{"id":440209,"date":"2025-05-01T18:28:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=440209"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:28:21","slug":"gordie-herbert-to-coach-canada-mens-national-team-starting-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/gordie-herbert-to-coach-canada-mens-national-team-starting-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordie Herbert to coach Canada Men&#8217;s National Team starting in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1622\"><strong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1400\">Gordie Herbert<\/strong> has been named head coach of the <strong data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1464\">Canada Men&#8217;s National Team<\/strong>, starting in <strong data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1493\">summer 2026<\/strong>. The B.C.-born coach led Germany to a historic <strong data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1573\">FIBA World Cup title in 2023<\/strong> and will now guide Canada\u2019s \u201cgolden generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1805\">Herbert returns after prior stints with Canada Basketball and brings experience from <strong data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1716\">NBA<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1732\">EuroLeague<\/strong>, and national teams. \u201cIt\u2019s an honour to coach my home country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1807\" data-end=\"1968\">Canada, ranked <strong data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"1853\">No. 6 in the FIBA standings<\/strong>, is targeting another Olympic medal run. 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