Canada Basketball’s women’s high performance program is has announced the 17 athletes who have been invited to Development team training camp, which includes two Manitobans in Keneca Pingue-Giles & Emily Potter.
Keneca is coming off an outstanding season at Ryerson University where she was named the CIS Player of the Year in her 5th and final season with the Rams. She was also named the OUA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Keneca is a product of the University of Winnipeg Collegiate.
Emily is currently in Europe with the Canadian Senior National Team as part of a pre-Olympic series of games and will be heading into her Junior year at the University of Utah this fall.
“We’re looking forward to a summer of training and gaining important international game experience,” said Fabian McKenzie, head coach. “Continuing to develop the next wave of talent in Canada is integral to our continued success on the world stage.”
McKenzie (Cape Breton University), will be joined by assistants Michele Belanger (University of Toronto), Jeff Speedy (University of New Brunswick) and Performance Analyst Sunny Ahluwalia.
The team will participate in a 9-day training camp from June 7th -16th at the University of Toronto – Mississauga. The final 12-woman squad will head to Prague for a 5-game exhibition tournament from June 20th – 25th.
In 2015, the Development team finished 2nd and won a silver medal at the FISU World University Games in South Korea – a best-ever finish for the team.
A full list of athletes and coaches can be found below.
2016 DEVELOPMENT TEAM INVITEES
NAME
Christina Buttenham Guard
Bridget Carleton
Julia Chandler Forward 6’2” Toronto, ON
Shay Colley Guard 5’
Mauranne Corbin Forward 6’3” St. Bruno, QC
Paige Crozon Forward 6’1” Humboldt, SK
Quinn Dornstauder Centre 6’4” Regina, SK
Tamara Farquhar Forward 6’0” Pierrefonds, QC
Abigail Fogg Forward 6’4” Sault Ste Marie, ON
Mael Gilles
Sami Hill
Keneca Pingue-Giles Guard 5’7” Winnipeg, MB
Emily Potter Centre 6’4” Winnipeg, MB
Daneesha Provo Guard 5’10” Dartmouth, NS
Karly Roser Guard 5’ 10” Hamilton, ON
Dakota Whyte Guard 5’
Lauren Yearwood Post 6’3” Victoria, BC
2016 COACHING & STAFF
Christina Buttenham Guard
Bridget Carleton
Julia Chandler Forward 6’2” Toronto, ON
Shay Colley Guard 5’
Mauranne Corbin Forward 6’3” St. Bruno, QC
Paige Crozon Forward 6’1” Humboldt, SK
Quinn Dornstauder Centre 6’4” Regina, SK
Tamara Farquhar Forward 6’0” Pierrefonds, QC
Abigail Fogg Forward 6’4” Sault Ste Marie, ON
Mael Gilles
Sami Hill
Keneca Pingue-Giles Guard 5’7” Winnipeg, MB
Emily Potter Centre 6’4” Winnipeg, MB
Daneesha Provo Guard 5’10” Dartmouth, NS
Karly Roser Guard 5’ 10” Hamilton, ON
Dakota Whyte Guard 5’
Lauren Yearwood Post 6’3” Victoria, BC
2016 COACHING & STAFF
| NAME | HOMETOWN | AFFILIATION | POSITION |
| Fabian McKenzie | Glace Bay, NS | Cape Breton University | Head Coach |
| Michele Belanger | Mississauga, ON | University of Toronto | Assistant Coach |
| Jeff Speedy | Fredericton, NB | University of New Brunswick | Assistant Coach |
| Chantal Vallee | Windsor, ON | University of Windsor | Guest Coach |
| Sunny Ahluwalia | Surrey, BC | n/a | Performance Analyst |
| Patrice Pepin | Quebec, QC | n/a | Physiotherapist |
| Sarah Leaitch | Newmarket, ON | n/a | Team Manager |
2016 SCHEDULE
| DATE | ITEM | LOCATION |
| June 7th -16th, 2016 | Training Camp | UofT – Mississauga |
| June 20th, 2016 | Vs. Czech Republic | Exhibition Tournament Prague, Czech Republic |
| June 22nd, 2016 | Vs. Japan | |
| June 23rd, 2016 | Vs. Slovakia | |
| June 24th, 2016 | Vs. Czech Republic | |
| June 25th, 2016 | Vs. Czech U20 |