Dallas Wings center Ruth Hamblin to sit out 2017 WNBA season

The Dallas Wings announced on Friday that second-year center Ruth Hamblin will sit out the 2017 WNBA season to train with and compete for a roster spot on the Canadian National Team as they try to qualify for the 2018 World Championships.

“We support Ruth in pursuing her life-long dream of representing her country in international competition,” Wings General Manager Greg Bibb said in a statement. “We wish her and her teammates the best as they train and begin the qualification process.”

Hamblin, a 2016 second-round draft pick out of Oregon State, played 20 games last summer and averaged 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 points per game.

Dallas will begin training camp on April 23.

This story was originally published April 14, 2017 at 6:21 PM with the headline "Dallas Wings center Ruth Hamblin to sit out 2017 WNBA season."