FIBA penalizes Canada for skipping qualifying games

FIBA announced that Canada Basketball has been fined 160,000 Swiss francs ($227,138) and docked a point in the standings for withdrawing from games against Cuba on Nov. 29 and the US Virgin Islands on Nov. 30. Canada Basketball is appealing sanctions leveled by FIBA after the country pulled out of two FIBA AmeriCup 2022 qualifying…

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Canada unable to participate in FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers

The Canadian Senior Men’s National Team will not participate in the November window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. “After in-depth evaluations with Canadian medical experts, it was deemed that we could not participate in the upcoming window of the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers,” said Glen Grunwald, Canada…

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Kenau Post finds a new team in Bahrain

Canadian player Kenau Post (210 cm, F/C) has signed with Al-Hala from Bahrain. Last season Post took a little tour around the world. First, he went to Poland (only for the pre-season), then to Argentina, after that to Kosovo, and ultimately to Qatar. The 2018-19 season was equally turbulent and brought him to Georgia, Lebanon,…

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Matt Neufeld starts his pro career in Tunisia

Matt Neufeld (211 cm, C) has signed with Etoile du Sahel from Tunisia, a team that has won four Tunisian titles. Canadian Matt Neufeld graduated a few months ago from the University of Cal Davis, where he averaged 7.3 ppg and 3.3 rpg. He has also played for the Canadian U18 and U19 National Teams.

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Toronto Raptors to play home games in Louisville?

COVID-19 has complicated international travel. This is why the Toronto Raptors trained in Florida before the NBA bubble and the Toronto Blue Jays played home games in Buffalo this baseball season. What will the Raptors do next season, when the NBA wants to play with fans in arenas? According to league sources, Toronto may play…

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Canada’s U Sports cancels the national college championship!

In a press release, U Sports declared today that due to the COVID-19 situation, the organization is unable to offer the 2020-21 National Championships. U Sports is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising most degree-granting universities in the country. Until 2016 its name was Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Roughly 20,000…

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Mgzavrebi-Armia Tbilisi inks Jadon Cohee.

Canadian player Jadon Cohee (193 cm, G) will start his professional career in Georgia, where he has signed for Mgzavrebi-Armia Tbilisi. Last season Cohee played for the University of British Columbia and averaged 18.8 ppg and 5.4 aspg. He was an All Canada-West 1st team and a U Sports All-Canadian 2nd team selection. Jadon Cohee…

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Toronto Raptors conquer Boston Celtics in 2OT, force Game 7

Facing elimination with a loss, the defending champion Toronto Raptors outlasted the Boston Celtics 125-122 in double overtime in Game 6 on Wednesday. Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series is set for Friday at the NBA bubble in Florida. Toronto or Boston will face the Miami Heat, who eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks in…

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Nets hand coaching reins to Steve Nash

Hall of Famer Steve Nash is the Brooklyn Nets’ new head coach. Nash takes over as the new bench boss for a team that with big ambitions in the Kevin Durant era, and the announcement last week of his hiring came as a big surprise around the league. After all, the 46-year-old Nash has never…

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