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Yahoo
29-06-2025
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Canada women top Spain to advance to 3x3 hoops World Cup semifinal
ULAANBAATAR — Canada's women are off to the semifinals of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup. Canada defeated Spain 11-10 on Saturday to advance. Canada will next face the Netherlands on Sunday, with the third-place game and final going on Monday. Advertisement Saicha Grant-Allen led the way for Canada with six points and five rebounds. Paige Crozon added three points and five rebounds. Spain was led by Vega Gimeno's five points and three rebounds. Canada defeated Japan 18-6 in a play-in game on Friday to make it into Saturday's quarterfinal. The Canadians had lost their last two group stage games before making a run into the semifinal. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 28, 2025. The Canadian Press
Yahoo
29-06-2025
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Canadian men upend 6th-ranked Austria in opener at FIBA 3x3 basketball World Cup
Jerome Desrosiers, left, and Grant Audu, not pictured, shared the lead with seven points apiece for a 17th-ranked Canadian team that posted a 22-19 upset win over No. 6 Austria in its first game at the FIBA 3x3 basketball World Cup on Tuesday in Mongolia. (Courtesy FIBA - image credit) Canada's men nearly matched the women with two wins to open the FIBA 3x3 basketball World Cup but ran out of time Tuesday. However, their lone victory was a big accomplishment, a 22-19 decision over sixth-ranked Austria in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The 17th-ranked Canadians also lost 22-20 to No. 11 China. Advertisement Canada, which secured one of three available World Cup spots on May 25 with a 21-12 handling of Rwanda to cap a 3-0 performance in Azerbaijan, is back at the World Cup seven years following its quarterfinal loss in Manila, Philippines. On June 12, 2018, the Netherlands scored four points in 80 seconds for an 18-16 victory in a 10-minute contest that included five lead changes. Canada held a 16-15 edge with 73 seconds remaining on the clock. In Tuesday's game against Austria, neither team held more than a two-point lead until Aaron Rhooms's two-point shot gave Canada an 11-8 advantage. Grant Audu's two-pointer made it a four-point match at 16-12 with 3:15 left in the 10-minute contest. Advertisement With Canada leading 19-14, Austria went on a five-point run to draw even, keyed by a couple of Matthias Linortner free throws. But Rhooms and Audu put the game out of reach over the final 90 seconds with a single point and two-pointer, respectively. The six-foot-four Audu, from Toronto, is in his first season with the team. His first major competition was the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup last December in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the Canadian program picked up its first-ever medal at the event, defeating Mexico and Dominican Republic for bronze. Jerome Desrosiers and Audu shared the Canadian lead with seven points apiece while Alex Johnson had four rebounds. Canada shot 67 per cent from the field (14 of 21) while Austria converted eight of 10 attempts. Live coverage of the World Cup will be available on CBC Gem and through to the medal games on Sunday. The Canadians held several leads against China but found themselves playing catch-up in the second half of the contest. Back-and-forth contest When Canada did grab momentum, Dianliang Zhang was there to take it away. Advertisement The Canadians went up 13-12 with 3:28 to play when Xingrui Wu converted a two-point to give China the lead. Zhang then made it a two-point game 39 seconds later. The teams were tied 15-15 when Zhang made two foul shots with 1:56 remaining. Canada knotted matters a couple of more times on two-pointers by Desrosiers but ZhiChao Xiang scored the final points with two just 28 seconds from the final buzzer. Desrosiers had nine points to lead Canada along with a game-high seven rebounds. Zhang topped all players with 10 points and added four rebounds. Canada's squad also features Alex "Superman" Johnson, who committed to 3x3 full-time in 2021. Advertisement Johnson and Desrosiers were part of the group that placed third at the Olympic qualifying tournament last season, narrowly missing a spot in Paris. Canada's men also missed out on qualifying for the 2021 Olympic tournament in Tokyo. Sixteen countries from each 20-team tournament will reach the single-elimination knockout stage, with division winners headed directly to the quarterfinals. The Canadians will complete pool play Thursday against France, the 2024 Olympic silver medallists, at 5:10 a.m. ET, and Puerto Rico (7 a.m.) which placed second at last year's AmeriCup.
National Post
28-06-2025
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- National Post
Canada women top Spain to advance to 3x3 hoops World Cup semifinal
Article content ULAANBAATAR — Canada's women are off to the semifinals of the FIBA 3×3 World Cup. Article content Canada defeated Spain 11-10 on Saturday to advance. Article content Canada will next face the Netherlands on Sunday, with the third-place game and final going on Monday. Article content
CBC
27-06-2025
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- CBC
Canada's women advance to quarterfinals at 3x3 basketball World Cup
The Canadian women had little trouble advancing the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup tournament after a 18-6 victory over Japan on Friday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Cassandra Brown led Canada's offence with eight points and five rebounds. Paige Crozon dominated the boards with 12 rebounds. The Canadians will now will play Spain on Saturday, which will be live streamed on and CBC Gem at 5:25 a.m. ET. Crozon and Kacie Bosch have been playing with two new teammates in Brown and Saicha Grant-Allen. Prior to this week's event, Grant-Allen played 49 games and Brown, a relative rookie at 26 games. Katherine Plouffe and twin sister Michelle are both sidelined with schedule conflict and minor injuries. WATCH | Canada takes on Japan in Mongolia: Canadian men ousted The Canadian men dropped two games Thursday to miss the playoff cut. France defeated Canada 21-18 in the early game. Aaron Rhooms and Grant Audu scored eight points apiece for the Canadians. Puerto Rico beat Canada 21-17 later in the day. Jerome Desrosiers had eight points and four rebounds in the loss that left Canada at 1-3. "I'm most proud of the way we fought," Desrosiers said. "This is a pretty young team in terms of 3x3 experience, so the way we stayed together throughout the whole experience is something to be proud of for sure."
National Post
27-06-2025
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- National Post
Canadian men fall to France, Puerto Rico at FIBA 3x3 World Cup
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — The Canadian men dropped two games Thursday to miss the playoff cut at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup. Article content France defeated Canada 21-18 in the early game. Aaron Rhooms and Grant Audu scored eight points apiece for the Canadians. Article content Article content Puerto Rico beat Canada 21-17 later in the day. Jerome Desrosiers had eight points and four rebounds in the loss that left Canada at 1-3. Article content 'I'm most proud of the way we fought,' Desrosiers said. 'This is a pretty young team in terms of 3×3 experience, so the way we stayed together throughout the whole experience is something to be proud of for sure.' Article content
