Winnipeg's Emily Potter has been selected to represent Canada this summer as part of the 2016 Women’s National Development Team! Emily just returned from 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.
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“We had a great training camp and continue to build on our Canadian style of play,” said Fabian McKenzie, head coach. “We’re looking forward to competing against top international competition and gaining more international game experience for athletes in our 2017-2020 senior pool.”
The team will finish-up a 9-day training camp on June 16th in Toronto. The squad will then head to Prague for a 5-game exhibition tournament from June 20th – 25th where they will take on the Czech Republic, Japan and Slovakia.
“Our development program is a key component of our building and maintaining our Gold Medal Profile and continued sustainability of national team athletes,” Denise Dignard, director, women’s high performance. “We have a great group of talented players who are committed to representing Canada.”
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.
In 2015, the Development team placed 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
NAME
Bridget Carleton Guard 6’1” Chatham, ON
Shay Colley Guard 5’7” Brampton, ON
Maurane Corbin Forward 6’3” St. Bruno, QC
Paige Crozon Forward 6’1” Humboldt, SK
Quinn Dornstauder Centre 6’4” Regina, SK
Bridget Carleton Guard 6’1” Chatham, ON
Shay Colley Guard 5’7” Brampton, ON
Maurane 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 Guard/Forward 6’1” Montreal, QC
Sami Hill Guard
Emily Potter Centre 6’4” Winnipeg, MB
Daneesha Provo Guard
Karly Roser
Dakota Whyte Guard 5’9” Ajax, ON
Abigail Fogg Forward 6’4” Sault Ste Marie, ON
Mael Gilles Guard/Forward 6’1” Montreal, QC
Sami Hill Guard
Emily Potter Centre 6’4” Winnipeg, MB
Daneesha Provo Guard
Karly Roser
Dakota Whyte Guard 5’9” Ajax, ON
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 |
| 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 |
Source: http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/2016-development-womens-national-team-announced