Canada topped Scotland to win bronze in men’s action
Team Canada is heading home with hardware after securing the bronze medal in men's 3x3 wheelchair basketball with a commanding 19-9 victory over Scotland on Wednesday at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Reed De'Aeth led the Canadian attack with a game-high nine points, adding four rebounds and five assists. Garrett Ostepchuk contributed five points while grabbing two rebounds and dishing out three assists. Lee Melymick added four points and four rebounds, while Kyrell Sopotyk chipped in a point off the bench.
“I think mentally we just stayed focused on the moment,” Ostepchuk explained. “We didn't let too much affect us mistakes-wise or the officiating or what Scotland were doing. We just focused on our game, and that was the goal the entire time.”
Canada shot 71 per cent while holding the host Scots to just 42 per cent shooting and a single two-point basket.
Canada controlled the contest from start to finish, outrebounding Scotland 15-12. Team Canada also forced 10 Scottish turnovers while committing just four of their own.
“To face the home team was incredible,” Melymick said. “The crowd was exhilarating, but we beat them in the end, and I'm happy we did.”
Canada earned its spot in the bronze medal game, following a hard-fought18-13 loss to England earlier in the day.
De'Aeth led the Canadian offence with a game-high 10 points, adding seven rebounds. Melymick chipped in two points and four rebounds while Ostepchuk added one point and four rebounds.
“We didn’t give up, and we came out harder than we did in the first game, the pool play game,” said Ostepchuk. “They caught us off guard a little in the first game. I think this game we came real ready to play. We gave them a good game.”
Women just short against Australia in bronze medal game
In women’s action, Canada narrowly missed out on a spot on the Commonwealth Games podium, falling 19-17 to Australia in the bronze medal contest.
Canada battled throughout the game and stayed within striking distance until the final buzzer.
Kady Dandeneau led the Canadian offence, pouring in 16 points on 9-of-14 shooting and adding four rebounds.
Puisand Lai chipped in Canada's other point and grabbed two rebounds, while Élodie Tessier contributed a rebound and an assist.
“Obviously, I don’t think we performed the way we wanted to,” said Lai. “I think the first few games we got ourselves down, and we tried to work ourselves, improve and get better and better. We tried a lot of different things.
“Not the result we wanted, but a good experience to take away, I think.”
In semifinal action earlier in the day, Canada fell 18-10 to England.
Tessier paced the Canadian offence with five points on 5-for-6 shooting while adding four rebounds. Dandeneau chipped in four points, a team-high eight rebounds and five assists. Rosie Long added one point for Canada.
Canada finished the game shooting 42 per cent and converted one of eight from beyond the arc.
“We definitely did not come out as strong as we could have,” Tessier said. “The 3x3 game is hard to catch up, so if you start slow, there is no way to come back. I thought we executed some good stuff.”
Game statistics and schedules for Canada's 3x3 wheelchair basketball campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games are available here.
Team Canada entered Glasgow as one of the world's premier 3x3 wheelchair basketball nations. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham—the sport's major multi-sport debut—the Canadian women captured gold while the men earned silver. Canada continued that success by sweeping both gold medals at the inaugural IWBF 3x3 Open World Championships in Sun City, South Africa, with both the men's and women's teams finishing atop the podium in 2025.