MUNICH (FIBA EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifiers) - Freshly appointed Great Britain coach Jose Maria Buceta is ready to benefit from the re-integration of EuroLeague Women performer Johannah Leedham.

The Tango Bourges guard has not represented her country since EuroBasket Women 2013, but has been slated for a return as part of a sixteen strong roster which will come into a camp prior to EuroBasket Women 2017 qualifying games against Montenegro and Italy.

There is a return for the core of the side who competed in Hungary in the summer, including long-serving Olympians Stef Collins, Rachael Vanderwal, Azania Stewart and Chantelle Handy.

Half of the 16-strong candidate list is drawn from the WBBL (Women's British Basketball League), with reigning WBBL Young Player of the Year, Savannah Wilkinson of Barking Abbey Crusaders getting her first senior call-up.

Five of the squad play in Spain's highly rated Liga Femenina, including Jamila Thompson who is another newcomer, having recently started her first pro-season in Madrid atCref Hola."I am looking forward to working with this group of players," stated Coach Buceta.

"I want to thank them for their enthusiasm and their commitment to doing their best to succeed.

"I also want to thank their respective clubs for the work that they have been doing with the players so far during the current season.

"I was particularly pleased to see so many players in person at the recent WBBL opening weekend and to view some of the talent we have and especially so many young and emerging players.

"I think that with this current squad we have a good combination of experience and youth to form a team where everybody can take the individual responsibility in order to collectively help each other."

He added, "We face a great challenge against high-level teams during qualifying, but I expect to be ready to compete and to achieve our goal."

Great Britain 16-Player Roster:

Dominique Allen, Ella Clark, Stef Collins, Chantelle Handy, Deanne Hayward, Georgia Jones, Eleanor Jones, Johannah Leedham, Erin McGarrachan, Helen Naylor, Chantelle Pressley, Eilidh Simpson, Azania Stewart, Jamila Thompson, Rachael Vanderwal, Savannah Wilkinson.

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