Smith and Thorburn Have Chance at 2004 Olympics

Sept. 11, 2003

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah women's basketball players Kim Smith and Shona Thorburn have both been selected to the final roster for the Canadian Senior Women's National Team which will represent Canada at the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Culiacan, Mexico, later this month. The two were selected to the final roster after training with the Canadian National Team for the last eight days.

The Olympic Qualification Tournament runs Sept. 17-21 and will yield just one berth to the 2004 Summer Games. In order to qualify for the 2004 Olympics, Canada must win the tournament. The U.S. has already qualified for the Athens Games by virtue of its gold medal at the 2003 World Championships.

Team Canada will depart for Culiacan on Sunday, Sept. 14, and will begin play in Group B alongside Argentina, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Group A consists of Brazil, Chile and Mexico.

Team Canada's preliminary FIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament schedule is as follows:

   Wednesday, Sept. 17 vs. Argentina 8 p.m. (EST)   Thursday, Sept. 18 vs. Cuba 7 p.m. (EST)   Friday, Sept. 19 vs. Dominican Republic 7 p.m. (EST)

At the end of the preliminary round, the top two teams in each pool qualify for the semifinals. The semifinal round will feature a crossover format, where the Pool A and Pool B winners will play the second-place teams in the opposite pool.

The semifinal games are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. (EST). The bronze medal game will be played at 9 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, Sept. 21, followed by the gold medal game at 11 p.m. (EST).

Listed below is the complete roster for the Canadian Senior Women's National Team that will compete at the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament:

Name                  Ht. Pos.   School/Club               HometownCal Bouchard          5-8    G   Boston College            Aurora, OntarioClaudia Brassard      6-2    F   Townsville, Australia     Quebec City, QuebecStacey Dales-Schuman  6-1    G   Washington Mystics        Brockville, OntarioLeighann Doan        5-11    G   Mondeville, France        Halkirk, AlbertaMichelle Hendry       6-2    F   F.C. Barcelona, Spain     Kamloops, British ColumbiaNikki Johnson        5-11    F   BG Poco Dorsten, Germany  Niagara Falls, OntarioTeresa Kleindienst    5-5    G   Wels, Austria             Mission, British ColumbiaSusan Murray          6-4    C   Ra'anana, Israel          Mississauga, OntarioDianne Norman         6-1    F   Laurentian University     Fredericton, New BrunswickKim Smith             6-1    F   University of Utah        Mission, British ColumbiaTammy Sutton-Brown    6-4    C   Charlotte Sting           Markham, OntarioShona Thorburn       5-10    G   University of Utah        Hamilton, Ontario

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