TORONTO, ON (June 15, 2016) - Canada Basketball's women's high performance program is pleased to announce the 2016 women's development team.

"We had a great training camp and continue to build on our Canadian style of play," said Fabian McKenzie, head coach. "We're looking forward to competing against top international competition and gaining more international game experience for athletes in our 2017-2020 senior pool."

The team will finish-up a 9-day training camp on June 16th in Toronto. The squad will then head to Prague for a 5-game exhibition tournament from June 20th - 25th   where they will take on the Czech Republic, Japan and Slovakia.

"Our development program is a key component of our building and maintaining our Gold Medal Profile and continued sustainability of national team athletes,â? Denise Dignard, director, women's high performance. "We have a great group of talented players who are committed to representing Canada."

McKenzie (Cape Breton University), will be joined by assistants Michele Belanger (University of Toronto), Jeff Speedy (University of New Brunswick) and Performance Analyst Sunny Ahluwalia.

In 2015, the Development team placed 2nd and won a silver medal at the FISU World University Games in South Korea - a best-ever finish for the team.

A full list of athletes and coaches can be found below. For media requests, please contact bwilliams@basketball.ca.

2016 DEVELOPMENT TEAM

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2016 COACHING & STAFF

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="501"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME</strong></td><td><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></td><td><strong>AFFILIATION </strong></td><td><strong>POSITION</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Fabian McKenzie</td><td>Glace Bay, NS</td><td>Cape Breton University</td><td>Head Coach</td></tr><tr><td>Michele Belanger</td><td>Mississauga, ON</td><td>University of Toronto</td><td>Assistant Coach</td></tr><tr><td>Jeff Speedy</td><td>Fredericton, NB</td><td>University of New Brunswick</td><td>Assistant Coach</td></tr><tr><td>Sunny Ahluwalia</td><td>Surrey, BC</td><td>n/a</td><td>Performance Analyst</td></tr><tr><td>Patrice Pepin</td><td>Quebec, QC</td><td>n/a</td><td>Physiotherapist</td></tr><tr><td>Sarah Leaitch</td><td>Newmarket, ON</td><td>n/a</td><td>Team Manager</td></tr></tbody></table>

2016 SCHEDULE

<table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><strong>DATE</strong></td><td><strong>ITEM</strong></td><td><strong>LOCATION</strong></td></tr><tr><td>June 7^th -16^th, 2016</td><td>Training Camp</td><td>UofT- Mississauga</td></tr><tr><td>June 20th^,2016</td><td>Vs. Czech Republic</td><td rowspan="5">Exhibition Tournament<br>Prague, Czech Republic</td></tr><tr><td>June 22nd, 2016</td><td>Vs. Japan</td></tr><tr><td>June 23rd, 2016</td><td>Vs. Slovakia</td></tr><tr><td>June 24th, 2016</td><td>Vs. Czech Republic</td></tr><tr><td>June 25^th, 2016</td><td>Vs. Czech U20</td></tr></tbody></table>

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