Canada stamped itself on the international stage with its first-ever medal at the FIBA MenB次元官网网址檚 Basketball World Cup on Sunday. And emotions were high.

Dillon Brooks scored a game-high 39 points and Canada survived a fourth-quarter comeback by the U.S. to win 127-118 in overtime and claim bronze in Manila, Philippines.

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The medal was also CanadaB次元官网网址檚 first on either the World Cup or Olympic stage since 1936 when Canada earned silver at the Berlin Games.

The second-ranked Americans went on a 12-0 run to take the lead with 6:23 remaining. They sent it to overtime with 0.6 seconds left.

But the 15th-ranked Canadians outscored the U.S. 16-7 B次元官网网址� allowing just one field goal B次元官网网址� in the extra session to pull away.

B次元官网网址淎s a former player and now as an executive, IB次元官网网址檓 really, really proud because I saw Canadian grit with this team,B次元官网网址� Barrett said. B次元官网网址淏ody blows was our mantra and I think you could see that today, especially coming out of that fourth quarter with the way the U.S. came back.

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Brooks set a Canadian single-game scoring record for most points in a World Cup, topping Carl RiddB次元官网网址檚 mark of 37 in 1954.

He went 7-of-8 from three-point range and 12-of-18 overall from the field. Brooks, who plays for the NBAB次元官网网址檚 Houston Rockets, was also named defensive player of the tournament.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 31 points, six rebounds and a game-high 12 assists for Canada, with RJ Barrett B次元官网网址� RowanB次元官网网址檚 son B次元官网网址� adding another 23 points and seven rebounds.

Gilgeous-Alexander was named to the tournament all-star team.

Canada booked its ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics by advancing to the quarterfinals last Sunday, ending an Olympic drought dating back to 2000 when Rowan Barrett played in Sydney, Australia.

He said the World Cup result adds some B次元官网网址渂uoyancy,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址渆xcitementB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渆xpectationB次元官网网址� in looking ahead to the Olympics in 2024.

Steve Nash B次元官网网址� a Basketball Hall of Famer and member of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Olympic team in 2000 B次元官网网址� shared a post of Canada winning the medal with three joyful teary-eyed emojis on his Instagram account.

BrooksB次元官网网址檚 high school coach Paul Melnik from Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in Toronto expressed his pride for the player and the Canadian team via X, formerly known as Twitter.

B次元官网网址淭o say I am proud of @dillonbrooks24 and his teammates is a massive understatement B次元官网网址� what a great group B次元官网网址� historical B次元官网网址�B次元官网网址� Melnick wrote.

Dwayne Washington, who coached Gilgeous-Alexander and RJ Barrett in their time with the UPLAY Canada AAU team as youngsters, wasnB次元官网网址檛 surprised by their performance Sunday, but said the accomplishment was great for the country and youth basketball.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 so excited for them,B次元官网网址� Washington said. B次元官网网址淏ut you understand that this was put in place when both of those guys got called up (to the senior team) in 2016.

B次元官网网址淓verybody was complaining B次元官网网址� saying politics, this and that B次元官网网址� But obviously there was a plan in place by, I guess Rowan Barrett, who had the mindset of looking towards the future. And so we got a lot of heat because they were in our club and they were the best players.

B次元官网网址淵ou fast forward and everyone has selective amnesia. The Canada Basketball guys, they saw the talent and regardless of politics, they set the ball in motion.B次元官网网址�

Lu Dort, another Oklahoma City guard, scored 11 points Sunday and was a defensive stalwart throughout the tournament.

Nelson Osse coached Dort with the Brookwood Elite and Parc Ex Knights programs in Montreal, and was thrilled for the player.

B次元官网网址淟u never seems to stop amazing me and always doing the impossible,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭alk about a kid, first day he walked in my gym (at 12 years old), barely knew how to make a layup.

B次元官网网址淔ast forward a few years, he goes undrafted, fought back, tried to earn a spot, became a major piece on his (NBA) team, signs a new contract. So everything was not given, everything was not easy.

B次元官网网址淛ust seeing him on the big stage at the World Cup, being a big piece on this Canadian team that just made history. ItB次元官网网址檚 just another dream come true for him and his family. Just so happy and proud of him.B次元官网网址�

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