| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Ukraine 3. Australia 4. Israel 5. Germany 6. CANADA 7. Argentina 8. Latvia 9. Finland 10. Croatia 11. Czech Republic 12. Italy 13. Russia 14. China 15. Norway 16. Mexico | CANADIANS Avery Cadogan (Winnipeg, Man./McGill) Alex Carson (Lower Sackville, N.S./Dalhousie) Brody Clarke (Toronto, Ont./Alberta) Mambi Diawara (Montreal, Que./Calgary) Marc-Andre Fortin (Sainte-Marie, Que./Laval) Tanner Graham (Kingston, Ont./Queen’s) Kadre Gray (Toronto, Ont./Laurentian) Sascha Kappos (Miami, Flor./Dalhousie) Nikita Kasongo (Chateauguay, Que./Saint Mary’s) Grant Shephard (Kelowna, B.C./U.B.C.) Ali Sow (Ottawa, Ont./Wilfrid Laurier) Munis Tutu (Windsor, Ont./Carleton) Shawn Swords – coach John Campbell – assistant Justin Serresse – team leader |
| POOL A | ISR | AUS | CZE | MEX | Record | ||
| Israel | —– | 92-64 | 68-54 | 77-75 | (3-0) | ||
| Australia | 64-92 | —– | 88-59 | 105-62 | (2-1) | ||
| Czech Republic | 54-68 | 59-88 | —– | 73-56 | (1-2) | ||
| Mexico | 75-77 | 62-105 | 56-73 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | ARG | LAT | CRO | RUS | Record | ||
| Argentina | —– | 71-55 | 80-84 | 66-54 | (2-1) | ||
| Latvia | 55-71 | —– | 74-69 | 68-55 | (2-1) | ||
| Croatia | 84-80 | 69-71 | —– | 58-54 | (2-1) | ||
| Russia | 54-66 | 55-68 | 54-58 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | USA | UKR | FIN | CHN | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 58-57 | 69-65 | 99-50 | (3-0) | ||
| Ukraine | 57-58 | —– | 72-65 | 115-64 | (2-1) | ||
| Finland | 65-69 | 65-72 | —– | 105-65 | (1-2) | ||
| China | 50-99 | 64–115 | 65-105 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL D | CAN | GER | ITA | NOR | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 80-61 | 96-70 | 73-65 | (3-0) | ||
| Germany | 61-80 | —– | 81-67 | 66-43 | (2-1) | ||
| Italy | 70-96 | 67-81 | —– | 70-53 | (1-2) | ||
| Norway | 65-73 | 43-66 | 53-70 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 9-16th | Czech Republic 91 Russia 73 | |
| 9-16th | Finland 62 Norway 39 | |
| 9-16th | Croatia 71 Mexico 68 | |
| 9-16th | Italy 95 China 83 | |
| QF | Ukraine 82 Canada 80 | |
| QF | Australia 73 Argentina 64 | |
| QF | United States 76 Germany 74 | |
| QF | Israel 96 Latvia 57 | |
| 13-16th | Russia 63 Norway 55 | |
| 13-16th | China 75 Mexico 70 | |
| 9-12th | Finland 74 Czech Republic 57 | |
| 9-12th | Croatia 77 Italy 70 | |
| 5-8th | Canada 82 Argentina 68 | |
| 5-8th | Germany 71 Latvia 52 | |
| Semi | United States 75 Israel 73 | |
| Semi | Ukraine 82 Australia 80 | |
| 16th | Norway 79 Mexico 77 | |
| 13th | Russia 91 China 76 | |
| 11th | Czech Republic 89 Italy 69 | |
| 9th | Finland 80 Croatia 78 | |
| 7th | Argentina 78 Latvia 61 | |
| 5th | Germany 88 Canada 74 | |
| Bronze | Australia 86 Israel 69 | |
| Final | United States 85 Ukraine 63 | |
In their opener, Canada dusted Italy 96-70. “I’m pleased with the way they played,” said Canadian coach Shawn Swords. “We knew they would make a few runs based on the energy of the crowd, and they certainly did, and I liked the way our guys handled it. We were able to execute offensively and really execute some possessions defensively during those tough times. I liked playing Italy first, knowing we’d be thrown right in there with the intensity of the Italians and the passion they play with. They’re a very good executing team.” Brody Clarke said “we’ve been waiting to break out a little bit here. It was time we started showing some pride and some hunger, and down the stretch that’s what I thought came out of us. Guys just came in with the right mindset. It’s a game of runs – they made their run, and we were able to answer back. It was a good environment to get used to. Stressful, but good stressful.” Canada ripped off a late 21-5 run to take a 27-12 lead after one quarter. Italy opened the second frame with a 9-0 run before Munis Tutu stemmed the bleeding with a trey. Canada led 52-36 at the half. Italy drew within 71-65 after notching a 20-10 run but Canada pulled away down the stretch. Munis Tutu paced Canada with 19 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 10 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Mambi Diawara added 14 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 8 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Kadre Gray notched 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Brody Clarke scored 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 7 boards. Marc-Andre Fortin added 10 on 5-5 from the floor and 7 boards. Grant Shephard scored 8 on 4-5 from the floor and 5 boards. Ali Sow added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Tanner Graham notched 