KELOWNA, B.C. – UBC Okanagan Heat women's basketball guard Tsuki Tsuzuki was named to the Canada West all-rookie team on Thursday as the conference announced its basketball all-stars and all-rookies.
 
Tsuzuki, a native of Calgary, is coming off one of the best rookie seasons in program history as she set new single-season rookie marks for assists and steals in a season. Her 55 assists and 43 steals broke the previous records set by former Heat guard Surprise Munie's marks of 45 and 37 respectively set back in the 2021-22 campaign.
 
The 5-6 guard made an immediate impact on the Heat as she grabbed the starting point guard role in training camp and ran with it, starting all 20 games at the position and playing the most minutes of any Heat player at 529.
 
In her first regular season contest, Tsuzuki dropped 17 points in a Heat victory over Thompson Rivers and would go on to score 10 or more points in eight other games. Her top single-game performance of the year came in the Heat's final regular season matchup against the Victoria Vikes as she dropped 22 points in UBCO's record-setting victory.
 
She would finish the year with 191 points, tied for second-most on the team, while shooting 35.9 percent from the floor and 29.2 percent from three-point range. She would also add 43 rebounds and two blocks.
 
With her excellent season, Tsuzuki becomes the third member of the Heat to be named a conference all-rookie.
 
ALL TIME W BASKETBALL CANADA WEST ALL-ROOKIES
2024-25 – Tsuki Tsuzuki
2021-22 – Surprise Munie
2019-20 – Jaeli Ibbetson