Edwards to participate in Canada Basketball’s U23 training camp

Uconn women’s basketball forward Aaliyah Edwards was one of 15 players selected for Canada Basketball’s U23 women’s national team training camp, the program announced Monday.

The camp will be held June 22-July 4 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto in preparation for the inaugural GLOBL JAM tournament, Canada’s international basketball showcase.

GLOBL Jam, which is recognized by FIBA, will take place in Toronto from July 5-10. The under-23 tournament will feature men’s and women’s teams from around the world, with Canada, USA, Belgium and France participating on the women’s side.

The invitation doesn’t come as a surprise as Edwards has been affiliated with Team Canada since 2017. She was the youngest member of the country’s senior national team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and she also won gold in 2017 at both the U15 national championships and U16 FIBA Americas Championship.

GLOBL Jam will take place at Mattamy Athletic Centre and be broadcast on Sportsnet in Canada. Edwards and her Canadian team will first face Belgium on July 5, followed by games against the United States on July 6 and France on July 7 as part of a round-robin format for the preliminary round. All teams will advance to the semifinals July 9, and championship games will be held July 10.

Other players invited to the training camp alongside Edwards include Laeticia Amihere (South Carolina), Shy Day-wilson (Duke), Lashae Dwyer (Miami), Yvonne Ejim (Gonzaga), Taya Hanson (Arizona State), Phillipina Kyei (Oregon), Latasha Lattimore (Texas), Christina Morra (Wake Forest), Shaina Pellington (Arizona), Merissah Russell (Louisville), Sarah Te-biasu (VCU), Tara Wallack (Washington State) Aicha Dia and Rosalie Mercille. The team will be coached by Carly Clarke, an assistant on the senior national team.