2015 FIBA Americas Gold Medalists

TOP YOUNG ATHLETES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR 2016 AGE-GROUP TEAMS

TORONTO, ON (March 15, 2016) - 42 athletes (25 Cadette and 17 Junior) from across the country have been invited to participate in the women's national age-group assessment camp, taking place at Humber College from March 24-29, 2016.

"2015 was a tremendous year for our women's high performance program. We look forward to seeing the progress made by these young nationally identified athletes and for our coaches to provide further direction on their individual performance plans," said Denise Dignard, Director of Women's High Performance.  "We are committed to long term development of athletes, as well as coaches and key technical staff from across the country, to ensure a constant pipeline to our senior national team program."

The camp provides a national training environment with international focus to top identified athletes ranging from those born in 1998 and later. National team coaches and technical staff will identify athletes who will be invited to the next activity of the 2016 age-group teams.
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The Cadette Team made history by winning Gold at the 2015 FIBA U16 Americas for Women. In 2016, athletes born during 1999 or later will take part in the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain from June 22 - July 3.

The Junior Team finished 8th in the world at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championships. This summer, athletes born during 1998 or later will participate in the 2016 FIBA U18 Americas Championships for Women in Valdivia, Chile from July 13-17.
Canada is currently ranked 4th overall in the FIBA women's youth rankings.

A full list of invited athletes and participating coaches and staff can be found below. For information on media availability or interview requests, please contact bwilliams@basketball.ca.

2016 AGE-GROUP ASSESSMENT CAMP INVITEES - JUNIOR:

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="481"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p><strong>NAME</strong></p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p><strong>YOB</strong></p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Aislinn Konig</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Langley, BC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Andrea Torres</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Terrebonne, QC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Angela Bongomin</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Regina, SK</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Bridget Mulholland</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Kingston, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Emma Kary</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Calgary, AB</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Halle Bovell</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Hamilton, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Jacey Bailey</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Burnaby, BC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Jayda Veinot</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Port Williams, NS</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Kendra van Leeuwen</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Brantford, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Keylyn Filewich</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Winnipeg, MB</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Libby Epoch</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Moose Jaw, SK</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Mikaela Brewer</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Barrie, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Mikaela Dodig</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Bolton, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Myriam Leclerc</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>St.-Roch-De-Richelieu, QC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Nyamuoch Teny</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Kitchener, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Oksana Gouchie-Provencher</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Markham, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Summer Masikewich</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center">1998</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Calgary, AB</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

‍2016 AGE-GROUP ASSESSMENT CAMP INVITEES - CADETTE:

<table border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p><strong>NAME</strong></p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p><strong>YOB</strong></p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Aiden Rainford</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Alyssa Jerome</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Toronto, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Brianna Breedy</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ajax, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Brynn Masikewich</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2001</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Calgary, AB</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Christina Morra</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Mississauga, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Hailey Brown</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Hamilton, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Hanna Hall</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Hamilton, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Kate Moran</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Waterloo, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Keishana Washington</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Pickering, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Kyla Shand</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Saskatoon, SK</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Laeticia Amihere</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2001</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Mississauga, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Laura Donovan</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>London, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Sarah Donovan</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>London, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Louise Forsyth</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Langley, BC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Macaela Crone</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Moose Jaw, SK</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Makayla Ennis</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2001</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Brampton, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Niyah Becker</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Winnipeg, MB</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Rachel Farwell</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Rothesay, NB</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Raizel Guinto</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Winnipeg, MB</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Roxane Makolo</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>St. Hubert, QC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Sage Stobbart</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>North Vancouver, BC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Shaina Pellington</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Pickering, ON</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Sophie De Goede</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>1999</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Victoria, BC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Taya Hanson</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2000</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Kelowna, BC</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Yvonne Ejim</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>2002</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Calgary, AB</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016 AGE-GROUP ASSESSMENT CAMP -  COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" width="638"><tbody><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center"><strong>NAME</strong></p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center"><strong>HOMETOWN</strong></p></td><td><p align="center"><strong>POSITION</strong></p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p align="center"><strong>AFFILIATION</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Agnes Borg</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Toronto, ON</p></td><td><p>National Talent Identifier</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Canada Basketball / Ontario Basketball</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Albena Branzova-Dimitrova</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Montreal, QC</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>UQAM</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Alyssa Grant</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Winnipeg, MB</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Basketball Manitoba</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Alyssa Lebans</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Moncton, NB</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Basketball New Brunswick</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Andre Desjardins</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Gloucester, ON</p></td><td><p>Provincial &nbsp;TAS Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ontario Basketball / Louis Riel SS</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Carly Clarke</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Halifax, NS</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ryerson University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Chantal Vallee</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Windsor, ON</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>University of Windsor</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Cheryl Jean-Paul</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Winnipeg, MB</p></td><td><p>Provincial Performance Analyst/Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Basketball BC / Trinity Western University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Christa Eniojukan</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ajax, ON</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ontario Basketball / Bliss Carman Sr. PS</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Claire Meadows</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Brantford, ON</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>UBC Okanagan</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Dani Sinclair</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Victoria, BC</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>University of Victoria</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Danielle Dobney</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Aurora, ON</p></td><td><p>Athletic Therapist</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>McGill University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Darrell McLellan</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Truro, NS</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Basketball Nova Scotia</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Dipesh Mistry</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Markham, ON</p></td><td><p>Performance Analyst</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ryerson University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Elyse Jobin</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Quebec City, QC</p></td><td><p>Physiotherapist</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Universite de Laval</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Erin McAleenan</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Sussex, NB</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>York University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Fabienne Blizzard</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ottawa, ON</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ontario Basketball</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Fabian McKenzie</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Sydney, NS</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Cape Breton University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Jill Humbert</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Saskatoon, SK</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Basketball Saskatchewan</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Jodi Gram</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Markham, ON</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Bill Crothers SS</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Karen Bremner</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Guelph, ON</p></td><td><p>Provincial TAS Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ontario Basketball</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Katie Hamilton</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Sault Ste. Marie, ON</p></td><td><p>Provincial Technical Director</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Basketball PEI</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Kristina Alvero</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Toronto, ON</p></td><td><p>Team Manager</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Philip Pocock CSS</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Leanne Evans</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Port Moody, BC</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Basketball BC / University of Victoria</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Lindsay Walsh</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Truro, NS</p></td><td><p>Provincial Technical Director</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ontario Basketball</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Megan Pinske</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Coquitlam, BC</p></td><td><p>Team Manager / Apprentice Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>University of Saskatchewan</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Michele Hynes</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Winnipeg, MB</p></td><td><p>Performance Analyst / Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>University of Manitoba</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Michelle Bell</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Brampton, ON</p></td><td><p>Athletic Therapist</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ryerson University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Mireille Beland</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Repentigny, QC</p></td><td><p>National Talent Identifier</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Vanier College</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Nate McKibbon</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Dundas, ON</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Mount Royal University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Nick DeAdder</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Canning, NS</p></td><td><p>Performance Analyst</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Acadia University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Patrice Pepin</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Quebec City, QC</p></td><td><p>Physiotherapist</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Richard Nurse</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Hamilton, ON</p></td><td><p>Provincial TAS &nbsp;Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ontario Basketball / Hill Academy</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ryan Nguyen</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Toronto, ON</p></td><td><p>Performance Analyst</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ryerson University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Ryan Thorne</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Montreal, QC</p></td><td><p>Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>McGill University</p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Sophie Bartlett</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>St. John's, NL</p></td><td><p>Provincial Coach</p></td><td nowrap="nowrap"><p>Newfoundland Basketball</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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