Newly appointed Latvian NT head coach Aigars Nerips has named 19 candidates that are invited to the team’s training camp.
Latvians will attempt to qualify for the EuroBasket Women without the injured Anete Jekabsone-Zogota, as well as, from the NT retired, Gunta Basko-Melnbarde and Ieva Kublina.
| Name | Date of birth | Height | Team | Games w/ NT | Points w/ NT |
| Elīna Babkina** | 24.04.1989 | 176 | Fenerbahce (TUR) | 57 | 489 |
| Kristīne Kārkliņa | 20.09.1983 | 175 | Seu d’Urgel (SPA) | 50 | 268 |
| Anda Eibele | 30.07.1984 | 170 | SK Cēsis (LV) | 62 | 77 |
| Baiba Eglīte | 09.01.1989 | 175 | Univ. of Texas El Paso (USA, NCAA) | 1 | 0 |
| Ieva Krastiņa | 22.07.1990 | 172 | TTT Rīga (LV) | ||
| Santa Dreimane | 27.07.1985 | 174 | SK Cēsis (LV) | 61 | 242 |
| Agnija Reke | 06.07.1986 | 172 | SK Cēsis (LV) | ||
| Liene Priede | 23.04.1990 | 176 | Univ. of Missouri (USA, NCAA) | 12 | 19 |
| Zane Jākobsone | 30.11.1985 | 180 | CB Arxil (SPA) | 13 | 14 |
| Anete Horelika | 23.07.1987 | 177 | SK Cēsis (LV) | 3 | 2 |
| Sabīne Niedola | 29.04.1991 | 182 | Caja Rural (SPA) | 41 | 199 |
| Aija Putniņa | 15.01.1988 | 192 | VICI-Aistes (LTU) | 59 | 217 |
| Anete Šteinberga | 29.01.1990 | 191 | Univ. of Texas El Paso (USA, NCAA) | ||
| Kristīne Vītola | 02.06.1991 | 196 | Univ. of Texas El Paso (USA, NCAA) | 8 | 14 |
| Liene Jansone | 22.05.1981 | 190 | Pays d’Aix (FRA) | 106 | 945 |
| Aija Brumermane | 17.10.1986 | 191 | Beretta Familia (ITA) | 80 | 264 |
| Līga Šurkusa | 16.07.1991 | 194 | TTT Rīga (LV) | ||
| Zane Tamane* | 24.09.1983 | 196 | Fenerbahce (TUR) | 116 | 959 |
| Anita Teilāne** | 27.08.1985 | 196 | Vasas (HUN) | 20 | 60 |
* Will attend Phoenix Mercury training camp, if she makes the team, she will be unavailable for the NT
** Babkina has avoided contact with NT for a month, Teilane has said she has other plans after the season. Coach Nerips has announced he will go the official way with them by sending official letters to the teams and their agents to invite them to the training camp. In case of refusal without a justifiable reason both will face FIBA sanctions.
Currently know friendly game opponents are the ones, Lithuanians revealed earlier this week – Lithuania and Belarus in Panevezys, Lithuania in Riga, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden in Kaunas.
Latvia have been drawn in Group E with Greece, Italy, Finland, Luxemburg.
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