Is Canadian Basketball Hooped?

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A very dope look at Canadian basketball and its challenges to grow Canada's forggeten sport. From the difficulty of Canadian Basketball players finding jobs oversees (European Basketball Leagues) ...

Did FIBA just kill international basketball?

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Like FIFA, FIBA will now qualify teams for the World Cup and Olympics through a separate system. This separate system includes new qualification windows throughout the year (as in soccer). The windows...

Kelly Olynyk: The Forgotten Man

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When Steve Nash and Jay Triano convened Canada Basketball’s national camp last month, there was enormous hype about the quality of NBA and high-profile NCAA types attending — along with some excitemen...

Patrick Anderson "Perfect wheelchair basketball machine" drives Canada at 2012 Paralympic ...

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Every sport has a game-changer such as Sidney Crosby, or in his prime, Kobe Bryant. Patrick Anderson is that in wheelchair basketball. Sport may be given to hyperbolic language but in Anderson's ca...

Video: Canada's Justin Jackson Shines at the U17 FIBA World Championships

Great look at 15-Year Old Justin Jackson, Canada's latest rising basketball star. Jackson is currently balling with Canada's U17 team and at the World Championships in Lithuania and is averaging 12...

Newest Raptors Gary Forbes Made Leo Rautins Retire

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Gary Forbes, the newest Raptor, is hardly apologetic about the death knell he gave to Canada’s Olympic men’s basketball team last summer. In fact, he’s kind of proud of it. The native of Panama,...

Favourites Argentina roll over Canada in FIBA Americas Quarter-Final Action

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MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (BBZZ) Leo Rautins and Canada’s Senior Men’s National Team opened up the Quarter-Finals phase of the 2011 FIBA Americas with a 79-53 defeat to hometown and tournament favou...

2011 FIBA Americas second round preview

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Canada: Team Canada sports a nice mix of talent. Carl English, Levon Kendall, Aaron Dornekamp and Joel Anthony provide enough on both sides of the court to make them competitive. Jermaine “Rock” Ander...

Injured Laurier Golden Hawks Kale Harrison Optimistic About Early Return

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Senior Kale Harrison of the Golden Hawks is very optimistic about his return to action after as the 2011-12 CIS Men's basketball season gets set to open-up in mid September. Harrison picked up a co...

Venezuela Outlasts Canada in OT at 2011 FIBA Americas

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Tournament leading scorer Greivis Vasquez (Memphis Grizzlies) poured in a game-high 29 points as Venezuela outlasted Canada 103-98 in overtime and take sole possession of third-place in FIBA Americas ...

Stocks Up: Gee-Gees Warren Ward

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Where would you rank Gee-Gees all-purpose guard Warren Ward? Potential All-Canadian?