BURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser women's basketball star
Jessica Wisotzki has been named to Canada's roster for the
FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 Americas in Rancagua, Chile. Canada split its two games today and action will continue until Sunday.
Wisotzki, who is entering her senior season with the Red Leafs, is one of six players on the Canadian team.
"I feel beyond honoured to be able to represent my country on an international stage," she said. "It's a privilege to wear a Canadian jersey with your name on the back. I'm very grateful to be playing the sport I love with some amazing people at this level of competition."
Photo by Michael P. Hall / Canada Basketball
The winning squad in Chile will qualify for the FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final. The event format is explained in this outline from Canada Basketball:
"The Americas conference will feature six three-game tournaments in seven days, including daily pool play and a final. Teams earn tour standing points after each one-day event. The best-ranked team in the standings after the sixth day are declared winners of their conference and qualify for the FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final taking place September 13-15 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia."
Wisotzki established herself as one of the best NCAA Division II basketball players during the 2022-23 campaign with SFU. She had the 10th-best scoring average in Div. II women's basketball, recording 21.0 points per contest. Wisotski was also second in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in three-point baskets per game (2.4) and seventh conference-wide in three-point field goal percentage at 39.4 per cent.The player from Langley, B.C., surpassed the 1,000-point mark in career scoring in the final game of the 2022-23 season.
For her efforts, she was chosen as a unanimous selection to the 2023 All-GNAC First Team.
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