Tommie Charlee Connors holds up the design for her CCAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year ring. (Submitted: Charlee Connors) A member of the St. Thomas University (STU) women’s basketball team has been named the top player in the country for the first time. Fourth-year post Charlee Connors was awarded the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. “It’s definitely very surreal,” said Connors. “There’s obviously so many incredible

The St. Thomas University men’s and women’s basketball teams ended the regular season with their eyes on the playoffs. The women’s team finished fourth in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) standings, while the men’s team finished fifth.