STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford sophomore Alyssa Jerome was selected for Canada's Senior Women's National Team that will participate in a four-game exhibition series in China and Japan from August 1-7.
The 12-member squad is made up of eight professionals and four collegians. Jerome is the youngest player on the roster. She appeared in 34 games as a freshman and averaged 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per outing.
Jerome, who was part of a Women's National Team Program Assessment Camp six weeks ago, was also invited to a senior team camp in May 2017 and followed that with an exhibition series in Europe against Spain, France, Japan, Montenegro and Ukraine.
Last summer she captained Canada to bronze at the U19 World Cup in Italy, averaging 7.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
In 2016 Jerome played in both the FIBA U17 World Championships in Spain and the FIBA Americas U18 Championships in Chile. Jerome captained Canada to seventh at the U17 World Championships, which ran from late June to early July, and averaged 10.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in six games. Less than two weeks later she was in Chile at U18 FIBA Americas and helped Canada win silver, averaging 15.8 points on 48.5 percent shooting, 9.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. She finished third in that tournament in points, seventh in field goal percentage, third in rebounds and second in double-doubles (3).
Jerome was team captain and tournament MVP of the FIBA Americas U16 Championships in Mexico in 2015 and averaged a near tournament double-double of 13.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
She is one of 12 returning letterwinners to a Stanford team that went 24-11 and advanced to its 11th consecutive Sweet 16 in 2017-18.