| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Turkey 3. Lithuania 4. Spain 5. CANADA 6. France 7. Australia 8. South Korea 9. Bosnia & Hercegovina 10. China 11. Dominican Republic 12. Finland 13. Argentina 14. Chinese Taipei 15. Mali 16. Egypt | CANADIANS Emmanuel Akot (Winnipeg, Man.) Andrew Nembhard (Aurora, Ont.) Rowan Barrett Jr. (Mississauga, Ont.) Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ont.) Ignas Brazdeikis (Oakville, Ont.) Danilo Djuricic (Brampton, Ont.) Quincy Guerrier (Montreal, Que.) Noah Kirkwood (Kanata, Ont.) Stefan Smith (Ajax, Ont.) Grant Shephard (Kelowna, B.C.) Daniel Sackey (Winnipeg, Man.) Simisola Shittu (Burlington, Ont.) Emmanuel Miller (Scarborough, Ont.) – alternate Joel Brown (Brampton, Ont.) – alternate Dave DeAveiro – coach Michael Meeks – assistant James Derouin – assistant Nicky Davis – assistant Steve Konchalski – mentor coach Mary Lalancette – therapist Chris Cheng – manager Mark Leung – physician |
| POOL A | USA | TUR | EGY | TPE | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 84-66 | 104-57 | 119-45 | (3-0) | ||
| Turkey | 66-84 | —– | 71-61 | 76-56 | (2-1) | ||
| Egypt | 57-104 | 61-71 | —– | 88-71 | (1-2) | ||
| Chinese Taipei | 45-119 | 56-76 | 71-88 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | SPN | LIT | MAL | ARG | Record | ||
| Spain | —– | 65-61 | 86-55 | 59-49 | (3-0) | ||
| Lithuania | 61-65 | —– | 96-73 | 74-57 | (2-1) | ||
| Mali | 55-86 | 73-96 | —– | 56-47 | (1-2) | ||
| Argentina | 49-59 | 57-74 | 47-56 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | CAN | AUS | CHN | FIN | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 81-78 | 105-54 | 92-68 | (3-0) | ||
| Australia | 78-81 | —– | 72-90 | 77-62 | (1-2) | ||
| China | 54-105 | 90-72 | —– | 58-65 | (1-2) | ||
| Finland | 68-92 | 62-77 | 65-58 | —– | (1-2) | ||
| POOL D | FRA | KOR | BIH | DOM | Record | ||
| France | —– | 84-90 | 84-65 | 78-48 | (2-1) | ||
| South Korea | 90-84 | —– | 85-105 | 77-71 | (2-1) | ||
| Bosnia & Hercegovina | 65-84 | 105-85 | —– | 84-59 | (2-1) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 48-78 | 71-77 | 59-84 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| RD 16 | United States 109 Argentina 56 | |
| RD 16 | Turkey 77 Mali 58 | |
| RD 16 | Lithuania 80 Egypt 65 | |
| RD 16 | Spain 112 Chinese Taipei 60 | |
| RD 16 | Canada 79 Dominican Republic 52 | |
| RD 16 | Australia 75 Bosnia & Hercegovina 72 | |
| RD 16 | South Korea 75 China 70 | |
| RD 16 | France 60 Finland 38 | |
| QFs | Turkey 80 Canada 74 | |
| QFs | Lithuania 73 France 72 | |
| QFs | United States 133 South Korea 81 | |
| QFs | Spain 74 Australia 63 | |
| 9-16th | Finland 84 Egypt 73 | |
| 9-16th | Bosnia & Hercegovina 105 Chinese Taipei 75 | |
| 9-16th | Dominican Republic 74 Mali 70 | |
| 9-16th | China 80 Argentina 74 | |
| 13-16th | Argentina 76 Egypt 73 | |
| 13-16th | Chinese Taipei 77 Mali 61 | |
| 9-12th | Bosnia & Hercegovina 96 Dominican Republic 73 | |
| 9-12th | China 77 Finland 57 | |
| 5-8th | France 119 South Korea 61 | |
| 5-8th | Canada 96 Australia 58 | |
| Semi | Turkey 83 Spain 79 | |
| Semi | United States 98 Lithuania 70 | |
| 15th | Mali 61 Egypt 38 | |
| 13th | Argentina 67 Chinese Taipei 64 | |
| 11th | Dominican Republic 65 Finland 56 | |
| 9th | Bosnia & Hercegovina 88 China 84 | |
| 7th | Australia 83 South Korea 76 | |
| 5th | Canada 99 France 68 | |
| Bronze | Lithuania 81 Spain 63 | |
| Final | United States 96 Turkey 56 | |
In their opener, Canada edged Australia 81-78. Canada led 22-17 after one quarter. The score was knotted at 34 at the half. Canada led 60-50 after three quarters. Simisola Shittu paced Canada with 22 on 11-19 from the floor, 0-7 from the line, 12 boards and 5 steals. Rowan Barrett Jr scored 19 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Andrew Nembhard added 14 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 4 steals. Stefan Smith added 11 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc and 3 boards. Danilo Djuricic notched 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 9 boards. Ignas Brazdeikis added 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Emmanuel Akot added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards, while Quincy Guerrier, Daniel Sackey, Noah Kirkwood and Grant Shephard were scoreless and Jaden Bediako did not play. Shephard nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 31-75 (.413) overall, 25-49 (.510) from the floor, 6-26 (.231) from the arc and 13-28 (.464) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 25 fouls, 15 turnovers, 12 steals and 3 blocks. Dragan Elkaz paced Australia with 22 on 2-5 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 3-9 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Samson Froling added 15 