FINAL STANDINGS
1. United States
2. France
3. CANADA
4. Serbia
5. Spain
6. Lithuania
7. Senegal
8. Argentina
9. Turkey
10. Australia
11. Latvia
12. Iran
13. Mali
14. Puerto Rico
15. South Korea
16. Japan		CANADIANS
Charles Bediako (Brampton, Ont.)
Javonte Brown-Ferguson (Thornhill, Ont.)
Kyle Duke (Toronto, Ont.)
Zach Edey (Toronto, Ont.)
Elijah Fisher (Oshawa, Ont.)
Khalfani Hill (Toronto, Ont.)
Caleb Houstan (Mississauga, Ont.)
Enoch Kalambay (Gatineau, Que.)
Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin (Montreal, Que.)
Ryan Nembhard (Aurora, Ont.)
Nana Owusu-Anane (Burlington, Ont.)
Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper (Montreal, Que.)
Thomas Ndong (Montreal, Que.) – alternate
Dominic Parolin (Coquitlam, B.C.) – alternate
Paul Weir – coach
Shawn Swords – assistant
Justin Serresse – assistant
Patrick Tatham – assistant
POOL ACANLITSENJPNRecord
Canada—–80-7185-56100-75(3-0)
Lithuania71-80—–78-7395-63(2-1)
Senegal56-8573-78—–76-71(1-2)
Japan75-10063-9571-76—–(0-3)
POOL BSERLTVIRNPUR(3-0)
Serbia—–71-7088-6784-64(1-2)
Latvia70-71—–58-4875-79(1-2)
Iran67-8848-58—–81-68(1-2)
Puerto Rico64-8479-7468-81—–(1-2)
POOL CFRASPNARGKORRecord
France—–59-6089-52117-48(2-1)
Spain60-59—–68-6999-48(2-1)
Argentina52-8969-68—–112-74(2-1)
South Korea48-11748-9974-112—–(0-3)
POOL DUSATURAUSMLIRecord
United States—–83-5487-66100-52(3-0)
Turkey54-83—–64-6258-54(2-1)
Australia66-8762-64—–97-67(1-2)
Mali52-10054-5867-97—–(0-3)
RD 16Canada 86 Puerto Rico 56
RD 16Lithuania 96 Iran 53
RD 16Serbia 89 Japan 86
RD 16Senegal 57 Latvia 44
RD 16United States 132 South Korea 60
RD 16Argentina 76 Turkey 74
RD 16France 86 Mali 52
RD 16Spain 86 Australia 73
QFCanada 81 Spain 77
QFUnited States 88 Senegal 58
QFSerbia 89 Argentina 83
QFFrance 84 Lithuania 79
9-16thAustralia 95 Puerto Rico 52
9-16thLatvia 90 South Korea 67
9-16thIran 71 Mali 59
9-16thTurkey 97 Japan 49
13-16thMali 104 Japan 66
13-16thPuerto Rico 99 South Korea 89
9-12thAustralia 89 Latvia 44
9-12thTurkey 84 Iran 61
5-8thSpain 83 Senegal 67
5-8thLithuania 107 Argentina 81
SemiUnited States 92 Canada 86
SemiFrance 75 Serbia 69
15thSouth Korea 95 Japan 92
13thMali 95 Puerto Rico 92
11thLatvia 71 Iran 63
9thTurkey 56 Australia 52
7thSenegal 75 Argentina 67
5thSpain 86 Lithuania 81
BronzeCanada 101 Serbia 92
FinalUnited States 83 France 81

        As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, there were no qualifying compeitions teams for most FIBA regions. Latvia qualified for the World Cup as host. China withdrew from competition because of anti-epidemic restrictions and was replaced by Iran as one of the four top ranked teams from Asia in the world rankings (along with Australia, Japan and South Korea). Canada qualified as one of the top four Americas teams in the world rankings (along with the United States, Argentina and Puerto Rico), while France, Lithuania, Serbia, Spain and Turkey were the European qualifiers. The only region to host a qualifying championship was Africa. Mali and Senegal emerged from the field.

