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PUBLISHED ON July 16, 2026

Manitoba basketball will once again be represented on the international stage as Winnipeg's Tanah Becker has been named to Canada's U21 Women's 3x3 National Team for the FIBA 3x3 U21 Nations League 2026 – Americas South, taking place July 20–26 in Asunción, Paraguay.

Tanah is one of six athletes selected to represent Canada in the week-long international competition, where the nation's top young 3x3 players will compete through six tournaments over seven days in pursuit of a berth at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Wuhan, China.

The Nations League format features six one-day tournaments, with teams earning standings points after each stop. The nation finishing atop the overall standings following the sixth day of competition will earn qualification to the 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup, scheduled for September in China.

Tanah brings valuable experience to the Canadian squad, having previously represented Canada at the age-group level. Canada Basketball noted that she, along with Taliyah Henderson, Olivia Leung and Taija Sta Maria, provides the team with significant international experience, while the roster combines offensive firepower with defensive versatility.

Canada opens competition on Monday, July 20, with both the women's and men's teams taking on Argentina in the opening stop of the tournament. All games will be streamed live on the FIBA 3x3 YouTube Channel.

Tanah's selection continues an outstanding stretch for Manitoba basketball on the international stage. Earlier this year, fellow Winnipeg athletes Emily Potter and Niyah Becker represented Canada at the FIBA Women's AmeriCup before both earning invitations to Canada's Senior Women's National Team training camp as preparations continue for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament.

Canada U21 Women's 3x3 National Team

  • Tanah Becker – Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Cyanne Coe – Bolton, Ontario
  • Hailey Franco-DeRyck – Etobicoke, Ontario
  • Taliyah Henderson – Vail, Arizona
  • Olivia Leung – Calgary, Alberta
  • Taija Sta Maria – Mississauga, Ontario

Head Coach: Shae Dheensaw

Tournament Information

📍 Event: FIBA 3x3 U21 Nations League 2026 – Americas South (official website)

📅 Dates: July 20–26, 2026

🌎 Location: Asunción, Paraguay

Canada will compete in six tournaments over seven days, with the conference champion advancing to the 2026 FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Wuhan, China. All games will be streamed live on the FIBA 3x3 YouTube Channel.

Basketball Manitoba congratulates Tanah on earning another opportunity to wear the Maple Leaf and wishes her and Team Canada continued success in Paraguay!


Source: https://basketball.ca/news/canada-announces-rosters-for-fiba-3x3-nations-league-2026-in-paraguay

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PUBLISHED ON May 14, 2025

The George Washington University Revolutionaries women’s basketball team has announced that Winnipeg’s Tanah Becker has officially committed to continue her university basketball career with the team, an NCAA Division 1 program based in Washington, D.C. Becker will transfer to GW from the University of Kentucky, where she spent her freshman season with the Wildcats.

Standing 6’1”, Becker plays as a guard and brings a versatile skill set, combining size, athleticism, and basketball IQ. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Becker was a standout in the Basketball Manitoba high-performance system, including the Centre for Performance and Targeted Athlete Strategy (TAS) programs. She was also a key member of Manitoba’s 18U Female Provincial Team that competed at the 2022 Canada Games.

Her high school career included playing for Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg and training under some of the top coaches in the province. Following high school, Becker continued her development with Ontario and United States-based prep programs, leading to her initial commitment to the University of Kentucky.

Becker now joins the George Washington Revolutionaries, who compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and will look to make an immediate impact with her combination of length, defensive ability, and perimeter shooting.


Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJmhxNBN8m-/?igsh=aWFyNnRwdDlnNjd4

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PUBLISHED ON March 17, 2025


A Manitoba-born basketball player has qualified for the NCAA Women’s March Madness Tournament for the first time ever. Tanah Becker and the University of Kentucky Wildcats have been selected as a No. 4 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Becker, a 6’1” freshman guard with the Wildcats, holds a strong 22-7 record heading into the tournament, where they will face No. 13 Liberty in the first round on Friday, March 21, at 11:00 a.m. Central time.  