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 8 boards. Callum Dalton scored 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Patrick Bines notched 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-6 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Tom Fullarton scored 8 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Mate Colina added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Sean Macdonald scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 4 assists. Lachlan Dent added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Kody Stattman notched 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Kyle Bowen added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Kyle Zunic and Matthew Johns were scoreless. Zunic nabbed 2 boards and dished 4 assists. Johns nabbed 2 boards and dished 3 assists. Australia (coached by Mark Watkins, assisted by David Ingham and Justin Schueller), hit 26-57 (.456) overall, 15-33 (.455) from the floor, 11-14 (.458) from the arc and 15-30 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 26 fouls, 25 turnovers, 3 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada improved to (2-0) in round-robin play by pounding Finland 92-68. “We came out with urgency on the defensive end which ignited our offense. We moved the ball well especially in the first half but we have to do it for two halves not just one,” said Canadian coach David DeAveiro. Canada led 37-22 after one quarter as a consequence of crisp ball movement. Finland never threatened, with Canada leading by as many as 29. Ignas Brazdeikis paced Canada with 17 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line and 8 boards. Rowan Barrett Jr added 16 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Danilo Djuricic scored 14 on 1-2 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 3 boards. Emmanuel Akot added 14 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Daniel Sackey scored 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Simisola Shittu added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Stefan Smith scored 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Quincy Guerrier added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 5 boards. Noah Kirkwood scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Jaden Bediako added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 blocks. Grant Shephard notched 1 on 1-2 from the floor, while Andrew Nembhard was scoreless, nabbed 2 boards, dished 6 assists and pilfered 3 balls. Canada hit 29-68 (.426) overall, 18-43 (.419) from the floor, 11-25 (.440) from the arc and 23-37 (.622) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 19 fouls, 16 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks. Andre Gustavson paced Finland with 17 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Elias Valtonen added 12 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Jaakko Lammi notched 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Mikael Jantunen scored 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Miika Heinonen added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 steals. Tomas Pihlajamaki notched 3 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Ricky Waxlax scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Aapeli Syrjamaki added 2 and Tuukka Jaakkola 2, along with 3 boards, while Erik Waxlax, Tuomo Antikainen and Eetu Villa were scoreless. Erik Waxlax nabbed 4 boards, dished 3 assists and pilfered 2 boards, while Jaakkola nabbed 3 boards and Antikainen 2. Finland (coached by Koskelainen Antti, assisted by Palviainen Ilkka and Vertio Vesa) hit 27-72 (.375) overall, 20-46 (.435) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 26 fouls, 16 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada closed out round-robin play at (3-0) by thrashing China 15-54. “We shared the ball really well tonight. 21 assists out of 38 field goals with six guys in double figures,” Canadian coach Dave DeAveiro said. “Our bench gave us a boost with 46 points. We are going to need our bench if we want to go deep in this tournament. But our defense was the key tonight. We were active, rebounded well, and contested majority of their shots.” Point guard Andrew Nembhard had Canada operating at full efficiency as they exploded to a 15-0 lead and took a 28-13 edge into the second quarter. Canada led by 27 at the half and by 37 early in the third quarter. Rowan Barrett Jr paced Canada with 17 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Emmanuel Akot added 15 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Simisola Shittu notched 13 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-9 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Ignas Brazdeikis scored 