16U Female Provincial Team Biographies

Basketball Manitoba is proud to present the Manitoba Provincial Team program which identifies, trains and develops the top basketball players in the province.  Get to know the current team members below.  Click or tap on an image to view it in full size.  

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Full Name: Deidre Bartlett
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Oak Park
Basketball Club: Cobras
Summer Goals: Win gold and become a better shooter
Years in Basketball: 10 years
Basketball Aspirations: Get a scholarship to play university basketball
Favourite Player & Team: I love everyone equally
Fondest Memory in Basketball: When I scored 42 points one game in grade 9.
Biggest Basketball Influence: My sister Lauren
Biggest Influence in Life: My sister Lauren
After High School: I would like to play university basketball.  
When Basketball Career is Over: I would like to continue to coach and become a gym teacher/lawyer.  

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Full Name: Steffany Chan
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Glenlawn
Basketball Club: Magic
Summer Goals: To improve and win gold at Western Canada games
Years in Basketball: 7 years
Basketball Aspirations: I aspire to keep improving in basketball
Favourite Player & Team: Stephen Curry, Golden State
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Playing at westerns last year 
Biggest Basketball Influence: My coaches
Biggest Influence in Life: My family
After High School: Go to university 
When Basketball Career is Over: Have a successful career, and coach my children  

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Full Name: Kiara Rongavilla
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg, Mb
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: sisler high school
Basketball Club: Manitoba Magic
Summer Goals: To win a gold medal at western canada games
Years in Basketball: 6 years
Basketball Aspirations: To continue in university/college basketball
Favourite Player & Team: Stephen Curry, Golden State
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning city and provincial finals for school basketball in the 2014-2015 school year
Biggest Basketball Influence: My coaches
Biggest Influence in Life: My family
After High School: To go to university or college
When Basketball Career is Over: Become an optometrist

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Full Name: Aina Ramos
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Faith Academy High School
Basketball Club: Manitoba Magic
Summer Goals: To win the gold medal at the Western Canada Games.
Years in Basketball: 4 years
Basketball Aspirations: I aspire to become a university basketball player after high school. 
Favourite Player & Team: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors 
Fondest Memory in Basketball: My fondest memory was winning the zone championship for the first time in the history of our school, in my freshman year. 
Biggest Basketball Influence: My dad
Biggest Influence in Life: God 
After High School: I want to go to university and play basketball. 
When Basketball Career is Over: When my basketball is over I want to become an athletic therapist.

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Full Name: Bettina Shyllon
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg,mb 
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Westwood Collegiate 
Basketball Club: Manitoba Magic
Summer Goals: To win gold at westerns 
Years in Basketball: 8 years
Basketball Aspirations: To play university basketball
Favourite Player & Team: Derrick Rose
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Beating Vincent Massey in the third place conference game
Biggest Basketball Influence: Sarah Lundgren
Biggest Influence in Life: My dad
After High School: Play university basketball 
When Basketball Career is Over: Coach and get my PhD in psychology

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Full Name: Annaka Webber
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg,MB
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Oak Park High School
Basketball Club: Manitoba Spartans
Summer Goals: Help my team win a gold medal at the Western Canada Summer Games
Years in Basketball: 8 years
Basketball Aspirations: Play university or college basketball
Favourite Player & Team: Stephen Curry&Golden State Warriors
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Playing in this years Provincial AAAA Finals
Biggest Basketball Influence: Coaches
Biggest Influence in Life: Parents
After High School: Attend university/college and continue playing basketball
When Basketball Career is Over: Coach and stay involved with basketball

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Full Name: Emily Tham
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: Winnipeg Manitoba
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: River East Colligate
Basketball Club: Blazers, Wolves
Summer Goals: My goals are, to get more conditioned so I will be able to play longer in my games. Also to improve on my shots 
Years in Basketball: 7 years
Basketball Aspirations: I want to make the provincial basketball team next year I also want to get a basketball scholarship for university/collage 
Favourite Player & Team: Stephen Curry 
Fondest Memory in Basketball: My fondest memory would be making the varsity basketball team at my school. 
Biggest Basketball Influence: Stephen Curry
Biggest Influence in Life: My sister
After High School: I would like to go to university, and from that get a job. I would also like to travel to different places around the world. 
When Basketball Career is Over: I would like to go into the social sciences, mostly working with kids in that department.

