Sudbury-born Sophia Zulich recently completed her last season in the NCAA with the University of Miami. She says a Toronto WNBA expansion shows Canada should not be counted out in basketball.
Basketball players and coaches from northern Ontario say a WNBA expansion in Toronto will lead to more opportunities for young women and girls.Sudbury-born Sophia Zulich has played for the University of Denver and University of Miami in the NCAA. She says a Toronto WNBA expansion shows Canada should not be counted out in basketball.
"We have so many Canadians who play basketball in the NCAA. I wasn't able to get the exact figure, but I obviously know my peers here at Miami this past year. We were five Canadians on the roster." The news that Toronto is getting a WNBA team was made official on Wednesday at a press conference attended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, rapper Drake and Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes.Because of the pay disparity between women's and men's professional sports, Zulich says she isn't interested in continuing her basketball career with the WNBA. But she hopes as the league expands that situation improves.
"I think that, you know, if you can see something, then maybe you can dream,, maybe that can be them, right?" she said.Katie Hamilton, who is currently head coach of Algoma University's women's basketball team, says the new team is "fantastic for women's basketball in Ontario and Canada."
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