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 assists and 2 steals. Danilo Djuricic added 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 5 boards. Stefan Smith added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Quincy Guerrier added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 2 boards. Grant Shepard added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Andrew Nembhard scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Daniel Sackey added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 5 assists. Noah Kirkwood scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, while Jaden Bediako was scoreless and nabbed 4 boards. Canada hit 38-76 (.500) overall, 30-53 (.566) from the floor, 8-23 (.348) from the arc and 21-34 (.618) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 14 turnovers, 14 fouls, 16 steals and 8 blocks. Rongqi Huang paced China with 15 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Yibo Wang added 14 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-5 from the line and 2 assists. Haotian Bai notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Rongzhen Zhu scored 5 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Jie Xu added 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Xiangbo Li scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Peidong Chen added 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Zeyi Liu added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Yanman Zhao scored 2 on 0-3 from the floor and 2-2 from the line, while Yujia Wu and Rui Wang were scoreless and Hao Jia did not play. Wu nabbed 3 boards and Wang 2. China (coached by Jianjun Wang, assisted by Ke Li and Changsuo Xu) hit 19-74 (.257) overall, 12-45 (.267) from the floor, 7-29 (.241) from the arc and 9-10 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 25 fouls, 25 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks.
In the round of 16, Canada thrashed the Dominican Republic 79-52. “It wasn’t pretty and it never is when you don’t make open shots. Our defense was better in the 2nd half which gave us transition opportunities. We look forward to moving on in the tournament,” Canadian coach David DeAveiro said. Canada struggled with the Dominican zone and trailed 17-12 after one quarter but rallied to knot the score at 21 and then take a 29-24 lead into the lockers. Canada started playing penetrate-and-pitch in the third quarter and generating transition buckets off the press to take a 57-39 lead after three quarters. Ignas Brazdeikis paced Canada with 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 10 boards. Rowan Barrett Jr added 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4-8 from the line. Simisola Shittu added 13 on 6-18 from the floor, 1-6 from the line, 11 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Emmanuel Akot notched 1 1on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-9 from the line and 5 boards. Quincy Guerrier added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 1-4 from the line. Andrew Nembhard notched 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 6 boards and 4 steals. Danilo Djuricic added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Jaden Bediako scored 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Noah Kirkwood added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists, while Daniel Sackey, Grant Shephard and Stefan Smith were scoreless. Smith nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. Canada hit 29-80 (.362) overall, 26-58 (.448) from the floor, 3-22 (.136) from the arc and 18-40 (.450) from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 17 fouls, 23 turnovers, 14 steals and 7 blocks. Anderson Mirambeaux paced the Dominican Republic with 16 on 6-14 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 8 boards. Alanzo Frink added 11 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Angel Perdomo notched 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Miguel Diaz scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 6 boards. John Vargas added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Jose Benitez added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Ismael Valdez added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 blocks. Francisco Melo scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Frantony Segura, Yeison Rivera and Jeffrey Hernandez were scoreless and Justin Minaya did not play. Rivera and Hernandez each nabbed 2 boards. The Dominican Republic (coached by Juan Matos, assisted by Juan Brito and Alex Mirabel) hit 19-64 (.297) overall, 16-45 (.356) from the floor, 3-19 (.158) from the arc and 11-20 (.550) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 28 fouls, 34 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks.
