The Canadian men's national under-19 basketball team represents
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
in international under-18 and under-19 (under age 18 and under age 19) basketball competitions. They are overseen by
Canada Basketball
Canada Basketball is the governing body for basketball in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the federation is a full member of FIBA and governs Canadian basketball at the international, professional, and amateur levels, including: the ...
, the governing body for
basketball in Canada.
The 2017 team won the
Canadian Press Team of the Year Award, becoming the first basketball team to win the award.
A prominent member was
RJ Barrett
Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks af ...
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
MVP most commonly refers to:
* Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition
* Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering
MVP may also refer to:
...
.
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
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FIBA Under-19 World Cup
FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
See also
* Canada men's national basketball team
The Canada men's national basketball team () represents Canada in international basketball competitions since 1923. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body for basketball in Canada.
In 10 Olympic appearances, Canada has wo ...
* Canada men's national under-17 basketball team
* Canada women's national under-19 basketball team
References
External links
Canada Basketball official website
Archived records
of Canada team participations
{{National sports teams of Canada
basketball
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Men's national under-19 basketball teams
1979 establishments in Canada
National sports teams established in 1979