All four provincial teams advance to semi-finals at National Championships

Aug. 08, 2024

For just the second time since modern version of the Canada Basketball National Championships began in 2002, all four Alberta teams are going to the semi-final round.

Alberta’s U15 Girls, U17 Girls and U17 Boys all won on Thursday (Aug. 8) to advance to the semis, joining the U15 Boys who had already punched their semi-final ticket with a victory Nova Scotia on Wednesday (Aug. 7).

Here are today's results from day 4 of 🏀 action at the National Championships --- semifinals up next#TheNationsNext pic.twitter.com/6DKbaccMP9
— Canada Basketball (@CanBball) August 9, 2024

All semi-final games will take place on Friday (Aug. 9), followed on Saturday (Aug. 10) with the gold and bronze medal games on Saturday. The only other time every Albertan team reached the semis was in 2022.

The 2024 Canada Basketball National Championships are being held in Toronto at York University (Boys) and St. John’s at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Girls).

Team Alberta’s Thursday results:

15U Girls 77, Saskatchewan 47
17U Girls 67, Saskatchewan 37
17U Boys 98, Saskatchewan 58

Team Alberta’s Friday schedule:

15U Girls vs. Quebec - 10:00 am MT
17U Girls vs. Quebec - 12:15 pm MT
15U Boys vs. Ontario - 4:00 pm MT
17U Boys vs. British Columbia - 4:00 pm MT

Visit our 2024 National Championships webpage for complete Team Alberta information and links to watch the games, view scores and schedules and more.

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