Team Canada to face China in inaugural Pacific Rim Basketball Classic at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria.
=0D=0A=Canada’s roster will feature some of the country’s biggest and brightest stars, including athletes playing professionally in the NBA, NBA G League and several of the top professional leagues overseas.
=0D=0A=Head Coach Jay Triano, who played at Simon Fraser University from 1977-1981 before becoming the head coach of his alma mater from 1988-1995, returns to the Canadian bench after being unavailable for the previous two windows while coaching in the NBA. “Some of the fondest memories of my basketball career are from all the years I spent playing and coaching in British Columbia,” said Jay Triano, Head Coach, Senior Men's National Team. “Vancouver and Victoria have some of the most passionate basketball fans in the country and we’re excited to bring our team back to the West coast.”
=0D=0A=It has been eight years since British Columbia has hosted an international competition featuring the Senior Men’s National team, and Canada Basketball is proud to partner with Sport Hosting Vancouver and the Greater Victoria Sports Tourism Commission to make this two-game series come to life.
=0D=0A=“The Greater Victoria Sports Tourism Commission is very excited to partner with Canada Basketball in bringing a game from the Pacific Rim Basketball Classic to Victoria,”added Keith Wells, Executive Director, Sport Tourism. “Our community is hugely proud to host and we look forward to giving both Team Canada and Team China a world-class experience.”
=0D=0A=The Pacific Rim Basketball Classic will help Canada continue preparing for their quest toward the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
=0D=0A=Tickets start as low as $25, for details visit pacificrimclassic.com.
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