7 on 2-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Nik Kasongo added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Alexander Kappos scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Avery Cadogan and Alex Carson were scoreless. Canada hit 40-78 (.510) overall, 33-53 (.620) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 9-13 (.690) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 14 turnovers, 8 steals, 4 blocks and 21 fouls. Federico Mussini paced Italy with 19 on 3-5 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Valerio Cucci added 14 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Riccardo Visconti notched 10 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-7 from the arc. Bruno Mascolo added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Alessandro Grande scored 5 on -2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Andrea Longobardi notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 2 boards. Mattia Da Campo added 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Leonardo Marcon scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Eugenio Beretta added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Victor Demetrio scored 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while Andrea Gennaro Picarelli and Francesco Gellera Malvolti were scoreless. Italy (coached by Andrea Paccarie) hit 21-69 (.300) overall, 12-34 (.350) from the floor, 9-35 (.260) from the arc and 19-27 (.700) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 16 turnovers, 7 steals, 5 blocks and 19 fouls.
Canada improved to (2-0) by clocking Germany 80-61. Germany led 19-18 after one quarter and 33-27 at the half but Canada opened the second half with a 12-0 run to take command. Canada led 61-45 after three quarters. Germany’s “length bothered us offensively, so we talked at halftime about how to space them out, moving the ball so we could get some open shots,” said Canadian coach Shawn Swords. “It takes time to get used to playing against that size, and our guys reacted well. But our defence helped us – it took a while for the offence to get going, but our defence was steady throughout the game, and our pace was good for 40 minutes.” Mambi Diawara said “they’re a big, physical team, and we had to adjust to that length. Once we started to penetrate and kick it out, guys started to get open looks. We got a few buckets to start the third quarter. The offence took a long time to pick up, but once it did, we didn’t look back, and things started to go our way.” Munis Tutu paced Canada with 16 on 1-3 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Mambi Diawara added 15 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-11 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Brody Clarke notched 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 6-6 from the line and 4 boards. Ali Sow added 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Tanner Graham scored 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Marc-Andre Fortin notched 9 on 4-5 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Alex Carson added 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Grant Shephard scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 5 boards. Kadre Gray added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, while Avery Cadogan, Nik Kasongo and Alexander Kappos were scoreless. Canada hit 25-59 (.420) overall, 14-29 (.480) from the floor, 11-30 (.370) from the arc and 19-27 (.700) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 13 turnovers, 10 steals, 2 blocks and 23 fouls. Tim Schneider paced Germany with 11 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 4 boards. Jan Niklas Wimberg added 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Karim Jallow notched 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Christian Sengfelder added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Lukas Wank scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Tim Hasbargen added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Jonas Richter notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Mortiz Sanders added 3 on 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Ferdinand Zylka scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 assists. Leon Kratzer added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards. Haris Hujic notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 steals. Jonas Grof scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Germany hit 23-57 (.400) overall, 14-30 (.470) from the floor, 9-27 (.333) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 19 turnovers, 9 steals, 5 blocks and 28 fouls.