In the quarterfinals, Turkey clipped Canada 80-74. Turkey led 17-16 after one quarter and by four at the half. Canada led 54-53 after three quarters but panicked in the fourth quarter and began forcing shots and committing turnovers. Ragip Berke Atar paced Turkey with 28 on 10-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 8-12 from the line and 15 boards. Ahmet Can Duran scored 14 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 14 boards and 2 assists. Erkin Senel scored 12 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Onuralp Bitim added 9 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Eray Akyuz notched 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Yigitcan Saybir scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Muhaymin Mustafa added 3 on 0-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Cagatay Afsar scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Mert Konuk notched 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Furkan Ayca scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Enis Sipahi and Leon Harun Apaydin did not play. Turkey (coached by Ismail Fatih Elbas, assisted by Ertug Tuzcukaya and Ali Yildirim) hit 26-68 (.382) overall, 24-54 (.444) from the floor, 2-14 (.143) from the arc and 26-43 (.605) from the line, while garnering 67 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 23 fouls, 21 turnovers, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Rowan Barrett Jr paced Canada with 33 on 7-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 10-19 from the line and 2 boards. Danilo Djuricic added 19 on 1-7 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 8 boards and 3 steals. Ignas Brazdeikis scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Stefan Smith added 4 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Simisola Shittu scored 3 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Emmanuel Akot added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Grant Shephard notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Andrew Nembhard scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists, while Daniel Sackey and Noah Kirkwood did not score, and Quincy Guerrier and Jaden Bediako did not play. Canada hit 25-79 (.316) overall, 15-50 (.300) from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 14-28 from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 29 fouls, 12 turnovers and 10 steals.
In the 5th-8th consolations, Canada stomped Australia 96-58. Rowan Barrett Jr was chosen player of the game for Canada after scoring 23 on 7-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Ignas Brazdeikis added 18 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Danilo Djuricic notched 17 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Emmanuel Akot scored 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Noah Kirkwood notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Grant Shephard scored 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Stefan Smith added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Simisola Shittu notched 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Andrew Nembhard added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 3 assists and 3 steals. Daniel Sackey scored 2on 1-5 from the floor, 3 assists and 3 steals. Jaden Bediako added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Quincy Guerrier did not play. Canada hit 36-71 (.507) overall, 27-54 from the floor, 9-17 (.529) from the arc and 15-25 (.600) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 15 fouls, 21 turnovers, 16 steals and 2 blocks. Samson Froling paced Australia with 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Sean Macdonald scored 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Tom Fullarton added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Matthew Johns added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Mate Colina scored 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Lachlan Dent notched 3 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-6 from the arc. Kyle Zunic added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Dragan Elkaz notched 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Patrick Bines added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Kyle Bowen scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Callum Dalton notched 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Kody Stattman added 1 on 0-5 from the arc, 1-4 from the line and 4 boards. Australia (coached by Mark Watkins, assisted by David Ingham and Justin Schueller) hit 21-65 (.323) overall, 16-38 (.421) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 11-17 (.647) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 21 fouls, 29 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks.
