North Vancouver's Brooklyn Legault was recently named the 2015-16 CIS women's basketball Rookie of the Year after a strong season with the University of Alberta Pandas.
The Windsor secondary grad started 19 of U of A's 20 conference games, averaging 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. She was seventh in the Canada West conference with 20 blocks in 20 games.
"It's an honour to receive this award, but none of this would be possible without the support of my teammates, coaches and family who push me to become a better basketball player and person every day," Legault said at the awards ceremony at the University of New Brunswick during the CIS Final 8 championship tournament last week She is the first Panda to win the CIS Rookie of the Year award. She was also named the Canada West Rookie of the Year.
"Brooklyn has improved so rapidly over the course of this season," said head coach Scott Edwards in a CIS release. "To start every game in such a tough conference as a rookie is a difficult task. She was able to perform so well because she is so coachable, and her basketball intelligence is really high. We are thrilled to see her progress so far and look forward to the future for Brooklyn."
The Pandas won bronze at the Canada West championships, beating MacEwan University 66-55 in the consolation final. The team also played in the CIS championships, beating the University of Regina 74-73 in the fifthplace game held March 19 in Fredericton.
Legault helped the Windsor Dukes claim gold at the high school senior girls AA provincial basketball championships in 2014.
