The Golden Generation: How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse
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Why did it take 24 years for Team Canada to return to the Olympics—and what changed everything?
The Golden Generation is the untold story of Canadian basketball, tracing the rise of NBA talent, the failures that held the program back, and the players who transformed Canada into a global basketball powerhouse.
- From Olympic Breakthrough to Long Drought: Follow Steve Nash and the 2000 Olympic team—and the decades of missed opportunities that followed.
- Inside the Rise of Canadian NBA Stars: Featuring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, and more.
- Over 100 Original Interviews: With players, coaches, and insiders shaping Canada Basketball.
- The Real Story Behind the Struggles: Including systemic barriers, grassroots gaps, and the role of race in Canadian basketball’s development.
- The Blueprint for a Basketball Nation: How Canada built one of the deepest talent pipelines outside the U.S.
Praise for The Golden Generation
“Essential reading for basketball fans … especially for fans of Canadian sports history.” — Michael Grange
“Oren Weisfeld has written an important book … capturing the highs and lows of Canadian basketball.” — Ryan Wolstat
“Few people follow Canadian basketball closer.… This book is a good companion to keep at hand as Canada’s Golden Generation looks to achieve its promise at the 2028 Olympics.” — Cleve Dheensaw
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Oren Weisfeld is a writer based in Toronto. He covers Canadian basketball and the intersection of sports and politics for publications including The Guardian, Toronto Star, VICE, SLAM, Complex, Sportsnet, and Yahoo!. This is his debut book.
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Published: November 2025
ISBN: 9781770417991
Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.
Pages: 288
Reviews
“Oren Weisfeld does an excellent job of weaving through the basketball landscape and taking the time to speak with the people involved in Canadian Basketball over all these years.” — Tariq Sbiet, North Pole Hoops
“Through extensive interviews with a long line of key Canadian basketball figures, Weisfeld’s work travels into the past to journey ahead to the present and beyond, all the while telling the story in a no holds barred fashion, unafraid to ruffle feathers in the process.” — Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun
“Few people follow Canadian basketball closer, or know it better, than Weisfeld.… This book will be a good companion to keep at hand as Canada’s Golden Generation looks to achieve its promise at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and win Canada’s first medal in Olympic basketball since Victoria players Doug Peden and Art and Chuck Chapman captured silver at Berlin in 1936.” — Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist
“Oren Weisfeld has written an important book on an important subject: the trajectory of Canadian basketball … Weisfeld captures the highs and lows of the journey, with voices from the sport's gritty past and luminous present. Essential reading for basketball fans of any country, but especially for fans of Canadian sports history.” — Michael Grange, Sportsnet
“Weisfeld answered the question of what was going on with Canada Basketball even as Canadian basketball exploded. He wrote a fantastic book. Enjoy The Golden Generation when it comes out. It is a fitting testament to the story of Canadian basketball, and it is a point of pride that it comes from a former Raptors Republic writer.” — Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic