Team Canada will travel to China and South Korea to gain international experience
(TORONTO, ON) – Canada Basketball Women’s High Performance is pleased to announce the two rosters that will represent the Development Women’s National Team this summer. One roster will play in an exhibition tournament in China from June 22-28 and another roster will compete in the FISU Games from July 5-13 in Gwanju, Korea.
“International experience is key for the growth of these athletes. This summer will give 15 athletes the opportunity to play the international game,” said Fabian McKenzie (Cape Breton University), Head Coach of the Development Women’s National Team. “It’s an honour to coach this group and I look forward to us competing on the international stage.”
Three athletes competing in exhibition games in China (Shay Colley, Jamie Weisner and Saicha Grant-Allen) will return to Canada to train with the Senior Women’s National Team ahead of the 2015 Pan Am Games.
Laura Dally, Michelle Hudyn and Abigail Fogg will join the team in Korea for the FISU Games.
The 2014 Development Women’s National Team won the Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan.
Full rosters and coaching staff for both competitions can be found below.
CHINA EXHIBITION ROSTER – JUNE 22-28
| NAME | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | SCHOOL |
| Wumi Agunbiade | Forward | 6-1 | Pickering, ON | Duquesne |
| Adut Bulgak | Forward | 6-3 | Edmonton, AB | Florida State |
| Shay Colley* | Guard | 5-7 | Brampton, ON | South Carolina |
| Quinn Dornstauder | Centre | 6-4 | Regina, SK | Arizona State |
| Saicha Grant-Allen* | Forward | 6-4 | Hamilton, ON | Dayton |
| Ruth Hamblin | Centre | 6-6 | Houston, BC | Oregon State |
| Sami Hill | Guard | 5-10 | Toronto, ON | Virginia Tech |
| Karly Roser | Guard | 5-10 | Hamilton, ON | Northwestern |
| Jamie Weisner* | Guard | 5-9 | Clarkston, WA | Oregon State |
| Dakota Whyte | Guard | 5-8 | Ajax, ON | Wisconsin |
| Korissa Williams | Guard | 5-9 | Amherstburg, ON | Windsor |
| Meg Wilson | Forward | 6-2 | London, ON | Simon Fraser |
| OPPONENT | DATE | TIME (EST) |
| Czech Republic | June 22 | 9:00 a.m. |
| China | June 23 | 7:00 a.m. |
| Brazil | June 24 | 7:00 a.m. |
| Czech Republic | June 26 | 9:00 a.m. |
| China | June 27 | 7:00 a.m. |
| Brazil | June 28 | 7:00 a.m. |
FISU GAMES ROSTER – JULY 5-13
| NAME | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | SCHOOL |
| Wumi Agunbiade | Forward | 6-1 | Pickering, ON | Duquesne |
| Adut Bulgak | Forward | 6-3 | Edmonton, AB | Florida State |
| Laura Dally | Guard | 5-9 | Sarnia, ON | Saskatchewan |
| Quinn Dornstauder | Centre | 6-4 | Regina, SK | Arizona State |
| Abigail Fogg | Centre | 6-4 | Sault Ste Marie, ON | South Dakota |
| Ruth Hamblin | Centre | 6-6 | Houston, BC | Oregon State |
| Sami Hill | Guard | 5-10 | Toronto, ON | Virginia Tech |
| Michelle Hudyn | Forward | 6-2 | Kitchener, ON | Missouri |
| Karly Roser | Guard | 5-10 | Hamilton, ON | Northwestern |
| Dakota Whyte | Guard | 5-8 | Ajax, ON | Wisconsin |
| Korissa Williams | Guard | 5-9 | Amherstburg, ON | Windsor |
| Meg Wilson | Forward | 6-2 | London, ON | Simon Fraser |
| OPPONENT | DATE | TIME |
| Hungary | July 5 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Korea | July 6 | 5:30 p.m. |
| Mozambique | July 7 | 5:30 p.m. |
| TBD (9-16th & quarters) | July 9 | TBD |
| TBD (5-16th games) | July 10 | TBD |
| TBD (semis) | July 11 | TBD |
| TBD (5-16th games & bronze) | July 12 | TBD |
| TBD (gold medal game) | July 13 | TBD |
COACHING STAFF – BOTH COMPETITIONS
| NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN | SCHOOL |
| Fabian McKenzie | Head Coach | Glace Bay, NS | Cape Breton |
| Michele Belanger | Assistant Coach | Toronto, ON | University of Toronto |
| Jeff Speedy | Assistant Coach | Fredericton, NB | University of New Brunswick |
| Ryan Thorne | Assistant Coach | Montreal, QC | McGill |
| Sunny Ahluwalia | Performance Analyst | Surrey, BC | Simon Fraser |
| Patrice Pepin | Therapist | Quebec, QC | |
| Kristin Anstey* | Physician | Edmonton, AB | Alberta |
| Sarah Barnes | Team Manager | St. Catharines, ON | Queens |
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