Group B bound Canada announces 14-player list for new AmeriCup preparation phase
TORONTO (FIBA Women’s AmeriCup) – After being drawn to Group B of the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2017 during the Official Draw of the competition, Canada Basketball announced the 14 athletes who will participate in Phase 3 of the Women’s National Team Program Training and Selection camp from July 24 - August 1 in Edmonton.
| Canada's 14-player list for FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2017 | |||
| Miranda Ayim | Adut Bulgak | Bridget Carleton | Shay Colley |
| Laura Dally | Quinn Dornstauder | Nirra Fields | Ruth Hamblin |
| Sami Hill | Miah-Marie Langlois | Kia Nurse | Katherine Plouffe |
| Michelle Plouffe | Jamie Scott | ||
“We’ve had two very productive training camps this summer that have allowed us to integrate some new players into our system and provide them with valuable game experience,” said Lisa Thomaidis, Head Coach of the Canadian National Team. “We’re looking forward to solidifying our roster for the AmeriCup and putting a team forward that will contend for the championship once again.”
At the conclusion of the camp, Canada will announce the 12-player list for the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2017 from August 6 - 13 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Canada will begin its AmeriCup title defense against fellow 2015 finalist Cuba, on August 16th. The Canadians will then face Puerto Rico, Mexico and Paraguay consecutively to close-out the first phase of the competition.
The Canadians will need a top-two finish to qualify to the Semi-Finals of the FIBA AmeriCup 2017.
The top three teams from the FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2017 will qualify for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 in Spain.
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