Team Canada

Canada has been competing internationally in wheelchair basketball since the 1953 Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games.  Over the years the Canadian Sr. Men’s National Team has developed has developed into a world leader and highly recognizable force in the sport thanks to numerous international successes that included back-to-back Paralympic Gold Medals in 2000 and 2004, and most recently a Silver Medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Canada also won Gold Medals at the 2006 World Championships and a host of other competitions throughout the last decade and a half.

Today the [Canadian Sr. Men's National Team]  is well established as one of the top teams in the world and the Canadian High Performance program  has emerged as the pre-eminent model for success. Our team is comprised by a group of seasoned veterans and a young talented players that are selected annually to represent Canada in a number of international tournaments and competitions, with the ultimate goal of winning gold at marquee events such as World Championships (held every 4 years) and the Paralympic Games (held in conjuction with the Olympic Games every 4 years).