TORONTO, ONT. (July 12, 2018) – Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 20 athletes invited to the U18 women’s national team invitational tryouts and training camp at York University from July 14-28.
2018 U18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM INVITATIONAL TRYOUTS AND TRAINING CAMP INVITEES
| Name | Height | Hometown | 2017-18 School Team |
| Carly Ahlstrom | 5’11” | Calgary, AB | Centennial H.S. |
| Georgia Alexander | 6’1″ | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay S.S. |
| Niyah Becker | 6’1″ | Winnipeg, MB | Lincoln Prep |
| Brianna Breedy | 5’5″ | Ajax, ON | Pickering H.S. |
| Kiandra Browne | 6’0″ | Pointe-Claire, QC | E. S. St-Laurent |
| Julia Chadwick | 6’0″ | Ottawa, ON | Durham Elite |
| Kenya Cote-Lysis | 5’8″ | St. Constant, QC | E. S. Lucien-Page |
| Ashley De Sousa Martins | 5’11” | Saskatoon, SK | Aden Bowman C.I. |
| Rachel Farwell | 6’0″ | Rothesay, NB | Kennebecasis Valley H.S. |
| Naomi Ganpo | 6’2″ | Brampton, ON | Bishop Macdonell C.H.S. |
| Taya Hanson | 5’9″ | Kelowna, BC | Kelowna S.S. |
| Paule-Beline Ibata | 5’7″ | Pierrefonds, QC | College Montmorency |
| Kaitlin Jockims | 5’8″ | Saskatoon, SK | Centennial Collegiate |
| Justina King | 5’7″ | Scarborough, ON | Ribet Academy |
| Roxane Makolo | 5’10” | St. Hubert, QC | Dawson College |
| Sammie Martin | 6’2″ | Sudbury, ON | Southwest Academy |
| Tiya Misir | 5’2″ | Markham, ON | Bill Crothers S.S. |
| Christina Morra | 6’1″ | Mississauga, ON | King’s Christian College |
| Kylee O’Hara | 5’11” | Ajax, ON | Durham Elite |
| Keishana Washington | 5’5″ | Pickering, ON | Durham Elite |
2018 U18 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM COACHES & STAFF
| NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | AFFILIATION |
| Claire Meadows | Head Coach | Brantford, ON | Unattached |
| Ryan Thorne | Assistant Coach | Montreal, QC | McGill University |
| Erin McAleenan | Assistant Coach | Sussex, NB | York University |
| Erika Persson | Physician | Edmonton, AB | University of Alberta |
| Elyse Jobin | Physiotherapist | Quebec City, QC | N/A |
| Connor Jay | Performance Analyst | Saskatoon, SK | University of Saskatchewan |
| Elaine Sun | Manager, Basketball Operations | Thornhill, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Mireille Beland | Head of Delegation | Repentigny, QC | Vanier College |
Head Coach Claire Meadows will be joined by assistants Ryan Thorne (McGill University) and Erin McAleenan (York University)
“We have a strong group of athletes who are ready to compete in preparation for the FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championship,” said Head Coach Claire Meadows. “It is always an honour to be able to represent your country as we look to qualify a Canadian team to the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2019.”
Following the end of the invitational tryouts and training period, the team will depart for Mexico City, Mexico to begin their quest for a gold medal in the FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championship 2018.
Tryouts and training camp are closed to the public. Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates:
Monday, July 23
5:45 p.m. Gym Opens
6:00 p.m. Availability
Saturday, July 28
5:45 p.m. Gym Opens
6:00 p.m. Availability
*All times are EDT and subject to change
Media interested in attending training camp can contact Matt Walker (mwalker@basketball.ca). Practices will take place at York University.
Last summer, the team earned a bronze medal at the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2017 in Udine / Cividale Del Fruiuli, Italy.
Canada is currently ranked 4th worldwide in the FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE.
Courtesy Canada Basketball
