Wade-Fray: Olympic selection still seems 'unreal'
Bermuda's Jenaya Wade-Fray has reflected on her “unreal” call-up for London 2012 where she will represent Great Britain women's basketball team.The 23-year-old will take to the court at the Olympic Park Basketball Arena next month for the first ever GB women's team to compete at an Olympics.Although she has been a regular starter for Team GB over the past three years, Wade-Fray admits she was still anxious over whether she had made the final cut.“I'm very excited about it, I've played for them for the last three years but I still had to try out and make cuts so it was nerve-wracking,” said Wade-Fray, who returned to the Island earlier this week for a few days of rest and recuperation.“I can't wait to see all the different athletes at the Olympic Village and all the different sports, it's kind of unreal to think that I'm going to be there.”The St David's Islander was part of the GB women's team that qualified for last year's EuroBasket tournament and went on to reach the second round.And having recently defeated countries including South Korea, Argentina, Canada and the Czech Republic, Wade-Fray believes Team GB should fear no-one at the Games.“It's been very exciting playing against different teams in different it's been a great learning experience,” said the point guard.“I think we can beat any given team on any given day if we play our best. We have to take one day at a time, one game at a time and go out there and do what we can do.”Currently based in Cardiff, Wales, where she plays university basketball, Wade-Fray hopes to put herself in the shop window at the Olympics where pro-scouts are sure to be on the lookout for young talent.“Basketball has been full-time for me since I graduated from college but hopefully I will get some more offers after the Olympics,” said Wade-Fray, who won four consecutive Southern Conference rings for the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.Britain's women will face Australia, Brazil, Russia and two teams yet to qualify in their group at the Olympic Park this summer.The British men's and women's teams were admitted to the Olympics as hosts following a vote by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) last year.They were only given permission after satisfying the world governing body that they were competitive at international level and had a post-Olympics legacy plan for the game in the UK.Earlier this month Bermuda's Sullivan Phillips saw his Olympic dreams go up in smoke after he was deemed to not be eligible to compete for Team Great Britain's men's side due to playing for Bermuda at the senior level.