Canada opened with an 80-71 win over Lithuania. Canada led 17-16 after one quarter. Lithuania led 42-32 at the half and 55-51 after three quarters. “This was the perfect first game for us,” coach Paul Weir said. “We were challenged by a great opponent in Lithuania and it tested our team in many ways. To fight back and earn this victory is a great testament to a terrific group of players and staff I feel blessed to be leading right now.” Caleb Houstan said “we got a lot of guys who came off the bench and contributed, and I think that’s a good testament to our team. [The ability] to push through against a real good team. We were down most of the game and came out with the win. … We were down in the beginning, they went on their runs, we went on ours. We kept at it and we played hard, we played tough. We were able to come out at the end and get the win.” Caleb Houstan paced Canada with 18 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Ryan Nembhard added 18 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Zach Edey notched 12 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-8 from the line and 16 boards. Elijah Fisher scored 11 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Nana Owusu-Anane scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Enoch Kalambay notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Charles Bediako scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Javonte Eliza Brown-Ferguson and Kyle Duke were scoreless and Khalfani Hill did not play. Canada hit 32-75 (.427) overall, 27-54 from the floor, 5-21 (.128) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 17 fouls, 12 turnovers, 6 steals and 1 block. Azuolas Tubelis paced Lithuania with 32 on 12-16 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 12 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Mantas Rubstavicius added 15 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Hubertas Pivorius notched 9 on 0-5 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Augustas Marciulionis scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards, 9 assists and 3 steals. Jokubas Rubinas added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Liutauras Lelevicius notched 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Motiejus Krivas added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Rokas Jocius added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards, while Radvilas Kneizys, Titas Sargiunas and Dominykas Stenionis were scoreless and Edgaras Preibys did not play. Lithuania (coached by Gediminas Petrauskas, assisted by Vaidas Pauliukėnas and Virginijus Sirvydis) hit 27-71 (.380) overall, 17-39 (.436) from the floor, 10-32 (.312) from the arc and 7-11 (.636) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks.

        Canada improved to (2-0) in pool play by spanking Japan 100-75. Japan led 15-13 after one quarter. Canada led 40-33 at the half and 76-54 after three quarters. “We made a great step today as a team,” coach Paul Weir said. “Having a short turnaround and [facing] a team that spreads the floor and shoots from all 5 spots presented some first-time challenges for us. We defended the three and again played better as the game went on. So I’m excited about this group and how we keep growing every day.” Caleb Houstan said “we grinded it out. It was close in the beginning and we picked up the defence. [We] started offensive and defensive rebounding and then we blew it open mid-third quarter.” Ryan Nembhard said “I thought it was a good team win today. We have so many weapons and everyday it could be a new guy that has a big game. So far in the tournament we have started fairly slow so I think once we can eliminate those slow starts we will be in good shape.” Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin paced Canada with 30 on 5-6 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Zach Edey added 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 15 boards. Ryan Nembhard notched 11 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Elijah Fisher scored 9 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Charles Bediako added 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 5 blocks. Kyle Duke scored 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 2 boards. Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper notched 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Caleb Houstan scored 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-10 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Nana Owusu-Anane added 6 on 3-7 from the floor and 8 boards, while Khalifani Hill, Enoch Kalambay and Javonte Eliza Brown-Ferguson were scoreless. Canada hit 37-76 (.487) overall, 27-47 (.574) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 16-27 (.593) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 14 fouls, 24 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks. Java Eo Yoneyama paced Japan with 18 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Ibu Yamazaki added 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc and 2 blocks. John Harper Jr notched 8 on 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Ren Kanechika scored 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Yuto Yamanouchi added 6 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Hideya Asai notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Taiyo Motoda added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Atsuya Ogawa scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Bruce Kanno added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Yu Kibayashi scored 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Yuto Kawashima added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Jumpei Iwashita was scoreless while dishing 5 assists. Japan (coached by Kenichi Sako, assisted by Hiroyuki Maeda) hit 26-76 (.342) overall, 16-39 (.410) from the floor, 10-37 (.270) from the arc and 13-16 (.812) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 22 fouls, 14 turnovers, 12 steals and 4 blocks.

