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Canada Olympic basketball roster: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray headline 2024 men’s team for Paris | Sporting News

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Canada Olympic basketball roster: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray headline 2024 men’s team for Paris | Sporting News

The Canadian Men’s Senior National Basketball Team is one step closer to taking the floor at the Paris Olympics.

With opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games just over a month away, Canada Basketball has officially announced the training camp roster that will convene in Toronto to begin Olympic preparation. As expected, the roster is complete with plenty of NBA talent.

Who will be suiting up for Canada this summer? The Sporting News has you covered with the latest look at Canada’s training camp roster for the Paris Olympics.

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Canada Olympics men’s basketball roster

Here are the players who have been invited to the Canada Basketball training camp in Toronto:

Position Player Team
F Kyle Alexander Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
G Nickeil Alexander-Walker Timberwolves
G RJ Barrett Raptors
G Trae Bell-Haynes Casademont Zaragoza (Spain)
C Khem Birch Basquet Girona (Spain)
F Oshae Brissett Celtics
F Dillon Brooks Rockets
G Luguentz Dort Thunder
C Zach Edey 2024 NBA Draft prospect
F Melvin Ejim Unicaja (Spain)
G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Thunder
F Mfiondu Kabengele Venezia (Italy)
F Trey Lyles Kings
G Jamal Murray Nuggets
G Andrew Nembhard Pacers
C Kelly Olynyk Raptors
C Dwight Powell Mavericks
G Phil Scrubb Bahçeşehir Koleji (Turkey)
G Thomas Scrubb Monbus Obradoiro (Spain)
F Andrew Wiggins Warriors

Canada Basketball veterans Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph are two notable omissions from the roster.

It is also worth mentioning that Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin (shoulder) and Trail Blazers wing Shaedon Sharpe (abdominal) are both invited to camp but will not be able to participate in the Olympics due to injury.

Team Canada will have to trim this 20-man training camp roster to 12 players ahead of the Paris Games.

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When is basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

  • Dates: July 27-Aug. 10
  • Locations: Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France (5×5 prelims); Paris, France (5×5 final phase)

The 5×5 men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics opens with the group stage on Saturday, July 27. Group play concludes on Sunday, Aug. 4 and the quarterfinals begin on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

The semifinals will be held on Thursday, Aug. 8. The bronze medal and gold medal games will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10.

Group play will be held at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France while the final phase of games will be played at Paris’ Accor Arena.

Canada Basketball group, schedule at 2024 Paris Olympics

Canada is in Group A at the 2024 Olympics.

Team Canada will be joined by Australia and two other teams to be determined after Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Greece (Slovenia, New Zealand, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Dominican Republic) and Spain (Lebanon, Angola, Spain, Finland, Poland, Bahamas)

Date Opponent Time (ET)
July 27 TBD (Greece Qualifier) 3 p.m.
July 30 Australia 7:30 a.m.
Aug. 2 TBD (Spain Qualifier) 11:15 a.m.
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