Canada closed out pool play at (3-0) by dispatching Norway 73-65. Canadian coach Shawn Swords said it was good for the squad to face a gritty match. “I think it’s good for these guys, it shows them you have to play hard internationally. You have to play as hard as you can every single game, and whoever does is going to come out the winner. (Norway) makes you work hard on the defensive end, and they really move the ball around well. We had a lot of problems with that.” Canada led 18-14 after one quarter. Norway bridged the first and second quarters with a 9-0 run before Canada answered with a 12-0 run en route to a 34-26 lead at the half. Canada led 47-44 after three quarters. “I’ve been impressed with the energy of the guys,” said Swords. “The camaraderie they have, the team atmosphere they have, the positivity they’re showing each other. These guys are the best players on their teams, and they’re coming here and aren’t playing as much or aren’t dominant on the ball as much. … But they’re all playing as hard as they can for each other.” Munis Tutu paced Canada with 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-7 from the line, 9 boards and 4 steals. Mambi Diawara added 14 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Alexander Kappos notched 12 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 5 boards. Kadre Gray scored 11 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Brody Clarke added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-8 from the line and 2 boards. Alex Carson scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Nik Kasongo added 4 on 4-4 from the line and 2 boards, while Grant Shephard, Avery Cadogan, Ali Sow, Tanner Graham and Marc-Andre Fortin were scoreless. Sow nabbed 3 boards and Fortin 2. Canada hit 25-63 (.400) overall, 19-38 from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 17-32 (.530) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 10 steals, 3 blocks and 15 fouls. Harald Elka Frey paced Norway with 20 on 5-12 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Sigurd Lorange added 12 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Mikkel Kolstad scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-9 from the arc and 6 boards. Johannes Dolven notched 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 10 boards. Marcus Larsson added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 6 boards. Sjur Dyb Berg added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 6 boards. William Lybaek scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Elvind Mathias Lamo added 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Gaute Haugen and Mats Selboe were scoreless. Norway (coached by Mathias Eckhoff) hit 25-70 (.360) overall, 18-36 from the floor, 7-34 (.210) from the arc and 8-10 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 17 turnovers, 7 steals and 23 fouls.
In the quarterfinals, Ukraine stunned Canada 82-80. Canada led 18-13 after one quarter and 37-32 at the half but the Ukraine opened the second half with a 13-2 run and led 59-50 after three quarters. Canada trailed by 13 in the final frame but a late rally fell just short. “It’s international basketball, and you have to be ready for everything,” said Canadian coach Shawn Swords. “Basically, in the third quarter our energy was really low, and that’s usually a good quarter for us. They put us on our heels right off the bat in that quarter, but we did a good job rallying and getting back into it. Guys stayed with it, down 14 or 15 there in the fourth and nobody on the bench thought it was over. We almost got them tight enough, and if we had an extra minute there, maybe it would have gone the other way.” Serhii Pavlov paced the Ukraine with 31 on 7-15 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 11-11 from the line and 7 boards. Andrii Myronenko added 11 on 1-1 from the floor and 3-7 from the arc. Vitalii Zotov added 10 on 0-1 from the arc, 10-12 form the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Kyrylo Marchenko notched 10 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Viacheslav Petro scored 9 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 13 boards, 3 assists and 4 blocks. Ivan Tkachenko added 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Yurii Kondrakov scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals, while Vadym Prokopenko, Artem Kovalov, Mykhallo Horobchenko and Illia Sydorov were scoreless. Ukraine (coached by Vitaliy Stepanovskyy) hit 23-62 (.370) overall, 14-34 (.410) from the floor, 9-28 (.320) from the arc and 27-31 (.870) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 12 turnovers, 12 steals, 6 blocks and 24 fouls. Kadre Gray paced Canada with 24 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Alexander Kappos added 13 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mambi Diawara scored 22 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Brody Clarke notched 9 on 4-12 from the floor and 10 boards. Munis Tutu added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Alex Carson scored 8 on 2-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Grant Shephard notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 8 boards. Tanner Graham added 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Marc-Andre Fortin scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Avery Cadogan, Ali Sow and Nik Kasongo were scoreless. Canada hit 28-80 (.350) overall, 18-46 (.390) from the floor, 10-34 (.290) from the arc and 14-17 (.820) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 15 turnovers, 11 steals, 1 block and 23 fouls.
