1. To Play Or Not To Play With the Raptors in Minnesota on Jan 18th, one of the most burning questions of the year for Canadian basketball fans would finally get asked and answered. Will Andrew Wiggins suit up for Team Canada this summer in Victoria and potentially Tokyo? “I’m not sure. Right now my…
Another week has passed and that means another week of storylines for Canadian basketball has emerged. The Canadian Roundup is back and here to recap an eventful week for some of Canada’s brightest players.
Ed’s Note: Trying something new. The Canadian RoundUp is a new weekly column that will provide avid Canadian basketball fans with everything Canada in the NBA (and occasionally even venture out to the NCAA and basketball overseas). From the biggest storylines to breaking news to weekly power rankings, the Canadian RoundUp is the hub for…
Paul Lambert had been working at the NBA League Office in New York two months when he met David Stern. He was freelancing for the NBA coming up to a couple of years. The League Office would turn his freelance contract into a full-time one, allowing Lambert to grow professionally. After working late one night,…
With the official FIBA draws for the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments taking place this morning, the Canadian Senior Men’s National Team has learned that it will compete against a Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Greece and China in Group A in the tournament that will also see Uruguay, Czech Republic, and Turkey in Group B. Three other qualifying tournaments…
TORONTO– In the bowels of Scotiabank Arena last Saturday, you could find Greg Procino and his Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame team hard at work. It was the culmination of a grueling 16-month process. The Basketball Hall of Fame, in an effort to honour the legacy of Dr. Naismith, had successfully brought its Naismith Classic…
With 2019 coming to a close, it cannot be overstated how much basketball popularity has exploded in Canada. The Toronto Raptors won their first NBA Championship in franchise history and are continuing to show the DNA of a champion to start the 2019/2020 season. The discourse surrounding Canadian Basketball potentially qualifying to the 2020 Olympic…
Early Tuesday morning, news broke that Eli Pasquale had passed away at just 59 years old. To say that Pasquale’s death is a huge loss to the basketball community is a massive understatement. His accomplishments in the sport and for the country of Canada secures his place as one of the nation’s most celebrated athletes.…
The end result of the FIBA 2019 World Cup was not the one that was expected when the tournament began. Team Spain, with four current NBA players on the roster, beat team Argentina, whose only NBA talent was 39 year-old Luis Scola, to win the championship. Team USA, composed entirely of NBA talent, fell to…
Canada didn't have enough offense to compete with the United States
Canada's women's team is dominant thus far through the group stage of the AmeriCup
As Team Canada makes the long journey back home from China, more questions await their return than ever before. The status quo is not perfect. An initial postmortem on the few games played overseas reveals a team with great promise, but lacking the NBA talent to advance further in the competition.