Training Camp Begins Sunday, April 19 At The Sephora Performance Center

The Golden State Valkyries announced today its training camp roster, which begins on Sunday, April 19 at the Sephora Performance Center in Oakland.

2026 draft selections Marta Suárez (16^th overall) and Ashlon Jackson (23^rd overall) will attend camp. Golden State’s 38^thoverall selection, Kokoro Tanaka will not be reporting to the Valkyries this season due to international commitments.

Kaila Charles, Justė Jocytė, Iliana Rupert, Janelle Salaün, Gabby Williams and Cecilia Zandalasini will report to training camp following the conclusion of their international commitments.

A full training camp roster can be found below:

#	NAME	POS	HT	EXP	DOB	SCHOOL	COUNTRY
1	Gabby Williams*	F	5-11	7	9/9/1996	Connecticut	France/United States
2	Kaitlyn Chen	G	5-9	1	2/22/2002	Connecticut	United States
3	Laeticia Amihere	F	6-3	3	7/10/2001	South Carolina	Canada
4	Justė Jocytė*	G/F	6-0	R	11/19/2005	N/A	Lithuania/United States
5	Kayla Thornton	F	6-1	10	10/20/1992	Texas-El Paso	United States
6	Kaila Charles*	G/F	6-1	5	3/23/1998	Maryland	United States
7	Miela Sowah	G	5-10	R	6/4/2000	Duke	Australia
9	Ashlon Jackson	G	6-0	R	1/6/2004	Duke	United States
12	Iliana Rupert*	C	6-4	3	7/12/2001	Tango (France)	France
13	Janelle Salaün*	F	6-2	1	9/5/2001	N/A	France
15	Tiffany Hayes	G	5-10	13	9/20/1989	Connecticut	United States
20	Kate Martin	G	6-0	2	6/5/2000	Iowa	United States
22	Veronica Burton	G	5-9	4	7/12/2000	Northwestern	United States
23	Bailey Maupin	G	5-10	R	10/6/2003	Texas Tech	United States
24	Cecilia Zandalasini*	F	6-2	4	3/16/1996	PF Schio (Italy)	Italy
32	Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	G	6-2	R	11/24/2003	Vanderbilt	United States
33	Caroline Ducharme	G	6-2	R	11/9/2002	Connecticut	United States
34	Mariella Fasoula	C	6-4	R	9/2/1997	Vanderbilt	Greece
35	Cate Reese	F	6-2	R	11/5/1999	Arizona	United States
41	Kiah Stokes	C	6-1	10	3/30/1993	Connecticut	United States
77	Marta Suárez	F	6-3	R	5/7/2002	TCU	Spain

* Late Arrival

Golden State tips off the regular season on Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m. against Seattle. The Valkyries hosts Phoenix in the team’s home opener on Sunday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m., presented by Chase Freedom. Single-game tickets are available at valkyries.com/schedule.

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