June 28th, 2017U19 Women's National Team Tryout Invitees Include 4 BC Athletes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
24 ATHLETES INVITED TO ATTEND U19 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUTS
CANADA SET TO TRAVEL TO FRANCE FOR THREE-GAME EXHIBITION SERIES EN ROUTE TO THE FIBA U19 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2017 IN ITALY
TORONTO, ON (June 28, 2017) - Canada Basketball's Women's High Performance program is pleased to announce the 24 athletes invited to participate in the U19 National Team invitational tryouts at the Humber College - North Campus (Toronto, ON) from July 2-4, 2017.
"After a competitive evaluation process we have invited 24 athletes who hope to represent Canada in Italy at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017," said Denise Dignard, Director, Women's High Performance. "We look forward to a competitive tryout as our program continues its international development."
Training camp will follow tryouts from July 5-11 at Humber College - North and the finalized team roster will travel to Voiron, France for an exhibition tournament. Canada is set compete against 3rd ranked France, 7th ranked Australia and 9th ranked China from July 15-17.
The team will then travel to Italy to compete at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 where they look to improve upon their 8th place finish from 2015. The women tip-off the tournament on July 22 against 15th ranked Korea at 8:00 AM EST in Udine, Italy.
Carly Clarke (Ryerson University) takes the helm in her second year as Head Coach. Clarke is joined by Assistant Coaches Ryan Thorne (McGill University) and Claire Meadows (UBC Okanagan) along with Performance Analyst, Nick DeAdder (Acadia University).
Canada is currently ranked 4th worldwide in the FIBA youth girls rankings.
Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates. Please RSVP to mwalker@basketball.ca
MEDIA AVAILABILITES
Thursday, July 6
11:45 a.m. Gym Opens
12:00 p.m. Availability
Monday, July 10
4:45 p.m. Gym Opens
5:00 p.m. Availability
*All times are EST and subject to change
The full staff list, roster and schedule can be found below. Follow Canada Basketball on Twitter for game streaming details and live game coverage.
PLAYERS INVITED TO 2017 U19 JWNT TRYOUTS BY INVITATION
|
Name |
Position |
Height |
Hometown |
School |
|
Laeticia Amihere |
Forward |
6'3" |
Mississauga, ON |
King's Christian Collegiate (OSBA) |
|
Angela Bongomin |
Centre |
6’2” |
Regina, SK |
University of Regina (U SPORTS) |
|
Halle Bovell |
Guard |
5’10” |
Hamilton, ON |
Duquesne University (NCAA) |
|
Mikaela Brewer |
Guard |
5’9” |
Barrie, ON |
Stanford University (NCAA) |
|
Hailey Brown |
Forward |
6’1” |
Hamilton, ON |
TRC Academy (OSBA) |
|
Mikaela Dodig |
Guard |
5’5” |
Bolton, ON |
University of New Brunswick (U SPORTS) |
|
Sarah Donovan |
Forward |
5’9” |
London, ON |
Lucas AB (HS) |
|
Libby Epoch |
Guard |
5’6” |
Moose Jaw, SK |
University of Saskatchewan (U SPORTS) |
|
Louise Forsyth |
Guard |
5’9” |
Langley, BC |
Brookswood SS (HS) |
|
Emma Fraser |
Forward |
6'2" |
Toronto, ON |
Ryerson University (U SPORTS) |
|
Hanna Hall |
Guard |
5’3” |
Hamilton, ON |
Lincoln Prep (OSBA) |
|
Taya Hanson |
Guard |
5’8” |
Kelowna, BC |
TRC Academy (OSBA) |
|
Alyssa Jerome |
Forward |
6’1” |
Toronto, ON |
Harbord CI (HS) |
|
Justina King |
Guard |
5’6” |
Toronto, ON |
Bill Crothers SS (OSBA) |
|
Aislinn Konig |
Guard |
5’9” |
Langley, BC |
NC State (NCAA) |
|
Myriam Leclerc |
Guard |
5’8” |
St. Roche-de-Rickelieu, QC |
Ste. Foy (CEGEP/CCAA) |
|
Roxane Makolo |
Guard |
5’8” |
St. Hubert, QC |
Gerard-Filion (HS) |
|
Summer Masikewich |
Forward |
6’2” |
Calgary, AB |
University of Saskatchewan (U SPORTS) |
|
Bridget Mulholland |
Guard |
5'10" |
Kingston, ON |
Queen’s University (U SPORTS) |
|
Shaina Pellington |
Guard |
5’7” |
Pickering, ON |
Durham Elite (OSBA) |
|
Kyla Shand |
Center |
6’2” |
Saskatoon, SK |
Holy Cross (HS) |
|
Sage Stobbart |
Forward |
6’1” |
North Vancouver, BC |
Seycove (HS) |
|
Andrea Torres |
Forward |
5’11” |
Terrebonne, QC |
Montmorency (CEGEP/CCAA) |
|
Kendra van Leeuwen |
Guard |
5’8” |
Brantford, ON |
University of Wisconsin (NCAA) |
COACHING & TEAM STAFF
|
Name |
Position |
Hometown |
Affiliation |
|
Carly Clarke |
Head Coach |
Halifax, NS |
Ryerson University |
|
Ryan Thorne |
Assistant Coach |
Montreal, QC |
McGill University |
|
Claire Meadows |
Assistant Coach |
Brantford, ON |
UBC Okanagan |
|
Elyse Jobin |
Physiotherapist |
Quebec City, QC |
N/A |
|
Nick DeAdder |
Performance Analyst |
Canning, NS |
Acadia University |
|
Kristina Alvero |
Team Manager |
Toronto, ON |
Philip Pocock CSS |
|
Leah Hillier |
Physician |
Toronto, ON |
University of Toronto |
2017 U19 SCHEDULE
|
DATE |
ITEM |
LOCATION |
|
July 2-4 |
Tryouts |
Humber College – North |
|
July 5-11 |
Training Camp |
|
|
July 12 |
Depart for France |
Voiron, France |
|
July 15-17 |
Exhibition Tournament |
|
|
July 22-30 |
FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 |
Udine & Cividale Del Friuli, Italy |
|
July 22 |
Canada vs. Korea @ 8 AM EST |
Udine, Italy |
|
July 23 |
Canada vs. France @ 9:45 AM EST |
Cividale del Friuli, Italy |
|
July 25 |
Canada vs. Latvia @ 10:15 AM EST |
Cividale del Friuli, Italy |
For more information, contact:
Matt Walker, mwalker@basketball.ca , 289.244.9993
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