Canada's national team appears to have plenty of options moving forward.

That's because Canadians in both North America and in Europe playing the game at a very high level.

In the NBA and NCAA, Canadians are receiving big minutes and making contributions and the same can be said in Spain, where twice in a row, the country has had national team players named as Player of the Week.

Last week, veteran sharpshooter Carl English scooped the weekly MVP honor after leading Estudiantes past Cajasol Sevilla, and on Sunday, Levon Kendall did the same for Blusens Monbus at Valencia Basket.

The 28-year-old poured in a game-high 27 points in a battle of unbeatens and though his side lost 68-64, everyone was buzzing about Kendall's performance.

"I feel good physically and I like being on the court for significant minutes," he said.

Kendall had 13 points in the first quarter alone.

"I began strong, made some shots and that helped me to continue to be effective for the rest of the game," he said.

"It was a great start (by the team), better than we expected.

"We made some mistakes on offense but played very well on defense.

"It was very intense limiting a team like Valencia Basket to just 68 points.

"If we continue to play hard on defense, we will have the opportunity to win more games."

Kendall, who is in his second season with Blusens, had 23 points in his team's season-opening 83-78 triumph over Manresa.

He is now averaging 17.8 on the campaign while shooting 52% (25 of 48) inside the arc and is also averaging 6.8 rebounds.

English, 31, is leading the Liga Endesa in scoring at 19.5 points per game while Kendall is second at 17.8.

For Kendall, there has been a lot of improvement in his game since he moved to Spain.

He put in a summer of hard work to get ready for the 2012-13 season.

"I have changed my mental approach to the game a lot and now I have more confidence with the ball in my hand," he said in an interview with the ACB.

"I understand it better.

"I have worked a lot during the summer on the physical and mental aspects...

"I'm stronger, more balanced. It's a mixture of getting better mentally and physically."

Kendall played for Canada at the last four FIBA Americas Championships, the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

He and several other veterans took this summer off with the national team.

"We've got the pieces," he said in an interview with FIBA.com earlier this year.

"There are a couple of things that are missing here and there and it's hard to pinpoint exactly what it is, but I think the program is heading in the right direction."

Since that time, Canada have made Steve Nash their national team general manager and Jay Triano the head coach.

The future is indeed bright for the Canadians.

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