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Canada men's national under-19 basketball team

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Canada Canada
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationCanada Basketball
CoachPaul Weir
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Appearances12
Medals Gold: 2017
Bronze: 2021
FIBA Americas U-18 Championship
Appearances11
Medals Silver: 2014, 2016, 2018
Bronze: 2008, 2010, 2012

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.[1]

The 2017 team won the Canadian Press Team of the Year Award, becoming the first basketball team to win the award.[2]

A prominent member was RJ Barrett who helped his country win the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, where he became the tournament's MVP.[3] 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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A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Canada

FIBA Under-19 World Cup

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Year Position
Brazil 1979 7th
Spain 1983 14th
Italy 1987 6th
Canada 1991 8th
Greece 1995 DNQ
Portugal 1999 DNQ
Greece 2003 DNQ
Serbia 2007 10th
New Zealand 2009 7th
Latvia 2011 11th
Czech Republic 2013 6th
Greece 2015 5th
Egypt 2017
Greece 2019 8th
Latvia 2021
Hungary 2023 7th
Switzerland 2025 Qualified
Czech Republic 2027 TBD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ FIBA National Federations – Canada, fiba.com, accessed 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ FIBA U19 men's basketball wins Canadian Press team of the year, Lori Ewing (The Canadian Press), 28 December 2017. Accessed 10 August 2020.
  3. ^ Barrett named MVP after winning Canada's first U19 title, fiba.com, 9 July 2017. Accessed 16 April 2020.
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