The word that best describes Denise Dignard's tenure atop the Canadian women's national team might be consistency.
Canadian women's basketball general manager and high-performance director Denise Dignard recently announced her retirement after 26 years. And with Dignard's exit signals a full rebuild for a team which has missed the knockout round at each of the past two Olympics and lost all three of its games in Paris.The word that best describes Denise Dignard's tenure atop the Canadian women's national team might be consistency.
The Port-Cartier, Que., native said the future is bright — but that the players need more international competition under their belts to contend with battle-tested opponents at the Olympics. On the court, the movement toward the next generation of players began in Paris where the likes of Syla Swords, 18, and Cassandre Prosper, 19, played meaningful minutes alongside WNBA rookies Aaliyah Edwards and Laeticia Amihere.
Bridget Carleton has starred for the Canadian women's national team and is coming off a run to the WNBA Finals with the Minnesota Lynx. Whether the likes of Swords, Prosper or incoming Duke freshman Toby Fournier can join Carleton as an elite contributor may determine whether Canada can play for a medal at the 2028 Olympics.Her basketball journey began as a teenager when she met a member of the 1976 Olympic team.
"It was a dream come true because I had lived many experiences as an athlete, as a coach and as an administrator so that I could bring that to our women's program. And there was nothing in place truly for athletes to get opportunities to compete," Dignard said.
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