Canada men's national under-19 basketball team

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.

  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.