Canada Basketball – 12 Athletes will compete at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championship

TORONTO, ON (July 7, 2016) – Canada Basketball’s women’s high performance program is pleased to announce the 2016 U18 women’s national team who will represent Canada at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Women’s Championship in Chile and will be looking to qualify for the 2017 FIBA U19 Women’s World Championships
 

“The selection process was competitive again this year as our team looks to qualify a Canadian team to for a seventh consecutive FIBA U19 Championship.  We look forward to seeing these athletes grow in the international context against the top athletes from other nations in our zone. ” Denise Dignard, Director – Women’s High Performance.

 The team will finish training camp on July 8th at York University. The team will play an exhibition game against the USA and the tip-off for the tournament against Mexico on July 13th at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Valdivia, Chile from July 13th-July 17^th.
 
Carly Clarke (Ryerson) will be joined by assistants Ryan Thorne (McGill) and Claire Meadows (UBC Okanagan).

In 2015, the U19 women’s national team finished 8th at the U19 FIBA World Championships. Canada is currently ranked 4^th worldwide in the FIBA youth girls rankings.
 
A full list of athletes and coaches can be found below. For media requests, please contact bwilliams@basketball.ca.
 
2016 U18 Women’s National Team

#	Name	Position	Height	School	Hometown
4	Libby Epoch	Guard	5’6″	Peacock Collegiate	Moose Jaw, SK
5	Mikaela Brewer	Guard	5’9″	Innisdale SS	Barrie, ON
6	Mikaela Dodig	Guard	5’5″	Bill Crothers SS	Bolton, ON
7	Halle Bovell	Guard	5’10”	St. Mary CSS	Hamilton, ON
8	Summer Masikewich	Forward	6’2″	St. Francis HS	Calgary, AB
9	Kendra Van Leeuwen	Guard	5’8″	St. John’s College	Brantford, ON
10	Hailey Brown	Forward	6’1″	St. Thomas More CSS	Hamilton, ON
11	Alyssa Jerome	Forward	6’1″	Harbord Collegiate	Toronto, ON
12	Sarah Donovan	Forward	5’9″	A.B. Lucas SS	London, ON
13	Aislinn Konig	Guard	5’9″	Brookswood SS	Langley, BC
14	Andrea Torres	Forward	5’11”	College Montmorency	Terrebonne, QC
15	Angela Bongomin	Centre	6’2″	Luther HS	Regina, SK

 
      
 

2016 U18 COACHING & STAFF
 

Staff		Position			School
	Carly Clarke	Head Coach	Ryerson
	Ryan Thorne	Assistant Coach		McGill
	Claire Meadows	Assistant Coach		UBC Okanagan
	Nick DeAdder	Performance Analyst		Acadia
	Elyse Jobin	Physiotherapist		n/a
	Kristina Alvero	Team Manager		Philip Pocock CSS
	Kristin Anstey	Physician		Alberta
	Mireille Beland	WHP Youth Council Member		Vanier College

 
 
 

2016 U18 SCHEDULE
 

DATE	ITEM	PLACE
July 13	Vs. Mexico @ 11am local time	U18 FIBA Americas Valdivia, Chile (July 13-17)
July 14	Vs. Chile @ 7:15pm local time
July 15	Vs. Puerto Rico @ 5pm local time
July 16	Semi-Finals
July 17	Finals