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The journey to the L.A. Olympics in 2028 begins Saturday for Canada’s women’s basketball team with the start of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament in Chile. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s women down Austria, Latvia on Day 1 of 3×3 basketball World Cup
Canada’s women, minus star 3×3 basketball players Katherine and Michelle Plouffe, opened World Cup play Monday with a pair of victories in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. CBC | Sports News
Read More »New-look Canadian 3×3 basketball teams shoot for 1st-ever World Cup titles
On Sunday, a new chapter of Canadian 3×3 basketball will begin at the World Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with both the women’s and men’s teams set to compete for a title neither has ever won. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Can new coach Nell Fortner solve the mystery that is Canada’s women’s basketball team?
How can Canada’s women’s basketball team, full of talent and consistently ranked among the top five or 10, break through and win an Olympic medal? That is the task at hand for new head coach Nell Fortner. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Former U.S. women’s basketball head coach Fortner takes over Canada’s senior squad
Longtime NCAA, WNBA and international coach Nell Fortner has been named head coach of Canada’s senior women’s national team, Canada Basketball announced Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gordie Herbert to begin coaching Canada’s senior men’s basketball team in 2026
Gordie Herbert will take over as head coach of the senior men’s national team in 2026, Canada Basketball announced Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »UConn returns to top of women’s basketball, dominating South Carolina en route to 12th title
Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong led the way as UConn returned to the top of women’s college basketball by rolling to an 82-59 victory over defending champion South Carolina on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard and Sue Bird highlight Basketball Hall of Fame class
Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that’s headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end. CBC | Sports News
Read More »10 years in, All Canadian Games thriving as a high school basketball showcase
The All-Canadian Basketball Games were first conceived at a California Sandwiches in Richmond Hill, Ont. A decade after three men set out to create an answer to the McDonald’s All-American Game, a showcase of the top high-school basketball talent in the U.S., the Games are still thriving. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘It still stings’: Canada Basketball using Olympic letdown as fuel for Los Angeles, says CEO
Paris was supposed to be a renaissance for Canadian basketball, featuring three teams all with legitimate medal hopes. Instead, it was the embodiment of an old saying: the higher the climb, the harder the fall. CBC | Sports News
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