MVPs and award winners have been announced for the North East and South West conferences wrapping up the Country Basketball League (CBL) 2023 season.
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 for another incredible year across Country Victoria!
LEAGUE MVP
North East Women – Rachel Jeffery (Wodonga)
North East Men – Tyler Best (Seymour)
South West Women– Tanielle Knight ( Portland)
South West Men – Zac Dunmore (Ararat)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
North East Women – Rachel Jeffery (Wodonga)
North East Men – Tyler Barker (Myrtleford)
South West Women – Caitlin Story (Horsham)
South West Men – Cody Bryan (Horsham)
CBL LEADING SCORER
North East Women – Tayha Watkins (Seymour)- 242 Total
North East Men – Eric Miraflores (Benalla)- 308 Total
North East Men – Ryan Phillipe (Wallan)- 308 Total
South West Women –Emalie Iredell (Horsham)- 224 Total
South West Men – Zac Dunmore (Ararat)- 479 Total
ALL-STAR FIVE
North East Women
Carley Cranston (Wallan)
Evie Hughes (Myrtleford)
Jade McCowan (Albury)
Rachel Jeffery (Wodonga)
Taya Watkins (Seymour)
North East Men
Eric Miraflores (Benalla)
Lachlan Kego (Benalla)
Ryan Phillipe (Wallan)
Tyler Best (Seymour)
Tyler Barker (Myrtleford)
South West Women
Caitlin Story (Horsham)
Emalie Iredell (Horsham)
Emily Winter (Millicent)
Sarah Ritter (Mt Gambier)
Tanielle Knight (Portland)
South West Men
Austin McKenzie (Horsham)
Jake Heggett (Millicent)
Kane De Wit (Mt Gambier)
Simon Berkefeld (Mt Gambier)
Zac Dunmore (Ararat)