Canada men's national under-19 basketball team
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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]
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
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| National federation | Canada Basketball | ||
| Coach | Paul Weir | ||
| FIBA Under-19 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: 2017.svg){kind=small} Bronze: 2021 | ||
| FIBA Americas U-18 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 | ||
| Medals |  Silver: 2014, 2016, 2018 Bronze: 2008, 2010, 2012 | ||
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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
editA red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
edit| Year | Position |
|---|---|
 1979 |
7th |
 1983 |
14th |
 1987 |
6th |
 1991 |
8th |
 1995 |
DNQ |
 1999 |
DNQ |
| 2003 |
DNQ |
 2007 |
10th |
 2009 |
7th |
 2011 |
11th |
 2013 |
6th |
| 2015 |
5th |
 2017 |
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| 2019 |
8th |
| 2021 |
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 2023 |
7th |
 2025 |
Qualified |
| 2027 |
TBD |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ FIBA National Federations – Canada, fiba.com, accessed 23 September 2015.
- ^ FIBA U19 men's basketball wins Canadian Press team of the year, Lori Ewing (The Canadian Press), 28 December 2017. Accessed 10 August 2020.
- ^ Barrett named MVP after winning Canada's first U19 title, fiba.com, 9 July 2017. Accessed 16 April 2020.
External links
edit- Canada Basketball official website
- Archived records of Canada team participations