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We Have the Brothers Wiggins, Steve Nash, Alex Johnson, Khem Birch and More in Canadian Content

Like the flyer being too big to fit here, this Hoops for Hope event will be huge.  All for a good cause too.  If you're in the Toronto area, this would be a great event to check out this weekend.
Like the flyer being too big to fit here, this Hoops for Hope event will be huge. All for a good cause too. If you're in the Toronto area, this would be a great event to check out this weekend.

Today we have some stuff on the National Program that includes the Junior Women finishing fourth at the U18 FIBA Americas and a potential list of Senior Men players for 2016, a team from Edmonton qualifies for the FIBA 3x3 World Tour in Miami, Steve Nash, a great highlight reel on Alex Johnson, Khem Birch, Nick and Andrew Wiggins and more in this edition of Canadian Content ...

First we start off the day with some National Program stuff ...

This is an interesting list of potential players here ... Nielsen on Team Canada: Looking ahead - sportsnet.ca

Disregard the headline here but the complete recap of our ladies results from their run at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships is here ... JWNT DROPS OPENING GAME AT FIBA AMERICAS U18 | Canada Basketball

Sports Briefs: South Kam centre leads Canada to win in basketball | Local Sports | Kamloops Daily News

Cooper helps Canada to fourth-place finish | Basketball | Sports | Sudbury Star

Sad news here for Chelsea Aubry ... Canadian athlete’s Olympic gear stolen near Vatican | Metro

Big shout to the Edmonton team of Jordan Baker, Dom Coward, Joel Frisen and Jarred Ogungbomi for making it to Miami ... EDMONTON TEAM QUALIFIES FOR FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR FINAL | Canada Basketball

Now for the pro news ...

Five things Steve Nash needs for a successful season with Lakers - latimes.com

Rob is a classy guy to give up his number for a teammate ... Robert Sacre, Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers talk about their starts in the NBA - ESPN

This is always a nice to see ballers giving back ... Hoops stars inspire young people | Basketball | Sports | London Free Press

Umm, yeah. I don't know what this is about but it sounds 60-40 not good when it's the first season ... Windsor Express pleads for public support - Windsor - CBC News

And a big shout to a Can Ball Ray fave Tyler Kepkay for signing in Germany. You will need to translate, unless you read German, but it does say he's signed ... Basketball Bundesliga: Kepkay springt bei Dragons ein - Handelsblatt

Since he's gonna be a pro this season, check out what dudes can expect from Alex Johnson ... Alex "Superman" Johnson 2012 NC Pro-Am EliteMixtape - YouTube

Here are some NC-Double-Eh looks ...

Khem Birch watches UNLV dispatch Ottawa before it heads to his native Montreal - Las Vegas Sun News

This is a great video interview with Wichita State commit Nick Wiggins that includes Young Andrew. Big shout to our man Tariq at Northpole Hoops for this look ... Andrew Wiggins, Nick Wiggins -- Two Dreams, #OneGoal - YouTube

If you're in Manitoba, Canadians Brandon Bos and Juevol Myles are coming with their team ... Yankton Press & Dakotan > Sports > USD Men Headed To Canada

A Vancouver kid is heading to new digs for this year ... University of Rio Grande News

Now for a couple of high school looks ...

Looks like Donnele Munda is gonna be Matthew Atewe's teammate this season ... NERR - New England Basketball Recruiting Report

Basketball player reaches new heights - Basketball - The Vanguard

Here are a pair of CIS looks for you ...

Looks like Queen's has some players coming in for this season.

U of R women's basketball star signs contract | News Talk 980 CJME

Followed by a pair of CCAA ones ...

DurhamRegion Article: Former Durham Lords star Erin Emery courts coaching gig

This is some exciting news for Canadore College ... Panthers new men's basketball team to hit floor | Basketball | Sports | North Bay Nugget

And last but not least we have a great story here. I want to be this guy when I get to be his age ... Mississauga Article: Basketball player still going strong at 80