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 Men's Senior National Basketball Team is one step closer to taking the floor at the Paris Olympics.

With opening ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games just over a month away, Canada Basketball has officially announced the training camp roster that will convene in Toronto to begin Olympic preparation. As expected, the roster is complete with plenty of NBA talent.

Who will be suiting up for Canada this summer? The Sporting News has you covered with the latest look at Canada's training camp roster for the Paris Olympics.

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Canada Olympics men's basketball roster

Here are the players who have been invited to the Canada Basketball training camp in Toronto:

PositionPlayerTeam
FKyle AlexanderHapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
GNickeil Alexander-WalkerTimberwolves
GRJ BarrettRaptors
GTrae Bell-HaynesCasademont Zaragoza (Spain)
CKhem BirchBasquet Girona (Spain)
FOshae BrissettCeltics
FDillon BrooksRockets
GLuguentz DortThunder
CZach Edey2024 NBA Draft prospect
FMelvin EjimUnicaja (Spain)
GShai Gilgeous-AlexanderThunder
FMfiondu KabengeleVenezia (Italy)
FTrey LylesKings
GJamal MurrayNuggets
GAndrew NembhardPacers
CKelly OlynykRaptors
CDwight PowellMavericks
GPhil ScrubbBahçeşehir Koleji (Turkey)
GThomas ScrubbMonbus Obradoiro (Spain)
FAndrew WigginsWarriors

Canada Basketball veterans Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph are two notable omissions from the roster.

It is also worth mentioning that Pacers wing Bennedict Mathurin (shoulder) and Trail Blazers wing Shaedon Sharpe (abdominal) are both invited to camp but will not be able to participate in the Olympics due to injury.

Team Canada will have to trim this 20-man training camp roster to 12 players ahead of the Paris Games.

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When is basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

  • Dates: July 27-Aug. 10
  • Locations: Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France (5x5 prelims); Paris, France (5x5 final phase)

The 5x5 men's basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics opens with the group stage on Saturday, July 27. Group play concludes on Sunday, Aug. 4 and the quarterfinals begin on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

The semifinals will be held on Thursday, Aug. 8. The bronze medal and gold medal games will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10.

Group play will be held at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France while the final phase of games will be played at Paris' Accor Arena.

Canada Basketball group, schedule at 2024 Paris Olympics

Canada is in Group A at the 2024 Olympics.

Team Canada will be joined by Australia and two other teams to be determined after Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Greece (Slovenia, New Zealand, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Dominican Republic) and Spain (Lebanon, Angola, Spain, Finland, Poland, Bahamas)

DateOpponentTime (ET)
July 27TBD (Greece Qualifier)3 p.m.
July 30Australia7:30 a.m.
Aug. 2TBD (Spain Qualifier)11:15 a.m.

Gilbert McGregor

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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.