Alberta Athletes Help Canada Win Historic Silver Medal at FIBA 3x3 World Cup

With Albertans comprising three-quarters of its roster, the Canadian Women’s 3x3 team captured silver at the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2022, which wrapped up Sunday (June 26) at Antwerp, Belgium.

Kacie Bosch (Lethbridge), Katherine Plouffe (Edmonton) and Michelle Plouffe (Edmonton) helped Canada win its first ever medal in either the men’s or women’s tournament at the leading 3x3 event for national teams. Paige Crozon of Humboldt, Sask., completed Canada’s four-player lineup.

"The Alberta Basketball Association congratulates the Team Canada Women's 3x3 Team for their silver medal finish at the FIBA3x3 World Cup in Antwerp, Belgium. Their determination, fight and competitiveness was on display for the entire world to see and they opened a lot of eyes," says Paul Sir, Executive Director of the Alberta Basketball Association (ABA). They are an elite team and made Canada proud. Congratulations to Paige, Katherine, Kacie and Michelle for bringing home the silver."

"ABA takes special pride in the fact that this is an Alberta-based team with the Plouffe sisters hailing from Edmonton and Kacie Bosch and Paige Crozon living and working in Lethbridge. 3 of the 4 players competed for Team Alberta on our provincial teams," Sir adds. "ABA has been the leader in Canada in growing and developing 3x3 and the performance of Team Canada is a tribute to the synergy between the team and ABA."

Canada’s historic medal-winning 3x3 athletes will be in action on home soil in just over a month, when the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series takes place at Hawrelak Park in Edmonton on July 30 and 31 during the annual Heritage Festival.

The FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series is part of this summer’s Hoopcity, Canada, festivities in Edmonton, which also features the FIBA 3x3 Challenger at Hawrelak Park July 31 - Aug. 1, and the Canada Basketball Boys 15U & 17U National Championships at the Saville Community Sports Centre Aug. 1-6