Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walks back to the team bench during the second half of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs, series Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Senior men's national basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett, right, and head coach Gordie Herbert speak during a news conference in Toronto on Monday, June 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
An aerial view of TD Coliseum, the revamped arena project by Oak View Group in downtown Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walks back to the team bench during the second half of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs, series Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Senior men's national basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett, right, and head coach Gordie Herbert speak during a news conference in Toronto on Monday, June 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan
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An aerial view of TD Coliseum, the revamped arena project by Oak View Group in downtown Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
TORONTO - Two-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will once again pull on a Canada Basketball jersey.
Gilgeous-Alexander was the biggest name added to Canada's roster for the upcoming FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers. Hamilton's TD Coliseum will host two qualifier games as Canada faces Puerto Rico on Friday and Jamaica on July 6.
Canada Basketball general manager Rowan Barrett and head coach Gordie Herbert announced the 16-player roster at a downtown Toronto hotel Monday morning.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, of the Atlanta Hawks, and Dillon Brooks, of the Phoenix Suns, were also named to the team.
Earlier Monday, TD Coliseum announced that Gilgeous-Alexander would have a basketball court designed in his honour.
The Oklahoma City Thunder star became an investor in TD Coliseum earlier this year, supporting his hometown's growth as a destination for sports and entertainment.
The SGA-themed court will debut this week as Hamilton hosts the FIBA Americas Qualifiers.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published June 29, 2026.