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- ↑ Canada on the rebound at Americas tourney - Wiggins takes the lead in convincing victory over Cuba, Canada.com, Eric Koreen (National Post), 2 September 2015. Accessed 11 October 2017.
- ↑ Cuba accumulated statistics | 2016 Centrobasket Championship, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, accessed 31 August 2016.
