Canada Names NextGen Roster for Kitakyushu Cup
Wheelchair Basketball Canada has announced an 11-athlete Men's NextGen roster for a three-day tournament in Japan this November.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Other Sports
Wheelchair Basketball Canada announced the Men's NextGen roster and schedule for the Kitakyushu Champions Cup, a three-day international tournament in Kitakyushu, Japan. Team Canada will face the Netherlands and Japan from November 12 to 14, 2026.
Why it matters
The tournament gives NextGen athletes international competition as Canada develops players for future Paralympic cycles. Nine roster members won gold with the men's team at the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games.
Eleven athletes were named to the Men's NextGen roster, and nine of them were part of the gold-medal-winning men's team at the 2025 Youth Parapan American Games. Tournament outcomes and individual performances in Kitakyushu have not yet been reported.
The players
Wheelchair Basketball Canada
The national governing body for wheelchair basketball in Canada, responsible for selecting and developing national teams.
Jeff Dunbrack
Wheelchair Basketball Canada's High Performance Director, overseeing the country's elite national programs.
The details
Lucas Floer and Emran Mohammadiy will make their international debuts at the tournament. Jesse McNalley serves as Team Lead, and Darrell Nordell is Head Coach under High Performance Director Jeff Dunbrack.
Timeline
November 12, 2026: Canada plays Japan and the Netherlands on this date.
November 13, 2026: Canada plays Japan.
November 14, 2026: Canada plays the Netherlands to close the tournament.
2028: The NextGen program is building toward the Los Angeles Paralympic Games.
Season Trajectory
Canada has won six Paralympic gold medals, one silver and one bronze in wheelchair basketball across nine Games. The NextGen tournament is a developmental step as the program prepares for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games.
Fans following Canadian wheelchair basketball can track the NextGen roster's games across the three-day Kitakyushu schedule. The tournament results will show which young athletes are developing toward Paralympic selection.
The takeaway
The NextGen roster's international debuts and tournament results will give an early indication of which athletes are developing toward Canada's Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic team.
What happens next
The Kitakyushu Champions Cup runs November 12 to 14, 2026, with Canada's games against Japan and the Netherlands scheduled across those dates.
Further reading
For more on the sport's growing international programs, see Other Sports.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Sport Information Resource Centre.
