Canada Olympic basketball roster: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray headline 2024 men's team for Paris

Gilbert McGregor

Canada Olympic basketball roster: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray headline 2024 men's team for Paris image

The Canadian Senior Men's National Team has finalized its roster for basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Team Canada, which is back in the Olympic basketball tournament for the first time since the 2000 games in Sydney, is set to roll out its most talented roster to date. Led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray, Team Canada features 10 active NBA players and 11 players with NBA experience.

Here is everything you need to know about Canada's men's basketball roster as the program looks to win an Olympic medal for the first time since the 1936 games.

MORE: Canada draws 'Group of Death' for Paris Olympics

Canada Olympics men's basketball roster

Here is the complete 12-man roster for Canada at the 2024 Olympics in Paris:

NameHometownTeam
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerToronto, OntarioTimberwolves
RJ BarrettMississauga, OntarioRaptors
Khem BirchMontreal, QuebecBasquet Girona
Dillon BrooksMississauga, OntarioRockets
Luguentz DortMontreal, QuebecThunder
Melvin EjimToronto, OntarioUnicaja Malaga
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderHamilton, OntarioThunder
Trey LylesSaskatoon, SaskatchewanKings
Jamal MurrayKitchener, OntarioNuggets
Andrew NembhardAurora, OntarioPacers
Kelly OlynykKamloops, British ColumbiaRaptors
Dwight PowellToronto, OntarioMavericks

MORE: Dillon Brooks makes bold statement ahead of exhibition vs. Team USA

Who coaches the Canada men's basketball team?

Jordi Fernandez, who assumed the helm for Canada ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, will reprise that role at the Olympics. Fernandez, who is now the head coach of the Nets, has had a successful tenure as Canada's head coach. He led the team to bronze at the World Cup.

NameRole
Jordi FernandezHead coach
Nate BjorkgrenAssistant coach
Nathaniel MitchellAssistant coach
Boniface N'DongAssistant coach
Rowan BarrettGeneral Manager

Team Canada basketball Olympics history

YearSiteResult
1936BerlinSilver
1948London9th place
1952Helsinki9th place
1956Melbourne9th place
1964Tokyo9th place
1976Montreal4th place
1980MoscowWithdrew
1984Los Angeles4th place
1988Seoul6th place
2000Sydney7th place
2024ParisTBD

Canada Basketball 2024 Olympics schedule

Canada opens its Olympic journey against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Greek National Team. They then take on Australia before closing group play against Spain. 

DateOpponentTime (ET)
July 27Greece3 p.m.
July 30Australia7:30 a.m.
Aug. 2Spain11:15 a.m.

Gilbert McGregor

Gilbert McGregor Photo

Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.