Her basketball roots began at Lindenwoods Community Centre of the Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association, Linden Meadows School and Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg.  She expanded her development by playing prep basketball in Ontario and Tennessee.  Becker has gained recognition as one of Canada’s top basketball prospects. She was named to the prestigious All-Canadian Game (Biosteel) in both 2023 and 2024, an honour awarded to the top 24 female basketball players in Canada.

Becker’s rise in basketball reflects her years of experience with elite programs, including the Manitoba Provincial Team and the Basketball Manitoba Targeted Athlete Program (TAP). She represented Team Manitoba at the 2022 Canada Games and was also a Canadian National 16U team member that secured a silver medal at the FIBA Americas in 2020.

Her high-level experience includes competing with the Kia Nurse Elite team on the EYBL circuit for three seasons. Additionally, Becker earned All-Star honours at the WNBA Basketball Without Borders Girls Camp in Las Vegas and the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix in 2023.

Becker’s commitment to excellence on and off the court led her to the University of Kentucky, where she joined the Wildcats in the highly competitive Southeastern Conference (SEC) for the 2024–25 season. Kentucky’s return to March Madness this year marks their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022, and Becker’s presence on the roster reflects the program’s growing strength.

Her achievement as the first Manitoba-born woman to qualify for the NCAA Tournament underscores the growing impact of Manitoba basketball on the national and international stage.

Becker and the Wildcats will look to advance through the tournament when they take the floor against Liberty on Friday, March 21.



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PUBLISHED ON March 04, 2024

Winnipeg's Tanah Becker (@tanah.becker) has committed to further her academic and athletic career at the University of Kentucky of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) for the 2024-25 season.  Her extensive experience in basketball, spanning over a decade, and her participation in elite programs such as the Manitoba Provincial Team Program, including the 2022 Canada Games and the Basketball Manitoba Targeted Athlete Program underscore her dedication and skill. She is currently in her senior year at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she has been recognized several times with various All-Star and other recognition awards.  

Tanah's achievements extend beyond her local scene, she was a member of the Canadian National 16U which brought home a FIBA Americas Silver Medal in 2020 and was a 3-year member of the Kia Nurse Elite EYBL team.  She was named an All-Star at the WNBA Basketball Without Borders Girls Camp in Las Vegas and at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix in 2023.  Tanah was named to the All-Canadian Game (Biosteel) both in 2023 and 2024, which recognizes the top 24 female basketball players in Canada.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4GnauuuhYc/

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PUBLISHED ON February 23, 2024

 

Congratulations to the four basketball players with Manitoba roots who have been named to the 2024 All-Canadian Games (formerly known as the Biosteel All-Canadian) which takes place March 25-30 in Toronto!  Best wishes go out to Tanah Becker, Izzy Fust, Ramogi Nyagudi and Heidi Smith!  

The full rosters can be found at https://www.allcanadiangames.com  

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PUBLISHED ON June 23, 2022


‍TORONTO, ONT. (June 23, 2022) – Canada Basketball


announced Thursday the 14 athletes invited to attend training camp at Humber College beginning June 23, 2022, ahead of the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022. Part of the invite list is Manitoba's Tanah Becker who suited up for the U16 Canadian National Team last summer and brought home a FIBA Americas Silver Medal and qualified for this summer's World Cup.  Tanah is currently in Hamilton, Ontario at the Lincoln Prep basketball program.  She will join Manitoba's 18U Provincial Team later this summer to represent at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagra Falls, ON.  

The FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 will be held July 9-17 in Debrecen, Hungary and fans can catch all the action streaming live on FIBA YouTube.

Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul of Manitoba returns to lead Canada and her U16 coaching staff from last summer also remains intact as Fabienne Blizzard and Nate McKibbon are both back on the bench.

Canada is in Group C and will face Spain (July 9, 9:00 a.m. ET), Asia TBD (July 10, 6:00 a.m. ET) and Egypt (July 12, 9:00 a.m. ET). 

All teams qualify for the Round of 16, where they will cross between Groups A and B and C and D (A1 v B4, A2 v B3, etc.). The winners of the Round of 16 games advance to the quarter-finals, while the losers move on to the classification games for places 9-16.

The FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 will be the first U17 age-group event since 2018 when Canada finished ninth.  The FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2020 was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players selected to attend training camp attended a Canada Basketball Women's High Performance National Team Age-Group Assessment Camp in March.

Canada is currently ranked 8th overall in the FIBA women's age-group rankings, presented by Nike.



Source: https://www.basketball.ca/news/fourteen-athletes-invited-to-attend-u17-womens-national-team-training-camp

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PUBLISHED ON March 09, 2022

TORONTO, ON (March 8, 2022) - 44 athletes from across the country have been invited to participate in the Women's High Performance National Team Age-Group Assessment Camp at Humber College (Toronto, ON) from March 27-31, 2022.  Part of this selection includes Manitoba's Tanah Becker of Winnipeg who is currently competing with the Lincoln Prep basketball program in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) and with the Kia Nurse Elite AAU basketball program which are both based out of Hamilton, ON.  

“As we prepare for this summer's FIBA U17 Women's World Cup 2022 and FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship 2022, we’re looking forward to getting our athletes and coaches safely back together to continue training and growing together as a program,” said Denise Dignard, General Manager / Executive Vice-President, Women's High Performance. “Our Women's High Performance National Team Age-Group Assessment Camps have been a critical long-term development opportunity for our program in the past and is a chance for our identified athletes to not only demonstrate their growth, but also work with our world class staff to establish individualized plans to aid in their development as players.” 

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The objective of the camp is to provide a national training environment with an international focus to top identified athletes in a variety of age groups ranging from those born in 2004 and later.  

Attendees will undergo physical testing, be integrated into the Canadian style of play, develop individual performance plans (IPP) and next steps, all while competing against the best in their age-group.  Off the court, players will participate in a variety of educational and personal development sessions, including a Safe Sport workshop, IST planning (nutrition and recovery), as well as leadership training.

Players and coaches will also have an opportunity to participate in a question and answer session with Noelle Quinn, Lead Assistant Coach, Senior Women’s National Team and Head Coach of the Seattle Storm, as well as Sefu Bernard, Director of Player Development from the 2019 WNBA Champion Washington Mystics.

This will be the first in-person assessment camp since 2020.  As a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Canada Basketball’s Women’s High Performance program adapted over the past two years to deliver virtual programming to nationally identified age-group athletes, including hosting a Women’s High Performance Age-Group Virtual Camp.

Athletes born in 2005 or later will be assessed for participation on the U17 team, which will compete this summer at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup 2022 in Debrecen, Hungary from July 9-17, 2022.  Last summer, the team earned a silver medal at the FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship 2021 in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Athletes born in 2004 or later will be assessed for their participation on the U18 team, competing at the FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship 2022 (June 13-18, 2022 at a location TBD).

Canada is currently ranked 8th overall in the FIBA women's age-group rankings, presented by Nike. 


Source: https://www.basketball.ca/news/44-athletes-invited-to-womens-high-performance-national-team-age-group-assessment-camp-in-toronto

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PUBLISHED ON December 15, 2021



Basketball Manitoba is pleased to announce that Tanah Becker of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been named a recent recipient of the Sport Manitoba 'Women to Watch' athlete grant!  Tanah has been active in basketball for 9 years now and has been a member of the Manitoba Provincial Team Program and Targeted Athlete Program, and is currently in grade 11 this year at Lincoln Prep in Hamilton, ON.  This past summer, she was a member of the 16U Kia Nurse Elite EYBL team that finished 3rd at the 2021 Nike Nationals. She was a member of the Canadian National 16U National team who brought home a FIBA Americas Silver Medal and has qualified for the 2022 17U FIBA World Championships this summer.     

Past basketball recipients of this award include...  VIEW MORE ON PAST RECIPIENTS
  • Riya Donnelly
  • Ayva Khan
  • Gracie Batongbakal
  • Abby Benson
  • Beth Dueck
  • Aira Abello
  • Emily Johnson 
  • Abby Smith
  • Anna Kernaghan
  • Maltha Uwambajimana
  • Claire Signatovich
  • Niyah Becker
  • Raizel Guinto
  • Jordan Tully
  • Robyn Boulanger
  • Kerilynn MacLennan
  • Atoosa Jalayeri
  • Jasmine Ibrahim
  • Sara Ibrahim
  • Kerri Kuzbyt
  • Emily Potter
  • Brittany Wiebe
  • Danielle Baril
  • Adele Baril
  • Morgan Cross
  • Danielle DeGagne
  • Krystal Schouten

In partnership with Provincial Sport Organizations, Sport Manitoba provides a monthly grant of $500 to a female athlete, team, official or volunteer to enhance their women in sport careers.


