Coaching year round has become the norm for UBC Okanagan women's head basketball coach Claire Meadows for the second straight off-season.
This year, Meadows is an assistrant with the U19 Women's National Team that is set to compete at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 in Udine and Cividale del Friuli, Italy.
Going into Claire Meadows' third season as the head coach of the UBC Okanagan Heat women's basketball team has delivered on one of her key building principle by bringing in another strong recruiting class with six new faces set to suit up in the Blue and Gold this fall.
Losing four players to graduation, including the program's all-time leading scorer in Vernon guard Emily Kanester, Meadows had a number of spots to fill and has reached into the NCAA, Calgary, the Lower Mainland, and locally in the Junior Heat Club program to fill those holes.
Two forwards and four guards make up the outstanding class with Anastasia Evans and Brianna Falk adding size and skill on the front line.
The four backcourt players are Lindsey Bott, Sadie Beers, Claire Feasby, and Kate Johnson.
With such a diverse group Meadows in pleased with the prospects of her young program. "This is an exciting year for our program as we have added a lot of young talent to our roster. We are adding some size, quickness and a handful players who can shoot the ball very well. It will be very exciting to watch them development and grow in our Heat program," explained an excited Meadows.
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