Canada Basketball

TORONTO The NBA 3on3 presented by Rogers heads to Moncton, NB this weekend, July 4-5, at the Moncton Coliseum. Spectators will have the opportunity to participate in games, contests and giveaways as well as interact with NBA players, NBA entertainers and TV personalities...

AUCKLAND, NZ - All the representatives of America reached the Eighth Final round in the FIBA U19 World Championship played in Auckland, Nueva Zealand. In the third and final day of the preliminary round there were wins for USA over Egypt 112-55 and Puerto Rico crushed Angola 86-49...

TORONTO - The Elite 1s Pro Development League double-header on July 3 was filled with high energy and excitement that had the fans wanting more. In the first game Team Red started off slowly, but finished strongly to take down Team White 87-73...

TORONTO - Joel Anthony of the NBA’s Miami Heat announced Thursday that he will be hosting a free one-day basketball clinic on Aug. 7 from 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at College Montmorency, 475 Boul. De l’Avenir, in Laval, Que...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand Canadas U19 Mens Team lost a hard fought match against Croatia 83-77 on Monday to open the second round of the FIBA World Championship. The Canadian Team struggled offensively in the first half but recovered in the third to take the lead...

AMES, Iowa Jamie Vanderbeken, a 6-11 forward from Belleville, Ont., has been invited to try out for a spot on the 2009 Great Britain senior mens basketball team that will compete at the European Championships in September...

BELGRADE, Serbia The Canadian development womens basketball team wrapped up the preliminary round at the 2009 Summer Universiade with an 80-50 loss to defending champion Australia on Friday...

MONROE, Wash. - In the biggest upset of the International Basketball League (IBL) season, the top-seeded Edmonton Energy have been ousted from the league playoffs. The No...

By Tanya Phillipps, basketball.ca AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Canadas Junior Mens Team played a strong Spanish squad at the FIBA U19 World Championship on Saturday, losing 82-75, but still managed to advance to the second round of the tournament with a 1-2 record...

BELGRADE, Serbia The Canadian development womens basketball team fell out of medal contention Thursday at the 25th Summer Universiade following its second loss in as many outings, a 90-78 setback against Japan...

TORONTO - Joel Anthony of the NBAs Miami Heat announced Thursday that he will be hosting a free one-day basketball clinic on Aug. 7 from 1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m. at College Montmorency, 475 Boul. De lAvenir, in Laval, Que...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Team Canada faced top ranked Australia in the opening day of the FIBA U19 World Championships in a tough fought game that resulted in an 88-77 loss...

TORONTO - Well, I wish I had some huge news for you but, as expected, there was hardly a flurry of activity overnight. Especially in Toronto...

TORONTO - The Hoop Factory Annual Summer Training and Development Camp is back for its fifth year this July and August at Monarch Park Collegiate, 1 Hanson St., Toronto. Each year the program has grown both in size and popularity as players and parents begin to see the value and need for training...

RESULTS FROM THE FIBA U19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MEN IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND July 2 U.S...

TORONTO - Canada Basketball has unveiled the official roster for the 2009 edition of the Junior Men’s National Team (JMNT) that will compete in the FIBA U19 World Championship July 2-12 in Auckland, New Zealand...

BASKETBALL AT THE 25TH UNIVERSIADE IN BELGRADE, SERBIA July 1 ...

BELGRADE, Serbia - The Canadian development women's basketball team got off to a slow start and never quite recovered en route to an 85-79 loss to Slovakia in its opening game of the 25th Summer Universiade tournament on Wednesday...

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Former University of B.C. star Casey Archibald was apparently the lift the Vancouver Titans needed to get ready for the International Basketball League (IBL) playoffs...

BELGRADE, Serbia - Canada's Development Men's National Team dropped a close-fought 85-81 decision to the United States on Saturday in its first of three outings of an exhibition tournament. The tune-up to the 2009 Summer Universiade also features Russia and host Serbia...

BELGRADE, Serbia It has been a hectic past few days for members of Canadas development womens basketball team and things will only get busier from here on. The Canadians are three days away from opening the Summer Universiade tournament with three games in as many days...

ALAMOSA, Colo. Adams State College mens basketball coach Mark Murdock says 6-foot-5, Waterloo, Ont., native Mike Helsby has committed to the Grizzly program for the 2009-10 season. Helsby, a 2007 graduate of Sir John A...

TORONTO - The 2009 edition of NBA 3on3 presented by Rogers tips off this weekend, June 27-28, at the Western Fair Grounds in London, Ont., with special guest, NBA legend and nine-time all-star Dominique Wilkins...

WINNIPEG - The Royal Canadian Legion Sports Foundation has announced that basketball researcher, website editor, coach and former player Curtis J. Phillips of Fort McMurray, Alta., is the recipient of the inaugural C.A.P...

TORONTO - Canada Basketball officially announced Thursday the final rosters for the Development Mens and Womens National Teams (DMNT/DWNT) that will be competing at the Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, July 1-12...

TORONTO The Toronto Raptors have spent the past several weeks auditioning players, painstakingly taking notes, making phone calls, watching and rewatching video. But no matter how prepared they are, come Thursday and the crapshoot that is the NBA draft, anything can happen...

LANGLEY, B.C. Jamal Miller scored a game-high 29 points as the Seattle Mountaineers beat the Vancouver Titans 117-101 in International Basketball League (IBL) play on Friday night, snapping the Titans' three-game home winning streak...

MIAMI The Miami Heat announced Monday that they have made qualifying offers to centre Joel Anthony of Montreal and former Toronto Raptor Jamario Moon, making them restricted free agents. That means the Heat has a chance to match any offers the players receive from other teams...

EDMONTON - Twenty-eight points from backcourt ace J.R. Patrick (Edmonton) led the Edmonton Energy (16-2) to a 133-101 win over the Tacoma Tide (10-7) on Sunday in the Energy's final home game of the International Basketball League (IBL) regular season...

TORONTO - The NBA Players' Association wanted Toronto's Myck Kabongo at a camp this week bringing together the best high schoolers on the continent...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indiana Fever centre Tammy Sutton-Brown of Markham, Ont., has become the sixth player in WNBA history to block 400 shots during her career...

ORLEANS, Ont. - Grade 10 student Kellie Ring of Orléans, Ont., says she's "just looking forward to playing basketball." She'll have plenty of opportunities to do so this summer...

MENDOZA, Argentina - Canada and Argentina have secured their berths in the semifinals of the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship. Canada beat the Bahamas 88-69 on Thursday behind a dominant performance by Negus Webster-Chan (Toronto), who had 23 points and eight rebounds...

MENDOZA, Argentina Canadas Cadet Mens National Team opened the FIBA Americas U16 Championships by dominating Mexico 90-44 on Wednesday. Three Canadians scored in double digits versus Mexicos one. Kevin Pangos, a 60 guard from Holland Landing, Ont., led all scorers with 18 points...