TORONTO, Ont. (June 16, 2024) - Canada Basketball announced Sunday the U18 Women's National Team roster for the upcoming FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup 2024. 

The FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup will be held from June 17 to 23, 2024, at the Coliseo Bicentenario in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The field will comprise the top eight teams from across the Americas zone. 

Canada was drawn into Group A and will compete against Argentina (June 17, 6:40 p.m. ET), Colombia (June 18, 9:10 p.m. ET), and the Dominican Republic (June 19, 6:40 p.m. ET) in Group Phase action. All the action will be streamed live on FIBA's YouTube channel.

Jasmine Bascoe, who won bronze with the U19 Women’s National Team at the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup last summer, will look to bring her national team experience to try to qualify for the next World Cup.

Patricia Augustin, who won tournament MVP at the U17 National Championships last summer, will make her U18 Women’s National Team debut. Other players on this roster who participated in the National Championships last summer include Alex-Anne Bassette, Marie Grace Talle, and Chanté Murray.    

Marlo Davis will make his Canadian national team head coaching debut at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup 2024. He will be joined on the bench by assistant coaches Tamara Tatham, Christa Eniojukan, and Michelle Abella.

Canada has won silver in six of its last nine appearances at the FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup, placing third in 2004 and 2010. In its most recent appearance in 2022, the U18 Women’s Team secured two strong wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals before falling in a close matchup against Team USA in the final.

The top four teams in the event will automatically qualify for next summer’s FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025.

Canada is currently ranked 3rd overall in the FIBA World Ranking presented by Nike, following the conclusion of the FIBA 2023 Youth Events.