TORONTO, ON (June 7, 2016) - Canada Basketball’s women’s high performance program is pleased to announce the 17 athletes who have been invited to Development team training camp.
“We’re looking forward to a summer of training and gaining important international game experience,” said Fabian McKenzie, head coach. “Continuing to develop the next wave of talent in Canada is integral to our continued success on the world stage.”
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.
The team will participate in a 9-day training camp from June 7th -16th at the University of Toronto – Mississauga. The final 12-woman squad will head to Prague for a 5-game exhibition tournament from June 20th – 25th.
In 2015, the Development team finished 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 INVITEES
NAME POSITION HEIGHT HOMETOWN
Christina Buttenham Guard 5’11” Hamilton, ON
Bridget Carleton Guard 6’1” Chatham, ON
Julia Chandler Forward 6’2” Toronto, ON
Shay Colley Guard 5’7” Brampton, ON
Mauranne Corbin Forward 6’3” St. Bruno, QC
Paige Crozon Forward 6’1” Humboldt, SK
Quinn Dornstauder Centre 6’4” Regina, SK
Tamara Farquhar Forward 6’0” Pierrefonds, QC
Abigail Fogg Forward 6’4” Sault Ste Marie, ON
Mael Gilles Guard/Forward 6’1” Montreal, QC
Sami Hill Guard 5’10” Toronto, ON
Keneca Pingue-Giles Guard 5’7” Winnipeg, MB
Emily Potter Centre 6’4” Winnipeg, MB
Daneesha Provo Guard 5’10” Dartmouth, NS
Karly Roser Guard 5’ 10” Hamilton, ON
Dakota Whyte Guard 5’9” Ajax, ON
Lauren Yearwood Post 6’3” Victoria, BC
2016 COACHING & STAFF
<table width="668" border="0" cellspacing="0"><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>Chantal Vallee</td><td>Windsor, ON</td><td>University of Windsor</td><td>Guest 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<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup> -16<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup>, 2016</td><td>Training Camp</td><td>UofT – Mississauga</td></tr><tr><td>June 20th<sup><font size="2">, </font></sup>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<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup>, 2016</td><td>Vs. Czech U20</td></tr></tbody></table>