Canada men's national basketball team

Men's national basketball team representing Canada
the men's 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 nine Olympic appearances, Canada has won one medal in basketball – a silver at the 1936 Games in Berlin. The team finished fourth in 1976 and 1984. Canada has won six medals at the FIBA AmeriCup – two silver medals in 1980 and 1999, as well as four bronze medals in 1984, 1988, 2001, and 2015. In recent decades, the team also won its first medals at the Pan American Games, a silver medal in 2015, and the FIBA World Cup, a bronze medal in 2023. The Canadian senior national team won its only gold medal at a university level tournament, the 1983 Summer Universiade, which the country hosted in Edmonton, Alberta.

As the country credited for bringing forth the inventor of the game, Canada's national team has often been a major competitor at the global stage. Through the 70s and 80s, Team Canada consistently placed among the top teams in the world. The emergence of Steve Nash gave another boost to the team in the 1990s. Yet, great performances became more scarce when he retired.

After numerous setbacks in tournament play, Canada Basketball introduced the concept of the 'Summer Core' consisting of 14 players who were willing to commit to represent Canada for three consecutive summers. This included the 2023 FIBA World Cup and participation at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where the Canadian men are making their first appearance since Nash led them to Sydney in 2000. In 2022, the Canadians participated at the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup. They finished group play in second place with a 2–1 record. In the quarter finals, Canada defeated Mexico 77–82. In the semi finals, they were defeated by Brazil 86–76. They ended the tournament finishing in 4th place, after a narrow 84–80 loss to the United States, in the third place game. Dalano Banton, one of the standouts of the tournament, was named to the All Tournament Team. On June 27, 2023, Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernández was hired to replace Nick Nurse as Team Canada's head coach. Leading up to the 2023 FIBA World Cup, Canada Basketball announced a five game exhibition series where they would play matches in Germany and Spain, against some of the top nations in the world. Canada finished the exhibition tour with a 3–2 record, which included wins over Germany and Spain, both of which were higher ranked. Canada carried their form into the group phase of the World Cup, defeating France 95–65 in the opening match. Canada finished the first group phase with a 3–0 record, and a +111 point differential, following large wins over Lebanon and Latvia. However, the team suffered their first loss of the tournament to Brazil in the first game of the second stage. The loss meant that their next match against world number one ranked Spain, was a game Canada had to win if they hoped to gain an automatic berth at the 2024 Olympics. Shai Gilgeous Alexander led a fourth quarter comeback from 12 points down, as Canada edged the defending World champions in an 88–85 victory. The win secured a quarter final spot and Canada's first Olympic berth since 2000. Canada then defeated Slovenia in the quarter final by a score of 100–89, reaching the semi finals of the World Cup for the first time. After a loss to Serbia in the semi final, Canada defeated the United States in the bronze medal game, which went to overtime and concluded 127–118. Dillon Brooks recorded a team best 39 points in the game, which secured the team's first global championship medal since 1936. Gilgeous Alexander became the first Canadian to be named to the World Cup All Tournament Team, while Brooks received the Best Defensive Player award. The team was subsequently named Team of the Year by The Canadian Press.

Year Position Tournament Host 1936 Silver Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany 1948 9 Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics London, England 1952 9 Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, Finland 1956 9 Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia 1960 — Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rome, Italy 1964 14 Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 1968 — Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico 1972 — Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, Germany 1976 4 Basketball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada 1980 Originally qualified, but later withdrew Moscow, Soviet Union 1984 4 Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, U. S. 1988 6 Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 1992 — Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 1996 — Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, U. S. 2000 7 Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 2004 — Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 2008 — Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 2012 — Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics London, England 2016 — Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2020 — Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 2024 Qualified Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics Paris, France

Year Position Tournament Host 1950 — 1950 FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires, Argentina 1954 7 1954 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1959 12 1959 FIBA World Championship Chile 1963 11 1963 FIBA World Championship Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1967 — 1967 FIBA World Championship Uruguay 1970 10 1970 FIBA World Championship Yugoslavia 1974 8 1974 FIBA World Championship Puerto Rico 1978 6 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippines 1982 6 1982 FIBA World Championship Colombia 1986 8 1986 FIBA World Championship Spain 1990 12 1990 FIBA World Championship Argentina 1994 7 1994 FIBA World Championship Toronto, Canada 1998 12 1998 FIBA World Championship Athens, Greece 2002 13 2002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis, U. S. 2006 — 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan 2010 22 2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey 2014 — 2014 FIBA World Cup Spain 2019 21 2019 FIBA World Cup China 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup Philippines, Japan and Indonesia 2027 To be determined 2027 FIBA World Cup Qatar

Year Position Tournament Host 1980 1980 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico 1984 1984 Tournament of the Americas São Paulo, Brazil 1988 1988 Tournament of the Americas Montevideo, Uruguay 1989 5 1989 Tournament of the Americas Mexico City, Mexico 1992 5 1992 Tournament of the Americas Portland, U. S. 1993 7 1993 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico 1995 4 1995 Tournament of the Americas Neuquén, Argentina 1997 5 1997 Tournament of the Americas Montevideo, Uruguay 1999 1999 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico 2001 2001 Tournament of the Americas Neuquén, Argentina 2003 4 2003 Tournament of the Americas San Juan, Puerto Rico 2005 9 2005 FIBA Americas Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2007 5 2007 FIBA Americas Championship Las Vegas, U. S. 2009 4 2009 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico 2011 6 2011 FIBA Americas Championship Mar del Plata, Argentina 2013 6 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela 2015 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico City, Mexico 2017 8 2017 FIBA AmeriCup Argentina/Colombia/Uruguay 2022 4 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Recife, Brazil 2025 To be determined 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Managua, Nicaragua

Year Position Tournament Host 1951 — Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 1955 — Basketball at the 1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 1959 5 Basketball at the 1959 Pan American Games Chicago, U. S. 1963 6 Basketball at the 1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil 1967 9 Basketball at the 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 1971 8 Basketball at the 1971 Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 1975 6 Basketball at the 1975 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 1979 5 Basketball at the 1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 1983 4 Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1987 5 Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, U. S. 1991 9 Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1995 — Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1999 5 Basketball at the 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 2003 7 Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2007 7 Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011 6 Basketball at the 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2015 Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2019 — Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2023 Withdrew Basketball at the 2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.