There's no one quite like Miah-Marie Langlois.

How does one begin to describe the Team Canada point guard who has an air of mischievousness about her, often wearing a smile that makes you think something's up. Ask the members of the SWNT which of their teammates cracks them up the most, nearly all will tell you it's Miah-Marie.

In fact, it's probably safe to say the only thing as fun as being around Miah-Marie is actually being Miah-Marie, something the nation began to discover last summer during Team Canada's gold medal triumphs at both the FIBA Americas Championship in Edmonton and the Toronto Pan-Am Games.

"Winning was amazing, but afterwards, it was like being famous for 60 seconds," The Windsor native says. "It was pretty cool."

"It was like you get the perks of being famous without people noticing."

Miah-Marie is a one of a kind in so many ways, not the least of which is that she's only CIS player on Team Canada. At the University of Windsor she had one of the most decorated careers in Canadian women's university basketball history, winning four straight CIS titles and being named tournament MVP each time from 2011 to 2014. She also was named CIS Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014.

Even her pre-game routine is a unique: read a book, drink coffee, listen to some R&B.

"Nothing too specific, but it needs to mellow me down a little," she says. "Nothing fire."

Just as she keeps her teammates guessing, Miah-Marie frequently leaves opponents befuddled. She picked apart defenses at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, averaging 6.2 assists per game while registering an even more impressive 3.4 assists-to-turnover ratio. She also led Canada in both playing time (26.2 mpg) and steals (1.5 per game) while averaging 8.0 points and 4.3 boards as Team Canada punched its ticket to the Rio Games.

Not yet 25, she's already in her sixth year of international basketball. If there is one thing you can never question her seriousness about, it's commitment to Team Canada.

"I just want to do my job and do it well," Miah-Marie says. "That's all I can ask for."

By: Brian Swane

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