{"id":40646,"date":"2021-06-30T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=40646"},"modified":"2021-06-30T13:25:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T17:25:31","slug":"canadian-womens-basketball-team-squad-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/06\/30\/canadian-womens-basketball-team-squad-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Canadian Women\u2019s Basketball Team Roster was Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Late on Tuesday, the medal-seeking Canadian women\u2019s basketball team was revealed. This included three current WNBA players on the roster. This team will now look to win their first-ever medal in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Canadian Women\u2019s Basketball Team Roster Revealed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Canada\u2019s \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Tokyo 2020 women\u2019s basketball team announced.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5SWX4Q0Maa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5SWX4Q0Maa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Tokyo2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihGdYxVBBV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ihGdYxVBBV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Canada Basketball (@CanBball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanBball\/status\/1410025989971660801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Women\u2019s basketball team roster of 12 players was announced. Ten of these 12 players come from the province of Ontario, which includes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/n\/nurseki01w.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kia Nurse<\/a><\/strong>, who was born in Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>She currently plays point guard for the Phoenix Mercury. Nurse also made the WNBA All-Star Game in 2019 and also won the WNBA championship two times.<\/p>\n<p>There are also other WNBA players on the 12-player roster. This includes power forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/a\/achonna01w.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natalie Achonwa<\/a><\/strong> and small forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/c\/carlebr01w.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bridget Carleton<\/a><\/strong> of the Minnesota Lynx. Unfortunately, Achonwa suffered a knee injury that might prevent her from participating in the Olympics according to Steven Loung of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/basketball\/article\/canada-selects-versatile-olympic-womens-squad-thats-ready-contend\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sportsnet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-player roster also consists of former WNBA players. This includes center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/a\/alexaka01w.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kayla Alexander<\/a><\/strong> and small forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/r\/raincna01w.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>One player that may not play in the Olympics is shooting guard <strong>Kim Gaucher<\/strong>. There&#8217;s the possibility Gaucher won&#8217;t be allowed to breastfeed her son in Tokyo, though she has filed a request. The information is provided by Michael Grange of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/basketball\/article\/gauchers-breastfeeding-exception-quest-equity-issue-larger-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sportsnet<\/a>. This is what Gaucher said in Grange\u2019s article:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so hard to understand the logic when you see spectators are being allowed and media being allowed and sponsors that are going and you\u2019re just asking, \u2018why, as a breastfeeding mother, cannot I have my child there?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Gaucher&#8217;s request is rejected, she may not be able to participate in the Tokyo Olympics. This would be a huge blow for Team Canada and also for gender equality.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Canada Basketball Team Roster Overview<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meet the \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 women&#39;s basketball team that has their \ud83d\udc40 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tokyo2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Tokyo2020<\/a> podium:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 6 players will make their Olympic debut \ud83d\ude4c<br \/>\u2022 3 players are heading to their 2nd Olympic Games \ud83d\udcaa<br \/>\u2022 3 players will be at their 3rd Olympics \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>\u26f9\ufe0f\u200d\u2640\ufe0f into the details \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oMsr8vRQ9N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/oMsr8vRQ9N<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/laxgvIzFYO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/laxgvIzFYO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Canada (@TeamCanada) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamCanada\/status\/1410023539613253634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Canada will have a mixture of experienced and young players on the team. The FIBA game is different than the WNBA game. However, a lot of these players have experience in the FIBA game.<\/p>\n<p>Their third-straight Olympics will start later this month in July. Canada&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/04\/02\/canadian-womens-basketball-olympics-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">group contains Serbia, Spain, and South Korea<\/a>. The top two teams from the group will make it to the knockout stage. The third-place team could also make the knockout stage. However, they would need to be one of the best two third-place teams in the group stage in order to advance to the knockout stage.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"BkuUggicTk5JsYKGj53JUw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/590513204\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BkuUggicTk5JsYKGj53JUw',sig:'0tzCnYsiYdj1ZJ3ckliws0qlC4TDlsHMyXo_gyePRHc=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'590513204',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late on Tuesday, the medal-seeking Canadian women\u2019s basketball team was revealed. This included three current WNBA players on the roster. This team will now look to win their first-ever medal in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Canadian Women\u2019s Basketball Team Roster Revealed Canada\u2019s \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Tokyo 2020 women\u2019s basketball team announced. 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