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Full Name: Jessica Hartog
Team: 16U Female
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Vincent Maseey Collegiate
Basketball Club: Cobras
Summer Goals: To win gold at Westerns
Years in Basketball: 4 years
Basketball Aspirations: I want to be able to play university or college basketball after high School
Favourite Player & Team: Curry
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Winning grade 9 provincials by 2 points with 1.9 seconds left
Biggest Basketball Influence: Mr. Mark
Biggest Influence in Life: My mom
After High School: I want to be able to play university.
When Basketball Career is Over: I want to become a pharmacist and create a family

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Full Name: Shemenu Dayassa
Team: 16U Female
Position: Guard
Hometown: winnipeg 
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: westwood collegiate
Basketball Club: 
Summer Goals: Win gold at westerns
Years in Basketball: 4 years
Basketball Aspirations: To play D1
Favourite Player & Team: Steph Curry 
Fondest Memory in Basketball: When my school team beat Vincent Massey
Biggest Basketball Influence: Mrs.Lundgren 
Biggest Influence in Life: Mrs.Lundgren 
After High School: I would like get a scholarship to a school in the United States 
When Basketball Career is Over: I would like to become a nurse

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Full Name: Jessica Dyck
Team: 16U Female
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Oak Park High School
Basketball Club: Cobras
Summer Goals: To improve my shooting consistency from outside the key and learn to drive more efficiently.
Years in Basketball: 8 years
Basketball Aspirations: I'd like to get a scholarship to a university, and keep improving.
Favourite Player & Team: LeBron James and whatever team he's playing for at the time
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Making the Oak park varsity team in grade 10 last season.
Biggest Basketball Influence: My mom who played in university
Biggest Influence in Life: My parents
After High School: I'd like to play basketball in university.
When Basketball Career is Over: I'd like to study to become a doctor.

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Full Name: Julia Schatkowsky 
Team: 16U Female
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg 
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Vincent Massey Collegiate 
Basketball Club: Cobras 
Summer Goals: To increase my overall post performance 
Years in Basketball: 8 years
Basketball Aspirations: I want to continue playing basketball through high school and to continue out of school
Favourite Player & Team: Klay Thompson & Golden State Warriors
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Provincial Final game
Biggest Basketball Influence: Family 
Biggest Influence in Life: Family 
After High School: I want to continue to play basketball 
When Basketball Career is Over: I would like to create a family and to be a teacher.

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Full Name: Chloe Ellerbrock
Team: 16U Female
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 8
School: St. Mary's Academy
Basketball Club: CP basketball
Summer Goals: To increase my performance
Years in Basketball: 4 years
Basketball Aspirations: to get a scholarship
Favourite Player & Team: Klay Thompson
Fondest Memory in Basketball: when my school team won against a really good team
Biggest Basketball Influence: family
Biggest Influence in Life: family
After High School: to keep on playing basketball
When Basketball Career is Over: become a pediatrician

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Full Name: Deborah Nkiasi
Team: 16U Female
Position: Forward
Hometown: WinnipegPresent Grade: Grade 9
School: Vincent Massey Collegiate
Basketball Club: CP basketball
Summer Goals: To have the most rebounds.
Years in Basketball: 7 years
Basketball Aspirations: Get a scholarship in the NCAA
Favourite Player & Team: Andre Iguodala
Fondest Memory in Basketball: When Massey were in the finals against Sisler
Biggest Basketball Influence: Michele Hynes
Biggest Influence in Life: My Family
After High School: Go to to the states for college ball
When Basketball Career is Over: Be involved with basketball

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Full Name: Dana Inglis
Team: 16U Female
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: Shaftesbury High School
Basketball Club: Manitoba Magic
Summer Goals: My goal for the summer would be to win gold in Westerns!
Years in Basketball: 7 years
Basketball Aspirations: My basketball aspirations would be to get a basketball scholarship and make the national team. 
Favourite Player & Team: LeBron James of the Cavaliers
Fondest Memory in Basketball: One of my fondest memories in basketball would be winning the varsity championship game in overtime. 
Biggest Basketball Influence: My coaches and teamates
Biggest Influence in Life: My friends and family
After High School: After high school I would like to play basketball in university. 
When Basketball Career is Over: I haven't really thought that far ahead.

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Full Name: Tess Cathers
Team: 16U Female
Position: Forward
Hometown: Winnipeg
Present Grade: Grade 10
School: JH Bruns Collegiate
Basketball Club: Jr Bisons
Summer Goals: To get better at the game i love.
Years in Basketball: 6 years
Basketball Aspirations: Play the game for as long as i can then coach eventually 
Favourite Player & Team: DeMar DeRozan Toronto Raptors
Fondest Memory in Basketball: Playing school ball and winning back to back championships 
Biggest Basketball Influence: My coaches
Biggest Influence in Life: My friends
After High School: Find a career that i make a difference in and that i love to do.
When Basketball Career is Over: Continue to play for fun trying various new sports

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