Cadee Crowned NBL1 North MVP

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Adelaide's Jason Cadee has taken home the NBL1 North MVP Award.

Photo: B. Rad Sports Photography

Jason Cadee has hammered home his status as one of the top talents in Australian basketball by taking out the MVP award in NBL1 North.

The 32-year-old Adelaide guard returned to the Gold Coast Rollers following their title win last campaign - in which he was named Grand Final MVP - and averaged 26.1 points, 12.2 assists and 6.7 rebounds across the conference's regular season this year.

His standout performance for the season was his 52-point demolition job against the Darwin Salties, in a massive performance that saw the powerhouse guard also add 13 assists and four rebounds to top it off.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">???? ???? ????? ???'? ??? ?<br><br>Congratulations to Jason Cadee (Gold Coast Rollers), who is your 2023 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> Men's Most Valuable Player!<br><br>? Watch LIVE ?? <a href="https://t.co/2BqjkN2YAF">https://t.co/2BqjkN2YAF</a><a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBL1</a> <a href="https://t.co/GXJpYcrePv">pic.twitter.com/GXJpYcrePv</a></p>— NBL1 North ? (@NBL1North) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1North/status/1680899113263431680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Cadee was far from the only NBL representative to be honoured. Nine NBL24 rostered players earned placed in the all-competition teams, while Jaylin Galloway and Matt Kenyon each scored individual recognition.

Sydney's Galloway was named as Youth Player of the Year, while South East Melbourne's Kenyon was named as Defensive Player of the Year.

Galloway averaged 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game alongside brother Kyrin and Olympian Nathan Sobey for Ipswich. The Force secured a top eight spot in the finals, with their first game of the post-season set for Saturday against the Cairns Marlins at 7:00pm AEST.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">????? ???? | ???'? ?<br><br>Congratulations to Jaylin Galloway (Ipswich Force), your 2023 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> Men's Youth Player of the Year!<br><br>? Watch LIVE ?? <a href="https://t.co/2BqjkN2YAF">https://t.co/2BqjkN2YAF</a><a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBL1</a> <a href="https://t.co/ANaqx2dOU5">pic.twitter.com/ANaqx2dOU5</a></p>— NBL1 North ? (@NBL1North) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1North/status/1680876628895838214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Another Kings’ champion shone in the NBL1 North this season, with Kouat Noi dominating for the USC Rip City.

He was named to the all-competition first team despite linking up with the side after the season had already started. He recorded over 40 points in three games and shot over 30-points in seven games. The USC leader averaged 29.3 points, 10.6 rebounds and shot 51.6 per cent from the field for the season.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">????????? ???? | ???'? ?<br><br>Congratulations to Matt Kenyon (USC Rip City), your 2023 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBL1North?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBL1North</a> Men's Defensive Player of the Year!<br><br>? Watch LIVE ?? <a href="https://t.co/2BqjkN2YAF">https://t.co/2BqjkN2YAF</a><a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBL1</a> <a href="https://t.co/xCpovdqVNR">pic.twitter.com/xCpovdqVNR</a></p>— NBL1 North ? (@NBL1North) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL1North/status/1680877080282636289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Noi's Rip City will take on Cadee’s Rollers on Saturday in the Quarter-Finals at 7:00pm AEST, in what is a rematch of last season's Championship Series.

See below winners:

Men’s MVP: Jason Cadee (Gold Coast Rollers/Adelaide 36ers)

Men’s Youth Player on the Year: Jaylin Galloway (Ipswich Force/Sydney Kings)

Men's Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Kenyon (USC Rip City/South East Melbourne Phoenix)

Men’s NBL1 North First Team: Jason Cadee (Gold Coast Rollers/Adelaide 36ers), Todd Blanchfield (Gold Coast Rollers/Illawarra Hawks), Majok Deng (Logan Thunder/Tasmania JackJumpers), Isaac White (Mackay Meteors/Brisbane Bullets), Kouat Noi (USC Rip City/Sydney Kings)

Men’s NBL1 North Second Team: Makuach Maluach (Darwin Salties/Sydney Kings), Jaylin Galloway (Ipswich Force/Sydney Kings), Nathan Sobey (Ipswich Force/Brisbane Bullets), Shaun Bruce (Logan Thunder/Sydney Kings), Tad Dufelmeier (Cairns Marlins)