        Canada closed out pool play at (3-0) after dusting Senegal 85-56. The Canadians led 27-13, 50-26 and 65-39 at the quarters. Post Zach Edey effectively contained Senegals’ Ibou Dianko Badji as Canada dominated from the start. Edey (who joined the U19 team after its training camp as he was attending the senior national team’s training camp), said he enervated by the challenge. “I took the comparison [to Badji] personal and tried to dominate as early as possible. … We know we can beat anyone in this tournament if we stick to our game plan and do what we need to do.” Coach Paul Weir said “Zach answered the call, even after joining the team late and missing training camp. His confidence and willingness to be part of the team has made his transition to the U19 squad easy. That’s a testament to the type of person he is and he’s a terrific player. … We really hadn’t faced a team like this yet so it was a good challenge for us. They’re probably the closest to [Team USA] physicality-wise. Our guys were physical and aggressive and didn’t get pushed around the way Senegal has the ability to do.” Senegal was also undermined by savvy ball distribution, tempo control and decision-making of point guard Ryan Nembhard. Zach Edey paced Canada with 18 on 7-16 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 17 boards and 2 blocks. Ryan Nembhard added 17 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards, 8 assists and 4 steals. Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin notched 13 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Caleb Houstan notched 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc and 10 boards. Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper scored 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Elijah Fisher added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Charles Bediako notched 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nana Owusu-Anane added 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Javonte Eliza Brown-Ferguson scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Kyle Duke, Enoch Kalambay and Khalfani Hill were scoreless. Canada hit 31-84 (.369) overall, 23-57 (.404) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 19 fouls, 14 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks. Dahaba Magassa paced Senegal with 15 on 6-15 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Babacar Sane added 9 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Bamba Diatta notched 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kahlifa Ababacar Dip scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Ibou Dianko Badji added 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 9 boards and 2 blocks. Baye Abdou Ndongo notched 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Cheikh Sow added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Hassane Gueye scored 4 on 1-1 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards, while Mouhamed Mbengue, Mor Laye Diop and Moustapha Mboup were scoreless, and Fallou Gueye did not play. Senegal (coached by Sir P Denisio Adjivon, assisted by Samba Aly Ngoné Niang and Mouhamed Diadie Sene) hit 22-79 (.278) overall, 19-59 (.322) from the floor, 3-20 (.150) from the arc and 9-18 from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 19 fouls, 19 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.

        Canada finished (3-0) in pool play, drawing Puerto Rico, the fourth-place finisher in pool B, in the round of 16.

        In the round of sixteen, Canada thrashed Puerto Rico 86-56 after leading 21-8, 44-24 and 75-37 at the quarters. The ball distribution of point guard Ryan Nembhard stood out in what was otherwise a rhythmless, sloppy affair, particularly in the second half as coach Paul Weir explored the depths and dimensions of his bench. Point guard Ryan Nembhard said “in the first couple of games we were getting killed on the boards, so that was the main focus and we worked on that in practice and made that emphasis and it’s paid off in the last two games.” Nembhard added that Caleb Houstan is “just a great player and his game has developed a lot and I think he’s able to come over here and show a little bit more of his skill.” Houston led Canada with 14 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Elijah Fisher added 14 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Ryan Nembhard notched 13 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 4 boards and 10 assists. Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin scored 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Zach Edey added 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Nana Owusu-Anane scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 8 boards. Charles Bediako notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Kyle Duke added 4 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Enoch Kalambay added 2 on 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Javonte Eliza Brown-Ferguson scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Khalfani Hill was scoreless. Canada hit 30-70 (429) overall, 23-45 (.511) from the floor, 7-25 (.280) from the arc and 19-30 (.633) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 7 fouls, 19 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks. Rafael Pinzon paced Puerto Rico with 12 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Johned Walker added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Diego Ezequiel Romero Ortega notched 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Erik Velazquez scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 4 boards. Aaron Clark added 6 on 3-11 from the floor and 0-4 from the arc. Miguel Santos Torres scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Jose Nazario notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals. Janielle Alberto Rivera Ocasio added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 4 boards. Yelemir De Jesus scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Christopher Rubayo and Javier Francisco Ezquerra Trelles were scoreless. Rubayo nabbed 3 boards, dished 2 assists and blocks 2 shots. Ezquerra Trelles notched 2 boards and 4 assists. Puerto Rico (coached by Jorge Antonio Rincon Vela, assisted by Carlos Calcano and Raymond Alexander Cintron Vega) hit 25-77 (.325) overall, 20-57 (.351) from the floor, 5-20 (.250) from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 23 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks.

