BASKETBALL ACT – 2022 SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT
By BACT Media Unit – 17 October 2022
For the first time in several years, the Basketball ACT family came together to celebrate and recognise a bumper 2022 at the Basketball ACT Senior Awards Night at the Canberra Southern Cross Club on Saturday – 15 October 2022.
The Senior Awards night recognised the Premier League season, our Waratah League campaigns, our NBL1 East season, as well as major awards for our referee and officiating ranks.
Guests also had the opportunity to hear from new UC Capitals coach, Kristen Veal, in an on-stage Q&A.
Congratulations to all the award recipients.
2022 Senior Award Winners
| Premier 2 Women Awards | |
| 2022 Defensive Player of the Year | Caitlin Preston (Vikings) |
| 2022 Leading Scorer | Mailey Cunningham (Wests) |
| 2022 Coach of the Year | Megan Defaweux (Vikings) |
| 2022 Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Grace Buckmaster (TSC) |
| Premier 2 Men Awards | |
| 2022 Defensive Player of the Year | Hamish Jackson (Roadrunners) |
| 2022 Leading Scorer | Ryan Armstrong (Norths) |
| 2022 Coach of the Year | Daniel Jenson (Roadrunners) |
| 2022 Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Ryan Armstrong (Norths) |
| Premier 1 Women Awards | |
| 2022 Defensive Player of the Year | Kristen Langhorn (Dodgers) |
| 2022 Leading Scorer | Abby Solway (Dodgers) |
| 2022 Coach of the Year | Michael Verzosa (ANU) |
| 2022 Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Abby Solway (Dodgers) |
| Premier 1 Men Awards | |
| 2022 Defensive Player of the Year | Pietro Badalassi (Dodgers) |
| 2022 Leading Scorer | Glenn Morison (Vikings) |
| 2022 Coach of the Year | Mark McKenzie (Norths) |
| 2022 Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Glenn Morison (Vikings) |
| Referee/Officiating Awards | |
| 2022 Scoretable Official of the Year | Geoff Brown |
| 2022 Statistician of the Year | Suzanne Helson |
| 2022 Premier League Referee of the Year | Michelle Cosier |
| 2022 Eugene Klefisch Social Referee | Rosie Buchaniec |
| 2022 Alan Roberts Merit Award | Ryan Buchaniec |
| 2022 Referees’ Referee Award | Ethan Tulk |
| 2022 Principal Educator of the Year | Ethan Tulk |
| 2022 ACT Referee of the Year | Jack Taylor |
| Waratah League Awards | |
| 2022 Wheelchair Defensive Player of the Year | Rachael Gerke |
| 2022 Wheelchair Players’ Player | Brodie Palmer |
| 2022 Wheelchair Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Michael Gray |
| 2022 Womens’ Defensive Player of the Year | Claudea Waihape Andrews |
| 2022 Women’s Players’ Player | Claudea Waihape Andrews & Alison Francis |
| 2022 Women’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Alison Francis |
| 2022 Men’s Defensive Player of the Year | Zac McDermott |
| 2022 Men’s Players’ Player | Henry Wallace |
| 2022 Men’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Henry Wallace |
| NBL 1 East Awards | |
| 2022 Women’s Defensive Player of the Year | Chloe Tugliach |
| 2022 Women’s Players’ Player | Elizabeth Tonks |
| 2022 Women’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Elizabeth Tonks |
| 2022 Men’s Defensive Player of the Year | James Toohey |
| 2022 Men’s Players’ Player | James Toohey |
| 2022 Men’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Glenn Morison |
