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2022-23 CW WBB PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Team - Points (First-place votes)
- Saskatchewan Huskies - 243 (7)
- Fraser Valley Cascades - 236 (6)
- Regina Cougars - 231 (2)
- Calgary Dinos - 196
- Alberta Pandas - 196
- Winnipeg Wesmen - 195 (2)
- Victoria Vikes - 162
- Trinity Western Spartans - 141
- UBC Thunderbirds - 137
- Lethbridge Pronghorns - 133
- Mount Royal Cougars - 97
- UBCO Heat - 85
- UNBC Timberwolves - 83
- MacEwan Griffins - 67
- Manitoba Bisons - 61
- Brandon Bobcats - 31
- Thompson Rivers - 18
NOTE: Coaches ranked all opponents 1-16. First-place votes worth 16 points, second-place worth 15 points etc.
BRANDON BOBCATS
2021 CW regular season record: 0-16, 5th in CW east division
2021 post-season record: 0-1
Head Coach: James Bambury (2nd season / Career CW reg. season record: 0-16
Last CW championship / total CW championships: N/A
Last U SPORTS championship / total U SPORTS championships: N/A
2021 CW regular season ranks:
Offence: 53.8 points per game, 17th
Defence: 86.8 points against per game, 17th
2021 CW regular season leaders (returning):
Points/game: 12.6 – Reetta Tulkki, Guard
Assists: 1.6 – Chelsea Misskey & Reetta Tulkki (tied), Guard
Blocks: 0.3 – Noah Garcia, Forward
Rebounds/game: 5.5 – Adrianna Proulx, Forward
3PT percentage: 33.9% – Adrianna Proulx, Forward
Key addition (name / position / eligibility / hometown / last team):
Faith Clearsky / G / 1 / Brandon, MB / Crocus Plains Secondary
Key loss (name / position / hometown / years with program):
Adrianna Proulx / G / Thompson, MB / 5
Key performer (pictured above):
Chelsea Misskey
G
5
Warman, SK
2021 Stats: (7.5 PPG/1.6 APG/2.3 RPG/30.5 3PT%)
As the lone senior on a young squad, Misskey will be expected to shoulder a lot of the load for the Bobcats this season on both ends of the floor. After matching up against some of the conference’s best on a nightly basis in 2021-22, Misskey has played with a new intensity in the pre-season, averaging 14 points per game, two assists per game and 3.3 rebounds per game.
MANITOBA BISONS
2021 CW regular season record: 4-12, fourth in east division
2021 post-season record: 1-1, beat UBC in first round, lost to Lethbridge in second round
Head Coach: Michele Sung: 9th season / 40-100
Last CW championship / total CW championships: 0 / 0
Last U SPORTS championship / total U SPORTS championships: 1997/ 3
2021 CW regular season ranks:
Offence: 60.9, 15th
Defence: points against 76.1, 15th
2021 CW regular season leaders (returning):
Points/game: 9.2 – Lauren Bartlett, guard
Assists: 82 – Lauren Bartlett, guard
Blocks: 13 – Autumn Agar, forward
Rebounds/game: 5.4 – Autumn Agar, forward
3PT percentage: 42.5 – Lauren Bartlett, guard
Key additions (name / position / eligibility / hometown / last team):
Mar Tomas Arbos / guard / 2 / Valls, Spain / Jefferson College Vikings
Brynn Endicott / forward / 1/ Regina, SK / Campbell Tartans
Ayva Khan / forward / 1 / Winnipeg, MB / Vincent Massey Trojans
Sabrah Muratirende / guard / Gatineau, QC / CEGEP de l'Outaouais Griffons
Key losses (name / position / hometown / years with program):
Taylor Randall / guard / Dundas, ON / five
Deidre Bartlett / guard / Winnipeg, MB / five
Key performer (pictured above):
Name: Lauren Bartlett
Position: guard
Year: third
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
2021 Stats: (9.2 PPG/5.2 APG/42.5 3PT%
Third-year guard Lauren Bartlett will once again anchor Manitoba’s offence, and is a key pillar on both ends for a Bisons team that loves to pressure their opponent, create turnovers and capitalize in transition. Bartlett, a former All-Rookie and CanWest All-Star, led Canada West in steals, with 54 last season and was fourth in the conference with a shooting percentage of 42.5 from beyond the arc while adding 9.2 points per game and 5.2 assists per game as a stellar ball-handler.
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WINNIPEG WESMEN
2021 CW regular season record: 14-2, 2nd place, East Division
2021 post-season record: 4-2, lost in national final
Head Coach: Alyssa Cox (1st season) / 0-0 (Career CW reg. season record)
Last CW championship / total CW championships: None
Last U SPORTS championship / total U SPORTS championships: 1995 / three
2021 CW regular season ranks:
Offence: 81.3 PPG, 1st
Defence: 62.5 PPG, 6th
2021 CW regular season leaders (returning):
Points/game: 17.0 – Kyanna Giles, guard
Assists: 74 – Kyanna Giles, guard
Blocks: 8 – Anna Kernaghan, guard
Rebounds/game: 8.4 – Kyanna Giles, guard
3PT percentage: 35.4% – Robyn Boulanger, guard
Key additions (name / position / eligibility / hometown / last team):
Raizel Guinto, guard, 5th, Winnipeg, Louisiana Tech
Julia Schatkowsky, forward, 5th, Winnipeg, Canadian Mennonite University
Raia Guinto, guard, 1st, Winnipeg, Sisler High School
Tamiya Ness, guard, 3rd, Smithers, B.C., Camosun College
Sadie McMillan-Stowards, forward, 3rd, Victoria, B.C., Camosun College
Sarah Boitson, forward, 1st, Selkirk, Man., Selkirk Regional
Key losses (name / position / hometown / years with program):
Keylyn Filewich, forward, Winnipeg, one
Faith Hezekiah, guard, Winnipeg, five
Jillian Duncan, forward, Winnipeg, three
Deb Nkiasi, forward, Winnipeg, three
Jessica van Dyck, guard, Winnipeg, four
Key performer (pictured above):
Kyanna Giles
Guard
Fifth
Winnipeg
2021 Stats: (17.0 PPG/5.3 APG/2.2 SPG/8.4 RPG/22.4 3PT%)
There is perhaps no player in the conference who plays with the motor of Kyanna Giles, and she will undoubtedly be the one who drives the Wesmen this season after the team went to the national final in the spring. Giles is a match-up nightmare for most guards and she’ll lead what is arguably the best backcourt in Canada as the Wesmen look to repeat last year’s success despite some key losses to the roster.
Source: https://canadawest.org/news/2022/10/27/general-wbb.aspx