The 32 teams vying for FIBA World Cup glory will be drawn into their pools Saturday morning at Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines.
You can watch the draw right here on sportsnet.ca, or on SN NOW, beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET/ 4:30 a.m. PT.
Canada and four other teams have already been allocated to groups.
The three tournament hosts — the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia — were each given a chance to select one preferred team to play games in their country. Indonesia selected Canada, meaning Canada will be slotted in Group H and play round-robin games in Jakarta.
The Philippines selected the United States, who were slotted in Group C, while Japan chose Slovenia, who were slotted in Group F. The Philippines, as host of the playoff rounds, have been allocated to Group A while Japan has been assigned to Group E.
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The teams have been dived into eight pots of four, based on the latest FIBA World Rankings. The Philippines as host were placed in Pot 1 and the other teams were then seeded behind them in order of ranking.
The pots break down as follows:
1. Philippines, Spain, USA, Australia
2. France, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania
3. Greece, Italy, Germany, Brazil
4. Canada, Venezuela, Montenegro, Puerto Rico
5. Iran, Dominican Republic, Finland, New Zealand
6. China, Latvia, Mexico, Georgia
7. Jordan, Japan, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire
8. Lebanon, Egypt, South Sudan, Cape Verde
Pots 1, 3, 5 and 7 will feed Groups A, C, E and G while pots 2, 4, 6 and 8 will feed Groups B, D, F and H. There will also be geographical distribution at play, with one team from Africa, the Americas, and Asia and Oceania allowed in each group, and no more than two teams from Europe in a group.
Groups A, B, C and D will be playing in Manilla, Groups E and F will be playing in Okinawa, Japan and Groups G and H will be playing in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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