Canada Basketball – Development Team Will Compete In Exhibition Tour
 

TORONTO, ON (June 7, 2016) – Canada Basketball’s women’s high performance program is pleased to announce the 17 athletes who have been invited to Development team training camp.
 
 “We’re looking forward to a summer of training and gaining important international game experience,” said Fabian McKenzie, head coach. “Continuing to develop the next wave of talent in Canada is integral to our continued success on the world stage.”
 
McKenzie (Cape Breton University), will be joined by assistants Michele Belanger (University of Toronto), Jeff Speedy (University of New Brunswick) and Performance Analyst Sunny Ahluwalia.
 
The team will participate in a 9-day training camp from June 7^th -16^th at the University of Toronto – Mississauga. The final 12-woman squad will head to Prague for a 5-game exhibition tournament from June 20^th – 25^th.
 
In 2015, the Development team finished 2^nd and won a silver medal at the FISU World University Games in South Korea – a best-ever finish for the team.
 
A full list of athletes and coaches can be found below. For media requests, please contact bwilliams@basketball.ca.
 
2016 DEVELOPMENT TEAM INVITEES

NAME                                POSITION           HEIGHT           HOMETOWN
Christina Buttenham          Guard                      5’11”              Hamilton, ON
Bridget Carleton                 Guard                      6’1”                Chatham, ON
Julia Chandler                    Forward                   6’2”                Toronto, ON
Shay Colley                        Guard                      5’7”                Brampton, ON
Mauranne Corbin                Forward                  6’3”                St. Bruno, QC
Paige Crozon                      Forward                   6’1”               Humboldt, SK
Quinn Dornstauder             Centre                      6’4”               Regina, SK
Tamara Farquhar                Forward                   6’0”               Pierrefonds, QC
Abigail Fogg                        Forward                   6’4”               Sault Ste Marie, ON
Mael Gilles                          Guard/Forward        6’1”                Montreal, QC
Sami Hill                             Guard                      5’10”               Toronto, ON
Keneca Pingue-Giles          Guard                      5’7”                Winnipeg, MB
Emily Potter                        Centre                      6’4”                Winnipeg, MB
Daneesha Provo                 Guard                      5’10”              Dartmouth, NS
Karly Roser                         Guard                      5’ 10”             Hamilton, ON
Dakota Whyte                     Guard                       5’9”                Ajax, ON       
Lauren Yearwood               Post                           6’3”               Victoria, BC
 
 
2016 COACHING & STAFF

NAME	HOMETOWN	AFFILIATION	POSITION
Fabian McKenzie	Glace Bay, NS	Cape Breton University	Head Coach
Michele Belanger	Mississauga, ON	University of Toronto	Assistant Coach
Jeff Speedy	Fredericton, NB	University of New Brunswick	Assistant Coach
Chantal Vallee	Windsor, ON	University of Windsor	Guest Coach
Sunny Ahluwalia	Surrey, BC	n/a	Performance Analyst
Patrice Pepin	Quebec, QC	n/a	Physiotherapist
Sarah Leaitch	Newmarket, ON	n/a	Team Manager

 
2016 SCHEDULE

DATE	ITEM	LOCATION
June 7th -16th, 2016	Training Camp	UofT – Mississauga
June 20th, 2016	Vs. Czech Republic	Exhibition Tournament Prague, Czech Republic
June 22nd, 2016	Vs. Japan
June 23rd, 2016	Vs. Slovakia
June 24th, 2016	Vs. Czech Republic
June 25th, 2016	Vs. Czech U20