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Canada Basketball Brings 14 Players to Edmonton for Final Training Phase
Team Canada prepares for the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women
EDMONTON, AB – Canada Basketball has announced the roster of 14 athletes who are currently training at the team’s training facility in Edmonton in preparation for the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women that will be held in Turkey from September 27th to October 5th.
2014 Senior Women’s National Team 3rd Phase Training Camp Roster
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="569"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Name</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Position</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Height</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Hometown</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Miah-Marie Langlois<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">5'7"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Windsor, Ont.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kia Nurse<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">5'10"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hamilton, Ont.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Shona Thorburn<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">5'9"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hamilton, Ont.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Courtnay Pilypaitis<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'0"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Orleans, Ont.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kim Gaucher<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">5'11"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mission, B.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Miranda Ayim<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'2"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">London, Ont.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Nirra Fields<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">5'7"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Montreal, QC.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Katherine Plouffe<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'3"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Edmonton, AB.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Lizanne Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'0"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Beaconsfield, QC.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Tamara Tatham<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'0"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Brampton, ON.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Krysten Boogaard<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'5"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regina, SK.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Michelle Plouffe<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'3"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Edmonton, AB.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ruth Hamblin<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6'6"<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Houston, BC.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="229" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kayla Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="111" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="86" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">6’4”<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="142" nowrap=""> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Milton, ON.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
The team will be departing Edmonton on September 13th for the upcoming exhibition games:
Upcoming Team Canada Competition Dates
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="114"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">September 2014</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="345"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Event:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="119"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Location</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="114"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">14<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="345"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Scrimmage vs. Team USA<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="119"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Connecticut, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="114"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">15<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="345"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Exhibition Game vs. Team USA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">(Televised on ESPN2, 7pm ET)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="119"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Connecticut, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="114"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">19<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">20<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="345"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Exhibition Game vs. Cuba<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Exhibition Game vs. Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="119"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Logrono, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>
The FIBA World Championship for Women is set to take place September 27th – October 5th in Turkey.
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