        In the quarterfinals, Canada edged Spain 81-77. The score was knotted at 18 after one quarter. Spain led 39-37 at the half and 59-58 after three quarters. Canada pulled out the win in the fourth as Caleb Houstan notched 11 in the frame. “Every team in this tournament is tough, you can’t look past any team,” said Zach Edey. “We need to remember that. We just need to lock in every game.” Houstan said “going to Zach early in the second half really spaced it out for the guards and wings. He was killing it all game. That kind of opened it up and then our whole offence was flowing more.” Caleb Houstan paced Canada with 25 on 8-17 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Zach Edey added 24 on 7-10 from the floor, 10-15 from the line, 15 boards and 4 blocks. Nana Owusu-Anane notched 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Ryan Nembhard scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Charles Bediako added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 3 boards. Elijah Fisher scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals, while Kyle Duke was scoreless, and Javonte Eliza Brown-Ferguson, Enoch Kalambay and Khalfani Hill did not play. Canada hit 27-70 (.386) overall, 26-54 (.481) from the floor, 1-16 (.062) from the arc and 26-33 (.788) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 15 fouls, 13 turnovers, 9 steals and 8 blocks. Ruben Dominguez paced Spain with 21 on 6-12 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc and 5 assists. Millan Jimenez added 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards and 6 steals. Juan Nunez notched 11 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 2 boards. Ruben Lopez De La Torre scored 10 on 2-3 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Adria Domench added 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 11 boards. Hector Alderete notched 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Guillen Ferrando added 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 5 assists. Jeffrey Isima Godspower scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, and 5 boards, while Aitor Etzeguren, Hugo Lopez and Marc Penarroya were scoreless, and Javier Rodriguez did not play. Etzeguren nabbed 2 boards. Spain (coached by Javier Zamora, assisted by Jorge Franco Martin) hit 31-77 (.403) overall, 22-45 (.489) from the floor, 9-32 (.281) from the arc and 6-12 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 26 fouls, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 4 blocks.

        In the semis, the United States dispatched Canada 92-86 after leading 24-19, 47-38 and 69-63 at the quarters. Canada relinquished a 17-0 run starting at the 7:34 mark of the final quarter, which allowed the U.S. to build its lead to 20 before a late Canadian rally made the final score respectable. Canadian post Zach Edey said “they just made shots. We got lackadaisical. We gave up some open shots. Other than that run in the fourth quarter, we were the better team, but we just cannot let up for two or three minutes. That was the story of the game. … We felt they were the only team that could challenge us really. We’re coming tomorrow with that mindset: just to dominate and make sure that we get our country’s second medal in this event.” U.S. point guard Chet Holmgren said “I thought we had a great game today, we left it all out there and I am happy we came out with the win. I’m impressed with our focus. I mean we haven’t had much to focus on other than winning this gold, so, we’re staying focused. We want the gold, and everyone is coming together to get it.” American coach Jamie Dixon said “I thought our big men were really good. We started Ryan (Kalkbrenner) for a reason, and I thought he did really well. He had 10 points, rebounded well and did a pretty good job. We really attacked their big guy (Edey) on ball screens and made it hard. We got a lot of penetration based on that, so we attacked him on that, and I thought we made some good decisions.” Kenneth Lofton Jr paced the United States with 16 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 7 boards. Michael Miles added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Chet Holmgren notched 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 8 boards and 6 blocks. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Adam Miller added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 7 assists. Harrison Ingram scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Patrick Baldwin Jr notched 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Kennedy Chandler added 7 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 5 assists. Caleb Brust scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 3 boards. Jaden Ivey added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jonathan Davis added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Peyton Watson was scoreless. The United States (coached by James Patrick Dixon II, assisted by Jerod Haase and James Jones) hit 36-78 (.461) overall, 31-57 (.543) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 15-17 (.882) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, 22 assists, 17 fouls, 11 turnovers, 4 steals and 13 blocks. Caleb Houstan paced Canada with 23 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-10 from the arc, 8-11 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin added 19 on 4-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Ryan Nembhard notched 18 on 4-14 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Zach Edey scored 16 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 16 boards and 3 blocks. Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Charles Bediako scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Elijah Fisher and Nana Owusu-Anane were scoreless, and Javonte Eliza Brown-Ferguson, Enoch Kalambay, Kyle Duke and Khalfani Hill did not play. Owusu-Anane nabbed 5 boards. Canada hit 30-85 (.353) overall, 20-58 (.345) from the floor, 10-27 (.370) from the arc and 16-25 (.640) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 25 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 15 fouls, 9 turnovers, 4 steals and 3 blocks.

