Alyssa Jerome was introduced to basketball in elementary school. (CBC)
Kate McGillivray, CBC News, November 13, 2016
Alyssa Jerome has only been playing basketball for six years, but she's already making waves in Canada and abroad.
The 16-year-old Harbord Collegiate Institute student will play at Stanford University next year after being recruited by its basketball program.
"I'm really excited, going to such an amazing school," she said.
For the last two years, Jerome has played forward on the Canadian national team, leading it to its first gold medal last year at the Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) Americas championships.
Jerome gives the Harbord junior girls' basketball team a pep talk before a game. (CBC)
This past September, she decided to take on a new role: coach of Harbord's junior girls' team.
"It's been really fun," she said. "Definitely a different view on basketball."
Jerome is clear-eyed about her goals going forward.
"I want to go to the Olympics and represent Canada."
Jerome is also focused on academics. She told CBC News her choice of Stanford was influenced as much by its strong academic reputation as its basketball team.
"There's a life after basketball," she said. "I'm very interested in the sciences, so maybe a career in the medical field."
Jerome coaches from the sidelines in the Harbord Collegiate Institute gym. (CBC)
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