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Canada men's national under-19 basketball team
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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]
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FIBA zone | FIBA Americas | ||
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National federation | Canada Basketball | ||
Coach | Paul Weir | ||
FIBA Under-19 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 | ||
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FIBA Americas U-18 Championship | |||
Appearances | 11 | ||
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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.