Canada captured bronze by clipping Serbia 101-92. Canada led 33-22 after one quarter. But Serbia ripped off a 20-0 run as they built a 54-50 lead at the half. Serbia opened the second half with a 7-0 run before Ryan Nembhard hit a floater to draw Canada within 61-52. Ball pressure and leading to runout buckets allowed Canada to knot the score at 74 after three quarters. Nembhard notched a layup and a pair of free throws, Caleb Houstan pilfered the ball for a runout dunk, Felder Mathurin hit a turnaround jumper, Zach Edey a turnaround jumper, and Felder Mathurin a driving layup and three free throws, Houstan a fadeaway jumper, and Felder Mathurin a pull-up jumper as Canada took command with a 93-84 lead in the final frame. They then maintained a comfortable margin until the final buzzer. “I feel pretty good,” said Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin. “It’s the second medal in the history of Canada Basketball. It’s not what we wanted but we got third place. Third place is better than fourth place. So, we’ll take it.” Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper said that “Coming out after halftime we really dug in, we stuck together, and we played with great effort on both ends of the floor. At the end we pulled away and I’m super proud of this group of guys [and] the journey we’ve been on the last couple of weeks. I love those guys.” Coach Paul Weir said “this team has demonstrated their character and competitiveness over and over again since we met. Today they answered that call one more time to help us achieve a significant milestone. While not the one we truly wanted, one that in time we will all come to appreciate more and more; that we put ourselves in the history books. I am so thankful to have been a part of such a great group of athletes and staff.” Bennedict Richard Felder Mathurin paced Canada with 31 on 11-11 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ryan Nembhard added 21 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 10 assists and 2 steals. Caleb Houstan notched 17 on 7-8 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Zach Edey scored 12 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 12 boards and 5 blocks. Olivier-Maxence Gaetan Prosper added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Elijah Fisher notched 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Charles Bediako scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Kyle Duke added 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 2 assists, while Javonte Eliza Brown-Ferguson and Nana Owusu-Anane were scoreless, and Enoch Kalambay and Khalfani Hill did not play. Canada hit 39-71 (.549) overall, 36-53 (.679) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 20-24 (.833) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, 21 assists, 14 fouls, 10 turnovers, 10 steals and 6 blocks. Mihailo Musikic paced Serbia with 25 on 8-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Mihailo Petrovic added 16 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 3 boards and 7 assists. Lazar Stefanovic notched 16 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Lazar Joksimovic scored 15 on 5-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Nikola Jovic added 14 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 assists. Petar Kovacevic scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Filip Skobalj added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Aleksa Kovacevic and Vojin Medarevic were scoreless, and Matija Belic, Nikola Djurisic and Stefan Todorovic did not play. Kovacevic nabbed 4 boards and dished 5 assists. Serbia (coached by Zoran Lukic, assisted by Dusan Jelic and Goran Vuckovic) hit 38-80 (.475) overall, 26-51 (.510) from the floor, 12-29 (.414) from the arc and 4-5 (.800) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 29 assists, 20 fouls, 15 turnovers, 2 steals and 1 block.

        The all-tournament team featured MVP Chet Holmgren (United States); Zach Edey (Canada); Victor Wembanyama (France); Kenneth Lofton (United States); and Nikola Jovic (Serbia).