MVPs and award winners have been announced with the Gippsland and North West conferences wrapping up their Country Basketball League (CBL) season after some exciting grand finals this weekend.
Four fantastic players have been selected as the best in their conference after a stellar 2022/23 CBL season. Defensive Players of the year have also been announced alongside leading scorers and an all-star five in each conference.
Congratulations to all of our award winners for such a terrific season. The CBL was proud to play host to all teams across the season and we look forward to seeing our associations return next season for another incredible year across Country Victoria!
LEAGUE MVP
Gippsland Men – Austin Shelley (Moe) & Samuel Whelan (Maffra)
Gippsland Women – Chloe Hogg (Korumburra)
North West Men – Billy Smythe (Castlemaine)
North West Women – Michelle Fletcher (Kyneton)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Gippsland Men – Kody Tibballs (Traralgon)
Gippsland Women – Tayli Dimarco (Sale)
North West Men – Jackson Jones (Melton)
North West Women – Meg McCarthy (Bendigo) & Elisa Pica (Maryborough)
CBL LEADING SCORER
Gippsland Men – Austin Shelley (Moe) – 30.4 ppg
Gippsland Women – Samantha Labros (Traralgon) – 32.8 ppg
North West Men – Billy Smythe (Castlemaine) – 22.1 ppg
North West Women – Claire Blower (Maryborough) – 21.3 ppg
ALL-STAR FIVE
Gippsland Men
Austin Shelley (Moe)
Jordan Canovan (Morwell)
Kody Tibballs (Traralgon)
Samuel Whelan (Maffra)
Vincent Monaghan (Korumburra)
Gippsland Women
Bec Orwin (Warragul)
Caitlin Demczuk (Moe)
Chloe Hogg (Korumburra)
Samantha Labros (Traralgon)
Sienna Wynd (Maffra)
North West Men
Billy Smythe (Castlemaine)
Blake Allison (Melton)
Lachlan O’Brien (Bendigo)
Matthew Gardner (Swan Hill)
Trent Leech (Castlemaine)
North West Women
Jessica Kivimets (Melton)
Jordan Wilson (Bacchus Marsh)
Maddison Egan (Maryborough)
Michelle Fletcher (Kyneton)
Sharna Appleby (Bendigo)