In the 5th place playoff, Canada stomped France 99-68. Ignas Brazdeikis paced Canada with 26 on 8-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Simisola Shittu added 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 7 steals. Danilo Djuricic notched 14 on 1-2 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, and 3 boards. Emmanual Akot added 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Noah Kirkwood scored 10 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Rowan Barrett Jr added 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Andrew Nembhard added 7 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 assists and 3 steals. Grant Shepard added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Stefan Smith scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Jaden Bediako added 2o n 1-1 from the floor and 0-1 from the line, while Daniel Sackey was scoreless and Quincy Guerrier did not play. Sackey dished 2 assists. Canada hit 37-74 overall, 27-53 (.509) from the floor, 10-21 (.476) from the arc and 15-22 (.682) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 16 fouls, 20 turnovers, 17 steals and 9 blocks. Jaylen Hoard paced France with 17 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Eddy Owootomo Kayouloud added 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 0-2 from the line and 2 assists. Ivan Fevrier scored 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 8 boards. Ludovic Beyhurst notched 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5 boards and 8 assists. Olivier Sarr scored 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Yves Pons scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Joshua Mballa added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Maxime Abah notched 2o n 1-2 from the floor. Timothee Bazille scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 2 boards and 4 blocks. Tom Wiscart Goetz added 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 1-2 from the line, while Nicolas Dorez was scoreless and Louis Rucklin did not play. France (coached by Frederic Crapez, assisted by Francois Brisson and Andy Thornton-Jones) hit 26-75 (.347) overall, 20-51 (.392) from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 10-16 (.625) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 20 fouls, 29 turnovers, 8 steals and 7 blocks.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Collin Sexton (United States); Wendell Carter Jr. (United States); Arnas Velicka (Lithuania); Dzanan Musa (Bosnia & Herzegovina); and Sergi Martinez (Spain).
2017
In July, it is revealed that Canadian coach David DeAveiro was dismissed from the helm of the cadet team two months earlier. DeAveiro was in his 16th season as a University coach & seventh at McGill entered the 2017 Final Eight championship with a career coaching record of 352-221 in 572 games overall (.614). The dismissal appeared to have been related to a controversy over a decision by Canada Basketball Vice President Rowan Barrett to omit his son Rowan Barrett Jr. from the U17-team because he wanted him to play on the men’s senior team. There was also ill will between Barrett Sr. and DeAveiro over the coach’s decision not to start Barrett in the opening game of the U17 Worlds in Spain, preferring instead to integrate him back into the line-up. But the decision was apparently over-ruled by Barrett Sr. at the last minute. There was also rumoured to be anger about DeAveiro’s offence not generating enough shots for Barrett Jr. during the Spain tournament. In June, 2015, DeAveiro led the Canadian national under-16 team to a FIBA Americas U-16 championship in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. In 2013, he guided Canada to bronze-medal finish at the same event, held in Maldonado, Uruguay. In 2012, he led Canada to a fifth-place finish at the FIBA under-17 world championship in Lithuania. Among DeAveiro’s stints as an assistant coach was with Jay Triano’s staff on the national hoops squad at the 2011 PanAm Games in Mexico, a 2003 pre-Olympic tourney in China, the 2007 FISU Summer Games in Bangkok (where Canada won bronze), the 2008 FIBA Americas under-18 championship in Formosa, Argentina and the 2009 FIBA world junior championship in New Zealand.
DeAveiro was replaced by University of Victoria coach Craig Beaucamp. “We are excited to have Craig at the helm of our U16 team,” said Michael Meeks, Manager, Youth Player Development, who will join Beaucamp as an Assistant Coach. “His commitment to our program and technical expertise will help with the development of our age-group athletes.” Beaucamp served as an assistant coach with the U18 Men’s National Team in 2006, 2007, and 2016 and at the 2011 Pan-Am Games in Mexico. He was also a guest coach with the Senior Men’s National Team from 2013-2016. “I’m looking forward to working with some of Canada’s best young talent,” said Beaucamp. “This is the first opportunity for many of these players to play on the international stage. Anytime you have the chance to represent Canada, it’s both an honour and a privilege.” The Burnaby, B.C. native has spent the past 14 years as Head Coach of the University of Victoria men’s basketball team, entering the 2016-2017 season with a conference record of 211-88. A five-time Canada West Coach of the Year, he has led the Vikes to two Canada West Championships (2005-2006 & 2014-2015) and three straight appearances in the USports Final 8 from 2013-2015. He was also a finalist for the Stuart W. Aberdeen Memorial Trophy (USports Coach of the Year) in 2012-2013. Beaucamp is a Level Four graduate of the National Coaching Certification Program.