Canada men's national 3x3 team

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FIBA ranking 15 (September 21, 2023)
FIBA zone FIBA Americas
National federation Canada Basketball

The Canada men's national 3x3 team represents Canada in international 3x3 basketball (3 vs 3) competitions. They are overseen by Canada Basketball, the governing body of basketball in Canada. [1]

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History

The team competed at the 2021 FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2] [3] The team was eliminated in the preliminary round. [2]

Competitive record

3x3 World Cup

YearPositionPldWL
Flag of Greece.svg 2012 Athens Did not qualify
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Moscow
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2016 Guangzhou
Flag of France.svg 2017 Nantes
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2018 Bocaue 6th541
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2019 Amsterdam Did not qualify
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2022 Antwerp
Flag of Austria.svg 2023 Vienna
Total1/8541

3x3 AmeriCup

YearPositionPldWL
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Miami 5th321

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References

  1. "3x3 men's national team". Team Canada. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Canada fails to secure quarter-final berth at 3-on-3 basketball Olympic qualifier". CBC. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. "FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2021". FIBA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.