In the 5-8th consolation round, Canada dispatched Argentina 82-68. Canada led 21-18 after one quarter. Argentina led 42-36 at the half. Canada led 65-57 after three quarters. Kadre Gray paced Canada with 25 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 11-12 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Munis Tutu added 16 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Nik Kasongo notched 11 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Grant Shephard added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Marc-Andre Fortin scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Alexander Kappos added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Brody Clarke scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Mambi Diawara scored 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Tanner Graham notched 3 on 1-5 from the arc. Avery Cadogan added 1 on 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Alex Carson scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards, while Ali Sow was scoreless. Canada hit 24-69 (.350) overall, 17-33 (.520) from the floor, 7-36 (.190) from the arc and 27-39 (.690) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 11 turnovers, 6 steals, 4 blocks and 29 fouls. Juan Pablo Vaulet paced Argentina with 16 on 4-8 from the floor, 8-9 from the line and 2 boards. Ayan Nunez De Carvalho added 13 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Carlos Emmanuel Buemo scored 9 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Matias Javier Solanas added 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Gonzalo Emanuel Torres notched 6 on 3-8 from the floor and 3 boards. Facundo Corvalan added 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Andre Lugli notched 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4-10 from the line. Ariel Ramos added 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 10 boards. Daniel Amigo scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Martin Ariel Fernandez notched 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards, while Rodrigo Eloy Gerhardt and Erick Thomas were scoreless. Argentina (coached by Santiago Rimoldi) hit 21-56 (.380) overall, 16-36 (.440) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 21-32 (.660) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 31 fouls.
In the 5th-place playoff, Germany avenged a 19-point round-robin defeat by dusting Canada 88-74. Germany broke to a 16-4 lead and led 25-13, 49-37 and 70-55 at the quarters. “They dominated us on the boards,” said Canadian coach Shawn Swords. “We were expecting a different team, a more physical team, and we definitely saw it.” Brody Clarke said “I’m a little emotional right now, but getting an opportunity to represent Canada is the best experience you could ever have. It was awesome getting to compete with all these guys and put it all on the floor. Obviously we wanted a gold medal, but just the fact that we represented and came out here hard, we did a lot of good things in the past week. The experience was once in a lifetime.” Swords said “I’m not sure U SPORTS gets a fair shake across the basketball world, but we have some great players, some great athletes,” said Swords. “For us to come together and play against basically professional players, our guys were able to match them and come together quickly. Moving forward, I hope to see a lot of these guys represent Canada again.” Karim Jallow paced Germany with 28 on 8-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jan Niklas Wimberg added 18 on 4-4 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Jonas Grof notched 11 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Christian Sengfelder scored 10 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 13 boards and 3 assists. Leon Kratzer added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Ferdinand Zylka notched 6 on 2-3 from the arc. Lukas Wank scored 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Jonas Richter added 2 on 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Mortiz Sanders scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards, while Tim Hasbargen, Haris Hujic and Tim Schneider were scoreless. Germany (coached by Henrik Roedl) hit 32-64 overall, 23-39 (.590) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 15-15 from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 21 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and 24 fouls. Brody Clarke paced Canda with 12 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-12 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Ali Sow added 12 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Munis Tutu notched 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line,6 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Alex Carson scored 9 on 3-6 from the arc. Grant Shephard added 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Kadre Gray notched 6 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Nik Kasongo scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 3 steals. Mambi Diawara added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Alexander Kappos scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc, while Avery Cadogan, Tanner Graham and Marc-Andre Fortin were scoreless. Canada hit 22-66 overall, 12-36 from the floor, 10-30 from the arc and 20-30 from the line, while garnering 22 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 12 turnovers, 10 steals, 2 blocks and 18 fouls.