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Michelle Plouffe Retires and Becomes Canada Basketball’s 3×3 Performance Manager

After a decorated playing career featuring three Olympic Games plus international medals, she will join Canada Basketball’s high-performance staff as 3×3 performance manager

Overview

  • Plouffe officially announced her retirement from international competition on July 28, 2025
  • She won back-to-back FIBA AmeriCup titles in 2015 and 2017 as a member of Canada’s women’s 5×5 team
  • Partnering with twin sister Katherine, she played a central role in building Canada’s women’s 3×3 program from the ground up
  • She led Canada to multiple FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series titles, earned silver at the 2022 World Cup and placed fourth at the Paris Olympics
  • Plouffe will be honored at the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series stop in Edmonton on August 2