Canada had quite the day at the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Not only did the national team defeat the USA for bronze, but a local of Penticton helped guide the German team to gold.
Gordon Herbert, who grew up in Penticton, playing for the Penticton Secondary School Lakers, coached Germany to an nervy 83-77 victory over Serbia in the gold-medal game.
Coach Gordon Herbert was feeling the emotions after Team Germany91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s FIBA World Cup championship🥇🙌
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Germany, who defeated the vaunted USA in the semifinals, was paced by Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 28 points.
Herbert has been at the helm of the German program since 2021. Previously, he has had coaching stints with the Toronto Raptors as an assistant in 2008-09, and was the Cup champion in the Finnish (2009), German (2004) and French (2007) leagues.
Germany91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s victory was the first time ever at the FIBA World Cup. This year91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s event was held in Manila, Philippines along with Jakarta, Indonesia.
Canada defeated the USA 127-118 in the bronze medal match in overtime, giving the Canucks their first ever medal at the event.
History Made. 🥉
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Shoutout Team Canada for securing the first ever Bronze medal at the
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