Humber guard Ceejay Nofuente was chosen CCAA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Nofuente led the Hawks to a perfect 18-0 record and first-place finish in the OCAA West Division. The fourth-year guard averaged 21.9 ppg (fifth in the nation) and set an OCAA single-season record with a 55-point night. She also set OCAA single-season records with 124 assists and 101 steals. She was named an All-Canadian for the second consecutive campaign. “Ceejay is a complete player and what she has accomplished at Humber is astonishing,” said Mai-Anh Nguyen, CCAA Women’s Basketball Convenor. “She has taken her dominance to a new level this season and she really is a special player.”
Nofuente was the only player in the CCAA to be ranked in the Top 5 in points, assists and steals per game. She set OCAA single-season records with 124 assists and 101 steals.” Other nominees for the Player of the Year award were Carmelle M’Bikata of the Capilano Blues (PACWEST), Logan Moncks of the Lethbridge Kodiaks (ACAC), Carrie-Ann Auger of the Diablos de Trois-Rivières (RSEQ) and Jayla Verney of the Holland Hurricanes (ACAA).
Lethbridge’s Brad Karren was chosen CCAA Coach of the Year. Karren led the Kodiaks to a 24-0 regular season record in the ACAC south division before sweeping through their opponents at the conference championship. “After being upset last spring at the ACAC Championships, Karren has his team back in top form this season,” said Mai-Anh Nguyen, CCAA Women’s Basketball Convenor. “They have been unstoppable.” The Kodiaks subsequently won the CCAA title. Other nominees included Ramin Sadaghiani (Capilano); Remy Simpson (St. Lawrence-Kingston); Trevor Williams (Dawson); and Mark Forward (Mount St. Vincent).
Joining Nofuente on the All-Canadian first-team were: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Carmelle M’Bikata (Capilano). Chosen Pac West player of the year after leading the Blues to a 16-2 record and first place finish in the regular season standings. She led the conference in scoring with 15.78 ppg and was sixth in rebounding with 7.33 rpg. She helped the Blues contain foes to 51.1 ppg. …………………………………………………… Rachel Beauchamp (Douglas). Led the Pac West with 10.75 rpg and was second in scoring with a 15.63 ppg. She led the Royals to a 14-4 second place finish in the regular season standings. …………………………………………………… Torey Hill (NAIT). Led the Ooks to a 23-1 record and first place finish in the ACAC north division. The fifth-year forward led the ACAC in rebounding with 11.6 rpg and led the North division in scoring with 15.1 ppg. …………………………………………………… Logan Mocks (Lethbridge). She led the Kodiaks to a 21-0 regular season record in the ACAC south division was chosen the league’s player of the year. She was second in the conference in scoring with a 22.6 ppg. …………………………………………………… Lindsay Panchan (Durham). Chosen an all-Canadian for the third time. She led the Lords to an 11-6 regular record and broke the conference single season scoring record by notching 439 points (a 25.8 ppg). She also pilfered 63 balls and ranked third in the conference with 63 steals. …………………………………………………… Carrie-Ann Auger (Trois-Rivieres). Auger, selected an All-Canadian for the second time, was named RSEW player of the year after leading the league in scoring with 22.7 ppg. She also finished in assists with 3.5 apg. …………………………………………………… Mael Gilles (Montmorency). Led the Nomades to a 14-2 record and a tie for first place in the regular season standings. She led the conference in rebounding (10.0 rpg), was fifth in scoring with 14.8 ppg, and ranked in the top five in assists, steals and blocks. …………………………………………………… Jayla Verney (Holland). Verney was selected the ACAA player of the year after leading the Hurricanes to a 17-1 record and a first-place finish in the regular season standings. She led the conference in scoring with 18.9 ppg and ranked 3rd in the conference in steals with 2.7 per game. …………………………………………………… Kiersten Mangold (Mount Allison). Mangold ranked third in the ACAA with 14.2 ppg and 9.2 rpg, and finished 2nd in the conference in blocks. She led the Mounties to an 11-7 record and a third-place finish in the ACAA.