TORONTO, ON – The 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women begins this weekend and will take place in Turkey from September 27 to October 5.

NBATV Canada will be airing all of Canada’s games live with Sportsnet1 providing tape-delayed coverage (Check your local listings).

The #9 ranked Canada team looks to improve on their 2010 FIBA World Championship 12th place finish with a roster composed of veteran leaders and talented young players.  

            2014 Canadian Women’s Basketball Team Roster

<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" width="392"><tbody><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b><span>Name</span></b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b><span>Position</span></b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b><span>Height</span></b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b><span>Hometown</span></b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Ayim, Miranda</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Forward</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>6'2"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>London, ON</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Boogaard, Krysten</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Centre</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>6'5"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Regina, SK</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Fields, Nirra</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Guard</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>5'7"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Montreal, QC</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Gaucher, Kim</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Guard</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>5'11"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Mission, BC</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Langlois, Miah-Marie</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Guard</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>5'7"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Windsor, ON</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Murphy, Lizanne</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Forward</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>6'0"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Beaconsfield, QC</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Nurse, Kia</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Guard</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>5'10"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Hamilton, ON</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Pilypaitis, Courtnay</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Guard</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>6'0"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Orleans, ON</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Plouffe, Katherine</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Forward</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>6'3"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Edmonton, AB</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Plouffe, Michelle</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Forward</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>6'3"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Edmonton, AB</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Tatham, Tamara</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Forward</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>6'0"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Brampton, ON</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="126" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Thorburn, Shona</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Guard</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="72" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>5'9"</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="114" nowrap="nowrap" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Hamilton, ON</span></span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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     Team Canada Schedule at 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women

     Games live on NBATV Canada and tape-delayed on Sportsnet

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<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Sept 2014</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Preliminary Round - Group B</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Location</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>27</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Canada vs. Mozambique, 7amET</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Ankara</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>28</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Canada vs. Turkey, 12pmET</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Ankara</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>30</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Canada vs. France, 2:15pmET</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Ankara</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>October &nbsp;</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span><o:p><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Location</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>1</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Qualification to Quarter-Finals </b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Istanbul</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>3</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Quarter-finals</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Istanbul</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>4</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Semi-finals</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Istanbul</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="74"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>5</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="262"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span><b>Finals</b></span></span><b><span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="64"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span>Istanbul</span></span><span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

For the complete 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women schedule, go to http://www.basketball.ca/2014-fiba-world-championship-for-women-schedule-p156923