VICTORIA — There are moments Syla Swords still gets a little star struck on the court. In a matter of years, she has gone from doing school projects about her role models to playing alongside them on the Canadian women's basketball team.
In a matter of years, she has gone from doing school projects about her role models to playing alongside them on the Canadian women's basketball team.
Canada Basketball is set to announce the Olympic team roster Tuesday. The squad will play host France to tip off the tournament on July 29. “Having the vets and the people who’ve been here before, just being there to be amazing leaders, that’s honestly what they are," said the 18-year-old Howell."So it’s made it a lot easier, just knowing that I have people that I look up to and that have helped me on and off the court.”
“That’s just kind of how my last couple months of school were. I was gone a lot," said Howell, a dual Canada-U. S. citizen who lives in Boise, Idaho and has committed to playing at the University of Southern California next fall."It was kind of hard, just because that’s kind of your last bit of high school that you wrap up with. But definitely worth it, I would say.
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