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Five UVic basketball players named Canada West all-stars

WomenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s and menB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s team athletes honoured as playoffs set to begin
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Diego Maffia, pictured here in a 2023 contest, earned his fourth Canada West all-star selection and was joined by fellow Vikes Elias Ralph, Abigail Becker, Makena Anderson and Griffin Arnatt, who also scored all-star nods. (Courtesy of the University of Victoria)

Five University of Victoria basketball athetes were given the honourary call-up on Tuesday (Feb. 20) as they were named Canada West all-stars.

The five players recognized for their contributions on the court are Diego Maffia, Elias Ralph, Abigail Becker, Makena Anderson and Griffin Arnatt.

MaffiaB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s selection marks his fourth time being named an all-star and his second time receiving first-team accolades. The Vikes star led all Canada West and U SPORTS players in points per game.

After being named to the rookie all-star squad in 2021-2022, Ralph earned a second-team nod after posting UVicB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s second-best scoring average.

Becker, one of the premier field goal shooters in the league, was selected to the third all-star team after finishing second in the Canada-West conference with a 58 per cent shooting average.

First-year players Anderson and Arnatt scored all-rookie team selections. Anderson averaged nine points a game in 16 starts for the Vikes, while also adding 37 steals on the year. Arnatt also averaged 9 points a game and posted a 45.5 three-point shooting percentage.

The womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s and menB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Vikes basketball teams secured a spot in the Canada West playoffs. The women will face Lethbridge in the play-in round on Feb. 21 in Abbotsford. The men have secured the top seed in the conference and will advance straight to the quarterfinals.

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