 1936

History

Early years

2009–2016

2017–2020

2021–present

Results and fixtures

2024

2025

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

FIBA World Cup

FIBA AmeriCup

Pan American Games

Commonwealth Games

FIBA Diamond Ball

Marchand Continental Championship Cup

Summer Universiade

Team

Current roster

Depth chart

Head coaches

Past rosters

See also

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