This year Canadians R.J. Barrett of Duke and Brandon Clarke of Gonzaga are both on teams that are among the favorites to win the title. All told, there are 24 Canadians in the NCAA Tournament this year, according to Canada Basketball. 1 picks in the NBA Draft in Anthony Bennett (UNLV, 2013) and Andrew Wiggins (Kansas, 2014), but neither made a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. "This means a great deal for our country," said Dwayne Washington, who coached Barrett with the UPlay Canada AAU team. Twelve of the 24 players in the 2019 NCAA tournament have represented Canada internationally.

Source: Forbes March 20, 2019 20:03 UTC