CANADA BASKETBALL JUNIOR WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM(JWNT) TRY-OUT INVITEES ANNOUNCED

JULY 10, 2014 UNCATEGORIZED BY ADMIN

(Toronto, Ont.) – Canada Basketball has announced the invitees to tryout for the 2014 Junior Women’s National Team, beginning on July 18 at Durham College in Oshawa, Ont.The team will compete in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women in Colorado Springs, USA. The competition runs from August 6 to August 10.

Rich Chambers, head coach of the team, discussed what he is looking forward and the team’s goals moving forward.

“The coaching staff has been in touch with the players monitoring their progress and everyone is extremely excited about the upcoming training camp. We have had an opportunity to work with many of the athletes at training camps in December and March and are confident we can put a very competitive team on the floor at the FIBA Americas Championships,” said Chambers.

“Our goal since December has been to qualify for next year’s World Championships and all our efforts will focused on that goal for the next six weeks.”

The full invitee list and coaching staff can be found below.

Name	Position	Height	Hometown
Bridget Atkinson	Guard	5-5	Welland, Ont.
Kacie Bosch	Guard	5-7	Lethbridge, AB.
Christina Buttenham	Guard	5-9	Hamilton, Ont.
Bridget Carleton	Guard	6-1	Chatham, Ont.
Shay Colley	Guard	5-7	Brampton, Ont.
Cheyenne Creighton	Forward	5-10	Ajax, Ont.
Rachel Fradgley	Forward	6-2	London, Ont.
Mael Gilles	Guard/Forward	6-0	Montreal, Que.
Linnaea Harper	Forward	5-9	Newmarket, Ont.
Barbara Johnson	Guard	5-6	Toronto, Ont.
Nancy Kessler	Post	6-2	St. Catherines, Ont.
Daneesha Provo	Guard	5-8	Dartmouth, N.S.
Shantelle Valentine	Forward	6-0	Brampton, Ont.
Eternati Willock	Forward/Post	6-1	Scarborough, Ont.
Lauren Yearwood	Forward/Post	6-3	Victoria, B.C.

2014 Junior Women’s National Team Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Hometown
Rich Chambers	Head Coach	Port Moody, B.C.
Scott Edwards	Assistant Coach	Edmonton, AB.
Scott Reeves	Assistant Coach	Kamloops, B.C.
Megan Wiggins	Performance Analyst (training camp)	Regina, Sask.
Nate McKibbon	Performance Analyst (competition)	Hamilton, Ont.
Danielle Dobney	Therapist	Aurora, Ont.
Elaine Sun	Team Manager	Thornhill, Ont.
Mireille Beland	Head of Delegation	Montreal, Que.

2014 Junior Women’s National Team Schedule

• July 18-31 – Tryout by Invitation and Training Camp at Durham College in Oshawa, Ont.
• August 1 – Travel to Colorado Springs
• August 6 – Canada vs. El Salvador – 5:15 p.m. ET
• August 7 – Canada vs. Mexico – 5:30 p.m. ET
• August 8 – Canada vs. United States – 7:30 p.m. ET
• August 9 – TBD Semi-finals
• August 10 – TBD Finals

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Courtesy Canada Basketball

Drew Ebanks

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