Saskatoon might not be high on the list of vacation destinations in winter, but that hasn’t stopped the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s basketball team from attracting top international talent.

For the past decade the Huskies have sprinkled their roster with European players, and in the process have won three national championships.

Head coach Lisa Thomaidis is a big reason the Huskies have been able to recruit international players. Thomaidis has been Canada’s and Germany’s national head coach, which has given her a number of contacts around the world.

The first big recruit was Latvian guard Sabine Dukate in 2016.

“She was the one that really made us think about recruiting more internationally,” Thomaidis said.

“She won two national championships with us and just was a dif

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