Canada opens the 3×3 World Cup basketball tournament with pair of wins
BOCAUE, Philippines — Canada kicked off the FIBA 3×3 World Cup basketball tournament Saturday with a pair of victories over Mongolia and Russia.
Steve Sir, Jermaine Bucknor, Michael Lieffers and Michael Linklater topped Mongolia 21-15 to begin the day, then followed it up with a 20-17 victory over No. 3 Russia.
“Winning when you are representing your country in 3×3 for the first time is something special,” Sir said.
The Canadians face host Philippines and No. 6 Brazil on Monday.