MORE INFORMATION ON WOMEN TO WATCH GRANT



CONGRATULATIONS TANAH!
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PUBLISHED ON August 19, 2021

Canada Basketball today announced the roster for the U16 Canadian National Women’s Team which includes Manitoba’s Tanah Becker.  She and 11 others will be representing the country at the upcoming FIBA Americas Women’s Championships scheduled for August 23-29, 2021 and will be held at the Fair Dome, in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.  She was one of 12 players selected by the coaching staff, led by Manitoba’s Cheryl Jean-Paul who is currently the head coach at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia.  Fans in Canada can catch all the action streaming live on FIBA YouTube.

Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul will lead Team Canada at the FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championship 2021 and is accompanied by assistant coaches Nate McKibbon and Fabienne Blizzard.

"After a year and a half of Zoom meetings and virtual camps, it’s been an exciting week of training and getting to know each other on and off court," said Jean-Paul. "This group has proven to be quite resilient with how they’ve had to adapt to not having the normal pathway to this tournament, so we are very thankful to be heading to Mexico and very excited to represent Canada at the FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championship."

"We have been working hard to focus on our opportunities rather than the restrictions, understanding our safety and the health of our team is a priority so we are very grateful for the hard work Canada Basketball and all of its staff have put into making this a great camp experience," said Jean-Paul.

The team held a selection / training camp at Humber College in Etobicoke from August 10-19 before departing for Mexico.

"Now that the team has been selected, our staff is looking forward to an amazing international travel experience, allowing these young athletes to represent their country well as we are confident they will do," she said. "They are a talented group that will be exciting to watch grow and develop as the tournament unfolds."

The eight (8) participating teams in the FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championship 2021 have been divided into two (2) groups (A and B) of four (4) teams each. Each team will play against all other teams in its own group (a total of 3 games for each team).

Canada is in Group A and will face Brazil (August 23, 3:30 PM ET), Costa Rica (August 24, 12:30 PM ET) and Puerto Rico (August 25, 12:30 PM ET). Click here for the full tournament schedule.

All eight teams will advance to the quarter-finals with the four winners moving on to the semifinals.  The top four teams from the FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championship 2021 will qualify for the FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup 2022.

Canada has medalled in every edition of the bi-annual event dating back to the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women, while their highest finish was a historic gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women.  This will be Canada’s seventh appearance at the event.

Canada is currently ranked 4th worldwide in the FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE.

The full roster is comprised of…


Name

Position

Hometown

Current School

Tanah Becker

Forward

Winnipeg, MB

Lincoln Prep

Jada Bediako

Centre

Brampton, ON

Southwest Academy

Summer Bostock

Forward

Carlisle, ON

The Webb School

Micaela Carter

Point Guard

Brampton, ON

Excel Hoops Prep

Delaney Gibb

Shooting Guard

Raymond, AB

Timpview High School

Sumer Lee

Shooting Guard

Milton, ON

Crestwood Preparatory School

Raynne Malik

Forward

London, ON

A.B. Lucas Secondary School

Kiera Pemberton

Small Forward

Langley, BC

Walnut Grove Secondary

Cassandre Prosper

Small Forward

Rosemere, QC

Capital Courts Academy

Marina Radocaj

Forward

Richmond, BC

R.A. McMath Secondary School

Bree Robinson

Point Guard

Mississauga ON

The Webb School

Taija Sta Maria

Point Guard

Vaughan, ON

Crestwood Preparatory School

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Source:  https://www.basketball.ca/news/canadas-u16-womens-national-team-announced-ahead-of-the-fiba-u16-americas-womens-championship-2021?mc_cid=fdaf38bffd&mc_eid=cefecf82c6

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