Vernon basketball player suits up for Canada in 3×3 play in Tokyo
Published 10:00 am Friday, July 31, 2026
A Vernon basketball player will spend the August long weekend overseas representing her country.
Cassandra Brown has been named to Canada’s roster for the FIBA (Federation of International Basketball Association) 3 x 3 Women’s Series stop in Tokyo Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2.
Returning to the roster are Brown, Paige Crozon (Humboldt, Sask.), Katherine Plouffe (Edmonton), and Merissah Russell (Ottawa), the same quartet that helped Canada finish runner-up at the Marseille stop in France July 4.
Canada lost 15-9 to Neftchi SOCAR of Azerbaijan in the Marseille final.
Crozon, Plouffe and Russell all finished among the tournament’s top-five in player value, while Brown played a key role in Canada’s semifinal win over France, shooting a perfect 100 per cent from the field.
The group will look to build on that performance and make another run to the final in Tokyo.
Canada enters the tournament in Japan as the No. 2 seed and has been drawn into Pool B alongside Mitsubishi Electric (JPN) and Romania.
Round-robin play begins Saturday, August 1, against Romania at 12:50 a.m. PT, followed by Mitsubishi Electric (JPN) at 2:50 a.m. PT.
All games will be streamed live on CBC Gem and FIBA 3×3’s YouTube channel.
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