Shaina Pellington had a decision to make going into her fifth year of college basketball. She could dedicate her summer to focusing on being the best point guard she could be for Arizona or she could pursue playing with her beloved Canadian national team in the FIBA Women’s World Cup in late September.
The Olympian chose her college team.
“If Shaina would have gone to the [World Cup] she would have been gone the whole month,” Arizona head coach Adia Barnes said. “She did not [go in order] to focus on school and basketball. It’s hard to leave for a month from school because international kids have to be in in-person classes.