Senior Women's Team Announces FIBA Americup 2017 Roster

SENIOR WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
ANNOUNCES FIBA AMERICUP 2017 ROSTER
12 ATHLETES SELECTED TO REPRESENT CANADA IN ARGENTINA

TORONTO, ON (July 28, 2017) – Canada Basketball’s Women’s High Performance Program is pleased to announce the final roster for the Senior Women’s National Team set to compete at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“In this first year of the Tokyo quadrennial we have assessed a number of athletes and are pleased to confirm the twelve that will make up the best team for the 2017 FIBA Women’s Americup,” said Denise Dignard, Director, Women’s High Performance. “We look forward to travelling to Argentina to compete for a spot in the 2018 FIBA World Cup.”

Lisa Thomaidis takes the helm in her fifth year as Head Coach and is joined by assistant coaches Shawnee Harle and Steve Baur.

The team is currently training at the Saville Centre (11610 65 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB) until Tuesday, August 1st and will travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina for additional training from August 3-5 to prior to the tournament.

Canada tips-off tournament play at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2017 against 14^th ranked Cuba on Sunday, August 6 at 5:45 PM ET.
The top three teams from the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2017 will qualify for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 in Spain.
Canada’s Senior Women’s National team is currently ranked 2^nd in the Americas and 6^th in the world by FIBA.
Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates. Please RSVP to mwalker@basketball.ca.

MEDIA AVAILABILITIES

Saturday, July 29
4:45 p.m. Gym Opens
5:00 p.m. Availability

Tuesday, August 1
4:45 p.m. Gym Opens
5:00 p.m. Availability

*All times are MDT and subject to change
The full staff list, roster and schedule can be found below. Follow Canada Basketball on Twitter for game streaming details and live game coverage.
2017 SWNT AMERICUP ROSTER

#	Name	Position	Height	Hometown	Club/School (17-18)
9	Miranda Ayim	Forward	6’3”	London, ON	Basket Landes (France)
8	Bridget Carleton	Guard	6’1”	Chatham, ON	Iowa State (NCAA)
13	Shay Colley	Guard	5’9”	Brampton, ON	Michigan State (NCAA)
6	Laura Dally	Guard	6’0”	Sarnia, ON	Unattached
10	Nirra Fields	Guard	5’8”	Montreal, QC	Uni Gyor (Hungary)
22	Ruth Hamblin	Centre	6’6”	Houston, BC	Adelaide Lightning (Australia)
7	Sami Hill	Guard	5’10”	Toronto, ON	Unattached
4	Miah-Marie Langlois	Point Guard	5’8”	Windsor, ON	Enisey Krasnoyarski Kraj (Russia)
5	Kia Nurse	Guard	6’0”	Hamilton, ON	UConn (NCAA)
14	Katherine Plouffe	Forward	6’3”	Edmonton, AB	Bourges (France)
15	Michelle Plouffe	Forward	6’3”	Edmonton, AB	Unattached
12	Jamie Scott	Guard	5’10”	Clarkston, WA	Ferrol (Spain)

2017 SWNT STAFF LIST

Name	Position	Hometown
Lisa Thomaidis	Head Coach	Saskatoon, SK
Shawnee Harle	Assistant Coach	Calgary, AB
Steve Baur	Assistant Coach	Sackville, NS
Max Hirst	Performance Analysis Coordinator	Collingwood, ON
Rhonda Shishkin	Physiotherapist	Saskatoon, SK
Danielle Dobney	Athletic Therapist	Toronto, ON
Bryce Tully	Mental Performance Coach	Halifax, NS
Marni Wesner	Lead Physician	Edmonton, AB
Anne Marie Thuss	Team Manager	Hamilton, ON
Bailey Williams	Press Officer	Toronto, ON
Denise Dignard	Director, Women’s High Performance	Toronto, ON
Mike MacKay	Performance Manager, Women’s High Performance	Truro, NS

2017 SWNT SCHEDULE

DATE	ITEM	LOCATION
July 24-August 1	Training Camp	Edmonton, AB, Canada
August 2-3	Travel	Buenos Aires, Argentina
August 3-5	Training in Argentina
August 6-13	FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2017
August 6	Canada vs. Cuba @5:45 PM ET
August 7	Canada vs. Puerto Rico @ 8:05 PM ET
August 8	Canada vs. Mexico @ 3:05 PM ET
August 10	Canada vs. Paraguay @ 12:35 PM ET
August 12	Semi-Finals
August 13	Final Round
August 14-15	Return to Canada	Canada