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Canadians blow-out Senegal top Group A at 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup

Canadian seven-foot-four Zach Edey’s double-double simply too much for Senegal as Canada improves to 3-0 at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup.

Too big, too strong.

It was pure domination from start to finish as Canada’s U19 men’s basketball team clobbered Senegal 85-56 in their final group-phase match-up at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup inside the Daugavpils Olympic Center in Latvia.

On pace to lead the tournament in rebounding, seven-foot-four center Zach Edey (Toronto, Ont) recorded his third straight double-double with 18 points, 17 rebounds and 2 blocks. Edey scored Canada’s first seven-points of the game as Team Canada led wire-to-wire to improve to 3-0. Through three-games, Edey comfortably leads the tournament across all rebounding categories, double-doubles and ranks in the top 10 in field goal accuracy.

Billed as a battle of seven footers between Zach Edey & Senegal’s explosive post player Ibou Bandji. Edey took the challenge personally by attacking the rim early, often. Speaking with media following the game, Edey, a last minute cut for the Canadian senior men’s national team, believes he still has a long way to go before he becomes the player he wants to be.

“Tons. I’m nowhere near finished. I got so much I want to add. I want to add a jump shot. I need to work on my free throws. I know I can knock them down. Just stay consistent with my free throws.”

Canadian starting point-guard Ryan Nembhard was stellar from the opening whistle, executing the offense to perfection with 17 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals. The younger Nembhard drilled a deep three-pointer to close out the opening 20 minutes and put Canada ahead 50-26 at half-time.

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Caleb Houstan finished with a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin (Montreal, QC) rounded-out Canada’s double-figure scores with 13 rebounds, 6 rebounds.

In a game with plenty of rebounding opportunities due to poor shooting from both sides, Canada held a 61-55 edge on the glass and scored 27 points off of 19 Senegalese turnovers.

Canada (3-0) advances to the of round-16 and will play Puerto Rico (1-2) , the fourth place team in group B.

Canada has lost two out of the last three-games against Puerto Rico at the U19 FIBA World Cup.

“We’ll play anybody. It doesn’t matter. We’ll just show up. We know we can beat anybody in this tournament. We know that if we stick to our game plan, and we do what we need to do, it doesn’t matter who we play. ” continued Edey.

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