2014 3rd FIBA U17 World Championship for Women

[carlo]

Brazil named 16 players to the trials camp:

Aline de Moura – F/C – 16 y – 1.85m
Clarissa Carneiro – Fw – 14 y – 1.72
Fabíola Alexandrino – Fw – 16 y – 1.74
Izabela Leite – G – 14 y – 1.70
Jennifer Calixto – C – 15 y – 1.89
Karen Lourenço – C - 16 y – 1.85
Larissa Carneiro – G – 17 y – 1.64
Lays da Silva – G – 15 y – 1.66
Letícia Josefino – C – 16 y - 1.83
Marcella dos Santos – C – 17 y – 1.92
Maria Paula Albiero – G – 15 y - 1.67
Mariana Dias – C – 16 y – 1.84
Mariane de Carvalho – Fw – 17 y – 1.80
Milena Rodrigues – F/C – 16 y – 1.79
Nycole de Barros – Fw – 16 y – 1.79
Wytalla Motta – F/C – 16 y – 1.82

Quite a young roster.
Several players (9) back from 2013 U16 team that finished 3rd at the Fiba Americas Qualifier.

http://www.cbb.com.br/PortalCBB/Noticias/Show/12644

[carlo]

French team met Slovak selection at the end of the training camp on three friendly games, with a slightly surprising 2-1 result.
French box scores can be found here.
Slovak box scores available: game1 and game2.

[carlo]

France and Czech Republic to play three exhibition games 13-15 June in Zlín (Cze), on the way of their final preparation to the World Championship.

[carlo]

Canadian final roster announced:

Chelayne Bailey, Guard, 5'5" 1.65 m
Mikaela Brewer, Guard, 5'9" 1.73
Hailey Brown, Forward, 6'1" 1.85
Bridget Carleton, Guard, 6'1" 1.85
Julia Chandler, Forward, 6'2" 1.88
Maurane Corbin, F/C, 6'3" 1.90
Danielle Garven, G/F, 5'9" 1.75
Mael Gilles, G/F, 6'0" 1.83
Jaelyne Kirkpatrick, Guard, 5'5" 1.65
Kendra Van Leeuwen, Guard, 5'10" 1.78
Eternati Willock, F/C, 6'1" 1.85
Lauren Yearwood, F/C, 6'3" 1.90

Not surprisingly, 9 on 12 players are back from the 2013 U16 team.

http://www.basketball.ca/cwnt-roster-announced-p156486

[carlo]

Czech Republic beat France in two exhibition games, 75-43 the first and 77-71 the second, that was much tighter.
Julia Reisingerová (C), Tereza Šípová (Fw), Petra Holešínská and Karolina Fadrhonsová (Guards) were the biggest contributors for the Czech team.

[carlo]

Czech Republic final roster:

Karolína Fadrhonsová
Michaela Gaislerová
Magdalena Heroschová
Petra Holešinská
Lucie Hošková
Michaela Krejzová
Karolína Malečková
Michaela Matušková
Julia Reisingerová
Julia Natálie Stoupalová
Tereza Šípová
Lenka Šoukalová

Most of players who took the silver at the 2013 U16 Euro Qualifier are back, tallest is center Reisingerová, 193cm/6-4.

http://www.cbf.cz/reprezentace/nominace-zeny-u17-2014.html

[carlo]

Brazil final roster:

Aline Cristina de Moura
Fabíola Conceição Alexandrino
Izabela Nicolette Leite
Jennifer Calixto
Karen Fernanda Lourenço
Larissa Carneiro
Lays da Silva
Letícia Cristina Josefino
Maria Paula Albiero
Mariana Dias
Mariane Roberta de Carvalho
Wytalla Motta

Update: Brazil selection will travel to Czech Republic on June 20, and will meet host team on 23rd and Japan on 24th in final prep games.

[carlo]

US team's Te'a Cooper won't participate in the World championship due to an illness and will be substituted by alternate Sabrina Ionescu.
Ionescu was a member of the 2013 U16 team.

http://www.usab.com/womens/u17/14_wu17_roster_ionescu.html

[carlo]

Intense weekend of prep tournaments.
Canada, China, France and USA to play in Nogent-sur-Seine (Fra) starting on June 20.
Australia, Hungary, Italy and Spain will meet at another tournament in Taranto (Ita) from June 21st.

[carlo]

Spain final roster:

# 4 Laia Raventós
# 5 Maite Cazorla
# 6 Ainhoa López
# 7 Iris Junio
# 8 Angela Salvadores
# 9 Cecilia Muhate
#10 María Conde
#11 María Martiañez
#12 Iho López
#13 Naira Cáceres
#14 Umo Diallo
#15 María Pérez

http://www.feb.es/2014/6/18/baloncesto/u17f-espana-define-roster-para-republica-checa/54403.aspx

[CKR13]

Japanese U17 Women's team unveiled:

Yuki Kato 177cm
Hinano Mizuno 173cm
Risa Nishioka 185cm
Tamaki Kimura 177cm
Kiri Endo 168cm
Miu Nakamura 181cm
Rinano Waki 180cm
Tamami Nakada 181cm
Umezawa Kadysha Juna 183cm
Riho Akagi 163cm
Himawari Akaho 181cm
Stephanie Mawuli 181cm

Akari Ikemoto (167cm) sustained an injury so Kimura (177cm) was called in.

[carlo]

Czech Rep NT defeated U18 China selection 77-60, in an exhibition game played in Zlín (Cze).
Julia Reisingerová was high for Czech team with 10 pts.

[sinobball]

USA final roster:

Kristine Anigwe C 6-4 3/31/97 2015 Class
DeJanae Boykin F 6-2 5/4/97 2015
Kennedy Burke F 6-1 2/14/97 2015
Natalie Chou F 6-1 12/22/97 2016
Te'a Cooper G 5-8 4/16/97 2015
Lauren Cox F 6-4 4/20/98 2016
Asia Durr G 5-11 4/5/97 2015
Joyner Holmes F 6-3 2/22/98 2016
Nancy Mulkey C 6-9 1/8/98 2016
Arike Ogunbowale G 5-9 3/2/97 2015
Katie Lou Samuelson F 6-3 6/13/97 2015
Anna Wilson G 5-8 7/12/97 2016

I could be wrong, but I think Natalie Chou is the first Chinese-American playing for USA Basketball in any FIBA competition.

This photo's from 2 years ago, she's the kid looking left out as her mom who played basketball in China talks to Yi Jianlian.

[carlo]

USA-China 89-49 in the first exhibition game played in France.
All US players entering the game scored, 6 in double digits. Samuelson dnp (probably still recovering from previous ankle injury).
Box score here.

[carlo]

Prep tournaments ongoing.
Heavy loss of Italy vs Euro champ Spain 81-39 in Taranto. Italian top player Francesca Pan dnp.
In a somewhat surprising result, Hungary defeated Australia 61-44.