Canada men's national basketball team
Canada's basketball journey from 1923 to Olympic return in 2024.
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The team earned its first global championship medal since 1936 by winning bronze at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[1] After a 24-year absence, Canada participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics and was defeated in the quarter-final round by the host nation, France.[2]
Life and work
The team withdrew from FIBA AmeriCup qualifying games in November 2020 on medical advice due to COVID-19 risks.[3] FIBA docked Canada a point and fined Canada Basketball 160,000 Swiss francs for missing those games.[3] Canada finished the 2023 World Cup with a bronze medal, defeating the United States 127–118 in overtime.[4][1] During the 1947–48 and 1951–52 seasons, the Western Mustangs, under head coach John P. Metras, became the initial university program to participate in national team selection trials.[5]
The disappointing 2010 world championship outcome was attributed by observers to the unavailability of Steve Nash, Samuel Dalembert, Jamaal Magloire, and Matt Bonner.[6] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Canada participated for the first time and earned a silver medal.[7] Jordi Fernández, an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings, was appointed as the new head coach of Team Canada on June 27, 2023, succeeding Nick Nurse.[8]
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Samuel Dalembert said a dispute with head coach Leo Rautins at the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament led to him being thrown off the team.[9] Dalembert stated he was open to playing for Canada in the future despite his negative first experience.[9] Nick Nurse backed Canada Basketball's decision to withdraw from games during the pandemic, calling it understandable.[10] Canada Basketball said the FIBA fine would divert funds from grassroots programs and high-performance competitions.[10]
Rautins emphasized the necessity of playing without mistakes, yet the 2010 World Championship squad was affected by injuries and a stomach illness.[11]
References
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Canada holds off U.S. to win bronze at men's Basketball World Cup in OT", CBC Sports, September 10, 2023; "Dennis Schroder named FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Tissot MVP", FIBA, September 10, 2023; "World Cup 2023 All-Second Team, Best Coach and Best Defensive Player Awards revealed", FIBA, September 10, 2023; Ibrahim, "Canadian men's basketball squad wins CP team of the year after historic 2023", CTV News, December 29, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gilgeous-Alexander, Murray to lead NBA-experienced Canadian Olympic team in Paris", CBC / The Canadian Press; Baraheni, "Canada's Pursuit Of Olympic Glory To Be Tested By 'Group Of Death'", Forbes; "Canada's 'Group of Death,' explained: Inside men's team's tough path to medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics Sporting News Canada", www.sportingnews.com, 2024-07-08; "Doing it the French way: Hosts eliminate unbeaten Canada", www.fiba.basketball, 2024-08-06; "Gilgeous-Alexander, Bogdanovic, F. Wagner, Yabusele, Antetokounm en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "'Out of the blue': Canada Basketball blindsided by FIBA sanctions, $227K fine CBC Sports"; "Canada Basketball to appeal FIBA sanctions; fined for missing games during pandemic", Sportsnet.ca (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Down go the champs: Canada knock out Spain in thriller", Canada Basketball, September 3, 2023; Grange, "Gilgeous-Alexander raising Canada's ceiling one signature moment at a time", Sportsnet, September 6, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lovegrove, "Limit government support says college professor", The Hamilton Spectator, March 14, 1970, p. 13 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Kings' Dalembert unloads on Canadian basketball program", Nationalpost.com; "Nash all but rules out playing for Canada", Thestar.com; Alter, "Canada limping to World Championships", The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2010; "Kings' Dalembert unloads on Canadian basketball program", Nationalpost.com; Alter, "Canada limping to World Championships", The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2010 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Canada settles for men's basketball silver at Commonwealth Games", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Canada men's national basketball team" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sacramento Kings' Jordi Fernandez to replace Nick Nurse as Canada's head coach", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, June 27, 2023; "Who is Jordi Fernandez? Canada national team picks Kings coach to replace Nick Nurse", June 27, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Kings' Dalembert unloads on Canadian basketball program", Nationalpost.com. facts only, no text reused. nationalpost.com
- "Canada Basketball to appeal FIBA sanctions; fined for missing games during pandemic", Sportsnet.ca. facts only, no text reused. sportsnet.ca
- Alter, "Canada limping to World Championships", The Globe and Mail, June 24, 2010. facts only, no text reused. theglobeandmail.com
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