TORONTO, ON (June 13, 2018) – Canada Basketball announced today the 26 athletes who have been invited to attend the Women’s National Team Program Assessment Camp from June 14-21 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, AB.
For the full Women’s National Team Assessment Camp roster click here.
“I can’t wait to see all of the athletes and re-connect with them after their respective seasons,” said Lisa Thomaidis, Head Coach, Senior Women’s National Team. “So many Canadians had excellent seasons on their respective professional and collegiate teams, so I’m excited to see the progress everyone has made.”
Following the Women’s National Team Program Assessment Camp, Canada will also hold Phase 1 Training Camp (June 22-July 3) at the Saville Community Sports Centre and this will be followed by exhibition games.
“We are excited to be hosting Turkey in Edmonton as our senior team’s home base and to showcase the athletes and team to Canadian fans,” said Denise Dignard, Director Women’s High Performance. “As we begin the second year of the quad, these exhibition games will provide valuable competition mileage to our athletes and coaches as we prepare for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.”
Canada’s Senior Women’s National Team will face Turkey in a three-game exhibition series as the Edmonton Grads International Classic returns to the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton on July 4-7. Single game tickets and full tournament passes are now available here for as low as $8.00. For more information on the Edmonton Grads International Classic, click here.
After successfully defending their FIBA Americas title last summer, Canada is currently ranked a program-high 5th in the FIBA World ranking presented by Nike. Canada will be participating in its 4th consecutive FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and looking to build on its 5th place in 2014.
Media are invited to post-practice scrums on the following dates. Please RSVP to Brian Swane.
Tuesday, June 19 MEDIA AVAILABILITES
Location: Saville Centre (11610 65 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB)
12:45 p.m. Gym Opens
1:00 p.m. Availability
Sunday, June 24
Location: Saville Centre (11610 65 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB)
12:45 p.m. Gym Opens
1:00 p.m. Availability
Friday, June 29
Location: UofA Main Gym – North Campus (114 St and 87 Ave, Edmonton, AB)
12:45 p.m. Gym Opens
1:00 p.m. Availability
*All times are MDT and subject to change
2018 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CAMP ROSTER
| Name | Position | Height | Hometown | 2017-2018 Club / School |
| Natalie Achonwa* | Power Forward | 6’3″ | Guelph, ON | Indiana Fever (WNBA) |
| Kayla Alexander* | Forward | 6’4″ | Milton, ON | Indiana Fever (WNBA) |
| Miranda Ayim | Forward | 6’3″ | London, ON | Basket Landes (France) |
| Adut Bulgak | Forward | 6’4″ | Edmonton, AB | Elitzur Ramla (Israel)/Chicago Sky (WNBA) |
| Hailey Brown | Forward | 6’1″ | Hamilton, ON | Michigan (NCAA) |
| Bridget Carleton | Guard | 6’1″ | Chatham, ON | Iowa State (NCAA) |
| Shay Colley | Point Guard | 5’9″ | Brampton, ON | Michigan State (NCAA) |
| Maurane Corbin | Forward | 6’3″ | St. Bruno, QC | Utah (NCAA) |
| Nirra Fields | Guard | 5’6″ | Lachine, QC | UNI Gyor (Hungary) |
| Abigail Fogg | Centre | 6’4″ | Sault Ste Marie, ON | BBC Troistorrents (Switzerland) |
| Kim Gaucher | Shooting Guard | 6’1″ | Mission, BC | Mondeville (France) |
| Saicha Grant-Allen | Power Forward | 6’4″ | Hamilton, ON | Bembibre (Spain) |
| Ruth Hamblin | Centre | 6’6″ | Houston, BC | Bourges (France)/Dallas Wings (WNBA) |
| Sami Hill | Guard | 5’10” | Toronto, ON | Donau-Ries (Germany) |
| Alyssa Jerome | Forward | 6’2″ | Toronto, ON | Stanford (NCAA) |
| Alex Kiss-Rusk | Centre | 6’4″ | Beaconsfield, QC | McGill (U SPORTS) |
| Aislinn Konig | Guard | 5’9″ | Langley, BC | North Carolina State (NCAA) |
| Miah-Marie Langlois | Point Guard | 5’8″ | Windsor, ON | Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia) |
| Kia Nurse* | Guard | 6’0″ | Hamilton, ON | New York Liberty (WNBA) |
| Shaina Pellington | Guard | 5’8″ | Pickering, ON | Oklahoma (NCAA) |
| Katherine Plouffe | Forward | 6’3″ | Edmonton, AB | Bourges (France) |
| Michelle Plouffe | Forward | 6’4″ | Edmonton, AB | Tarbes (France) |
| Emily Potter | Centre | 6’4″ | Winnipeg, MB | Utah (NCAA) |
| Daneesha Provo | Guard | 6’0″ | Dartmouth, NS | Utah (NCAA) |
| Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe | Forward | 6’2″ | Vernon, BC | Nantes-Reze (France) |
| Jamie Scott | Guard | 5’10” | Clarkston, WA | Ferrol (Spain) |
2018 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CAMP COACHES & STAFF
| Name | Position | Hometown | Affiliation |
| Lisa Thomaidis | Head Coach | Saskatoon, SK | University of Saskatchewan |
| Steve Baur | Assistant Coach | Wolfville, NS | Canada Basketball |
| Carly Clarke | Assistant Coach | Halifax, NS | Ryerson University |
| Max Hirst | Coordinator, Performance Analysis | Collingwood, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Lauren Buschmann | Sports Scientist & IST Manager | St. Catherines, ON | Canada Basketball/CSI-Ontario |
| Rhonda Shishkin | Physiotherapist | Saskatoon, SK | University of Saskatchewan |
| Danielle Dobney | Athletic Therapist | Toronto, ON | N/A |
| Patrice Pepin | Physiotherapist (Phase 1) | Quebec City, QC | N/A |
| Bryce Tully | Mental Performance Coach | Halifax, NS | CSC-Atlantic |
| Marni Wesner | Lead Physician | Edmonton, AB | University of Alberta |
| Jessica Curran | Physician (Phase 3) | Ottawa, ON | N/A |
| Olesia Markevych | Physician (Phase 2) | Edmonton, AB | University of Alberta |
| Elaine Sun | Manager, Basketball Operations | Thornhill, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Anne Marie Thuss | Team Manager | Hamilton, ON | McMaster University |
| Hailey Roll | Team Manager (Phase 1) | Port Credit, ON | N/A |
| Denise Dignard | Director, WHP | Port Cartier, QC | Canada Basketball |
| Mike MacKay | Performance Manager, WHP | Truro, NS | Canada Basketball |
2018 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CAMP SCHEDULE
| EVENT | DATES | LOCATION/TIME |
| Women’s National Team Program Assessment Camp | June 14-21 | Edmonton |
| Phase 1 Training Camp | June 22-July 3 | Edmonton |
| Edmonton Grad Invitational (3 games vs. Turkey) | July 4-7 (July 7 @ 3pm Game 3 | July 4 @ 7pm Game 1 |
| July 6 @ 7pm Game 2 | ||
| July 7 @ 3pm Game 3 |
Courtesy Canada Basketball
