Canada confirm players for Italian job
TORONTO (FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup) - Canada have halved the 24 candidates at a recent training camp to produce their final roster for the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
TORONTO (FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup) - Canada have halved the 24 candidates at a recent training camp to produce their final roster for the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
Laeticia Amihere, Hailey Brown and Alyssa Jerome are three of the leading names who made the cut for this month's trip to Udine and Cividale del Friuli.
| Canada roster for FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup | |||
| Laeticia Amihere | Angela Bongomin | Hailey Brown | Sarah Donovan |
| Libby Epoch | Hanna Hall | Alyssa Jerome | Aislinn Konig |
| Summer Masikewich | Shaina Pellington | Andrea Torres | Kendra van Leeuwen |
"After a very competitive tryout we have selected 12 athletes to represent Canada in Italy for the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017," confirmed Denise Dignard, Director, Women’s High Performance.
"We look forward to seeing these athletes build on their previous international experience and compete against the best in the world within their age-group.”
Amihere stood out at last year's FIBA U17 Women's World Championship in Zaragoza as she amassed a stellar 12.5 points and 13 rebounds per game at the event.
Meanwhile Brown almost accumulated a tournament double-double at the FIBA Americas U18 Women's Championship and Jerome is a potential difference maker.
Canada will go up against France, Korea and Latvia during the initial group phase.
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