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Everything you need to know about Saturday's 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup draw and what it means for Canada. (loung_s)

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup draw will take place this Saturday at 6:30 a.m. ET from Shenzhen Bay Arena in Shenzhen, China.

How so, you ask? And how exactly will Saturday’s draw, and this summer’s FIBA World Cup, work in general? Have no fear. This FAQ is designed to help you navigate the murky waters of FIBA’s flagship event and what Saturday means now, and going forward, for Canada’s men’s program.The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in China beginning Aug. 31, concluding Sept. 15. It will consist of 32 countries.

The tournament will be played across eight different Chinese cities: Beijing, Dongguan, Foshan, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan.For the first time in this event’s history, it will also serve as an Olympic qualifier, in this case for Tokyo 2020.

 

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