Tag: Canada NT
Nick Nurse remains head coach of Canada for another three years
Nick Nurse will remain the head coach of Canada for another three years, after signing a contract extension until the 2024 Olympic Games in...
Czech Republic stuns Canada in OT to advance to Victoria’s Qualifying Tournament Final
Czech Republic had an incredible night in Victoria, where they stunned Canada as they claimed an overtime 103-101 victory to proceed to the Olympic...
RJ Barrett, Andrew Wiggins lead Canada past Greece in Olympic Qualifying Tournament opener
RJ Barrett and Andrew Wiggins were the best players of Canada in the 91-97 win over Greece in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament opener. The two...
Canada’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker: “I can’t be any more thankful to represent my country”
Canada guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker is hoping to build on his improved sophomore season in the NBA during this summer’s FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The...
Andrew Wiggins, RJ Barrett headline 19-man preliminary roster of Canada for the Olympic Qualifying...
Andrew Wiggins and RJ Barrett headline the list of the Canadian players that will participate in the training camp for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. 19...
Canada announces 21-man roster for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament training camp
Canada officially announced the 21 players that will participate in the training camp for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The training camp of Canada will...
Andrew Wiggins set to play for Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Andrew Wiggins expressed his willingness to play for Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in late June - early July (June 29 - July...
Thunder’s Lu Dort interested in playing for Canada at Olympic qualifiers
Oklahoma City Thunder wing Luguentz Dort has expressed interest in potentially playing for Team Canada this summer at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. "Team Canada,...
Canada could skip FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers
The Canadian men's national basketball team may be forced to miss the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers later this month due to COVID-19 concerns. Canada is currently...
Nick Nurse ‘100 Percent Committed’ to coach Canada NT
Nick Nurse is 100 percent committed to coach team Canada in 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Canada was about to hosting a qualifying tournament in Victoria...
Canada pulls its athletes from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
If the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games take place this summer as originally scheduled, there will be no Canadian athletes competing. The Canadian Olympic Committee issued...
Canadian Olympic Committee refuses to send athletes in Tokyo for the Olympic Games
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced that they won't send their teams to the Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo. The coronavirus pandemic has put...
Canada’s national team to play in an All-Stars game
While basketball is yet to reach the heights in the Great White North as it has in the United States, it is still an...
Nick Nurse believes Andrew Wiggins will play for Team Canada this summer
Nick Nurse expressed his confidence that forward Andrew Wiggins will play for Team Canada this summer. The head coach of the Toronto Raptors is also...
Knicks’ RJ Barrett to join Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament
New York Knicks forward RJ Barrett plans to play for Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament next summer. "One-hundred percent I plan to play for...
A record breaking 2019 FIBA World Cup
Several individual and team records were matched and broken at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Here are the team records of note: Spain -...
World Cup classification games roundup – September 7th
New Zealand, Canada, Turkey and Germany won in their first games of World Cup classification round (17th until 32nd place). Team of New Zealand won...
Canada set new FIBA Basketball World Cup record
Canada made 24 three-pointers in their triumph over Jordan, setting a new three-point record in the history of the Basketball World Cup. The Canadians shot...
