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MELBOURNE Boomers import Jordin Canada last night became the WNBL club's sixth league MVP, joining Debbie Slimmon (90, 92), Katrina Hibbert (05, 06), Hollie Grima (07), Liz Cambage (11) and Cayla George (23) as a winner of the top individual award, while also elevating her coach Chris Lucas.

Runner-up to Townsville's Shannon Seebohm for Coach of the Year, Lucas now passes legendary Sydney/Canberra coach Carrie Graf as having produced the greatest number of Most Valuable Player award winners in league history.

Graf had three in Shelley Gorman, Lauren Jackson and Abby Bishop but with Canada's success, Lucas now has four - Suzy Batkovic (Townsville), Steph Talbot (Adelaide), George (Melbourne) and Canada.

Top 10 in scoring with 15.2ppg, Canada was second in assists with 7.6 apg and led the league in steals at 3.1 per outing.

When she wasn't terrorising opponents in the passing lanes, her drives to the hoop and ability to find open players made her the stand-out player and an obvious choice for the All WNBL First Team.

She was joined there by Jade Melbourne (Canberra Capitals), Lauren Nicholson (Sydney Flames), Isobel Borlase (Adelaide Lightning) and Mercedes Russell (Southside Flyers), Nicholson also claiming the Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year accolade.

Sami Whitcomb (Townsville Fire), Naz Hillmon (Melbourne Boomers) - not to be confused with Naz HAMILTON, as the attention-to-detail WNBL boffins had her - Amy Atwell (Perth Lynx), Aari McDonald (Perth Lynx) and Didi Richards (Sydney Flames) comprised the All WNBL Second Team.

(On the subject of spelling errors - and there were several - it was good to see WNBL stalwart Ray Tomlinson remembered, albeit as "Ray Tomwilson". Sigh.)

Southside starter Leilani Mitchell was the Sixth Woman of the Year Award-winner. Yeah. Go figure.

But Alex Sharp, who backed herself by moving to Canberra, was rightly recognised as the Betty Watson Breakout Player of the Year. Sharpie averaged 16.0ppg, 10.9 rebounds and shot at 78.6 percent from the free throw line - all league top 10 numbers.

2023/2024 CYGNETT WNBL AWARD WINNERS

Suzy Batkovic Medal (League MVP):  Jordin Canada (Melbourne Boomers)

ALL WNBL FIRST TEAM: Jordin Canada (Melbourne Boomers), Jade Melbourne (UC Capitals), Lauren Nicholson (Sydney Flames), Isobel Borlase (Adelaide Lightning), Mercedes Russell (Southside Flyers)

ALL WNBL SECOND TEAM: Sami Whitcomb (Townsville Fire), Naz Hillmon (Melbourne Boomers), Amy Atwell (Perth Lynx), Aari McDonald (Perth Lynx), Didi Richards (Sydney Flames)

Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year Award: Lauren Nicholson (Sydney Flames)

Sixth Woman of the Year Award: Leilani Mitchell (Southside Flyers)

Coach of the Year Award: Shannon Seebohm (Townsville Fire)

Betty Watson Breakout Player of the Year Award: Alex Sharp (UC Capitals)

Cygnett Community Award: Courtney Woods (Townsville Fire)

Fan MVP: Jade Melbourne (UC Capitals)