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DivisionDominion of Canada’s women’s basketball
History1912 – 1940
LocationEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Head coachJohn Percy Page

The Edmonton Grads were a Canadian women's basketball team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada active from 1912 – 1940. The team continues to hold the North American record for the women's sports team with the best winning percentage. The Grads won the first women's world title in basketball in 1924.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hall 2008, p. 89.
  2. ^ Library & Archives Canada.

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