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Team Canada kicks off journey to World Cup with 115-73 win over The Bahamas

The Canadian Senior Men’s National Team started their journey to the 2023 FIBA World Cup Sunday afternoon as they took on The Bahamas in the Dominican Republic. It was also the very first game under the new broadcast partnership between Sportsnet and FIBA.

This begins a long process for Canada as they hope to be one of the 30 teams that eventually competes in the World Cup and one of the seven teams that competes from the Americas region. That is a while away though, and the focus now is placing in the top three of their current group which includes The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and U.