By Canadian Press

Gilgeous-Alexander, Wiggins headline Canada men’s Olympic basketball roster

Jun 19, 2024 | 1:52 PM

TORONTO — NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Andrew Wiggins and Jamal Murray will lead the Canadian men’s basketball team at the Paris Olympics in July.

Canada Basketball made the announcement Wednesday afternoon and said a training camp will be held from June 28 to July 7 in Toronto.

The team is coming off a historic 2023 where it won its first-ever medal at a FIBA World Cup, defeating the United States for bronze last September in Manila, Philippines.

Canada qualified for the Olympics with a quarterfinal victory over Spain at the tournament. The men’s appearance in Paris will be the program’s first since the Sydney Games in 2000.

The seventh-ranked Canadians are in Group A with Australia and the winners of Olympic qualifying tournaments in Spain and Greece.

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Canada Olympic men’s basketball team training camp roster:

Kyle Alexander; Nickeil Alexander-Walker; RJ Barrett; Trae Bell-Haynes; Khem Birch; Oshae Brissett; Dillon Brooks; Luguentz Dort; Zach Edey; Melvin Ejim; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; Mfiondu Kabengele; Trey Lyles; Jamal Murray; Andrew Nembhard; Kelly Olynyk; Dwight Powell; Phil Scrubb; Thomas Scrubb; Andrew Wiggins.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2024.

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