TORONTO, ONT. (July 12, 2019) – Canada Basketball is pleased to announce the 12 athletes who will represent Canada at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand (July 20-28).
“We've had a very competitive training camp so far,” said Head Coach Claire Meadows. “The athletes have put in a lot of work and have made good progress in their training. We are looking forward to representing Canada on the international stage in Thailand at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.”
Meadows (University of Saskatchwan) will be joined by assistants Ryan Thorne (McGill University) and Erin McAleenan (York University).
Canada is in Group A along with Latvia, Mozambique and hosts Thailand.
Canada earned a historic bronze medal at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 in Udine and Cividale del Friuli, Italy. The bronze was Canada’s first medal in eight appearances at the event since it began in 1985.
Last summer, the team earned a silver medal at the FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico.
A full list of athletes, coaches and team schedule can be found below.
Canada is currently ranked 4th worldwide in the FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE.
2019 U19 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Name
|
Height
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Hometown
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Current School Team
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Niyah Becker
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6’2”
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Winnipeg, MB
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University of Utah
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Maggie Besselink*
|
6’2”
|
Kingston, ON
|
Holy Cross C.S.S.
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Micah Dennis
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5’9”
|
Toronto, ON
|
Capital Courts
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Faith Dut
|
6’2”
|
Surrey, BC
|
Semiahmoo S.S.
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Aaliyah Edwards
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6’3”
|
Kingston, ON
|
Crestwood Prep
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Yvonne Ejim
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6’0”
|
Calgary, AB
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Bishop Carrol H.S.
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Taya Hanson
|
5’10”
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Kelowna, BC
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Arizona State University
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Justina King
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5’8”
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Scarborough, ON
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Long Beach State University
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Roxane Makolo
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5’10”
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St. Hubert, QC
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Dawson College
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Brynn Masikewich
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6’1”
|
Calgary, AB
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Lincoln Prep
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Christina Morra
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6’2”
|
Mississauga, ON
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Wake Forest University
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Merissah Russell
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5’11”
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Ottawa, ON
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Capital Courts
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Sarah Te-Biasu
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5’2”
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Montreal, QC
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Niagara Prep
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*Selected but unable to participate due to injury
2019 U19 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM COACHES & STAFF
NAME
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POSITION
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HOMETOWN
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AFFILIATION
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Claire Meadows
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Head Coach
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Brantford, ON
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University of Saskatchewan
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Ryan Thorne
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Assistant Coach
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Montreal, QC
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McGill University
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Erin McAleenan
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Assistant Coach
|
Sussex, NB
|
York University
|
Connor Jay
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Performance Analyst
|
Saskatoon, SK
|
University of Saskatchewan
|
SuFei Yue
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Physician
|
Vancouver, BC
|
University of Toronto
|
Elyse Jobin
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Physiotherapist
|
Quebec City, QC
|
N/A
|
Kristina Alvero
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Team Manager
|
Toronto, ON
|
Philip Pocock CSS
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Mike MacKay
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Performance Manager
|
Truro, NS
|
Canada Basketball
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2019 U19 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM SCHEDULE
DATE
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ITEM
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TIME (ET)
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LOCATION
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July 2-3
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Tryouts by Invitation
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York University - Toronto
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July 4-13
|
Training Camp
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July 20
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Canada vs. Latvia
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1:00 AM
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FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
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July 21
|
Canada vs. Mozambique
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3:30 AM
| |
July 23
|
Canada vs. Thailand
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3:15 AM
| |
July 24
|
Round of 16
|
TBD
| |
July 26
|
Quarter-finals
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TBD
| |
July 27
|
Semifinals
|
TBD
| |
July 28
|
Finals
|
TBD
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