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Critical International Basketball Games to be Held This Week in Saskatoon

By Les Lazaruk Nov 20, 2024 | 2:03 PM

The teams are here and SaskTel Centre has being transformed from a hockey venue into a basketball facility for the FIBA Men’s AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers this week.

Canada will be looking to take a stranglehold on the lead in Group C when they host two games. Following a home-and-home sweep of Nicaragua earlier this year, head coach Nathaniel Mitchell’s squad plays the Dominican Republic Thursday and Mexico Sunday…two teams that split a series between them. Thursday’s game tips-off at 7-10 with tickets still available. The Sunday contest is at 2:10. Following are interviews with coach Mitchell done by Steve Chisholm on 98 COOL and by Jerad Bowes on 92-9, THE BULL…..