Tara Murray
The Hume City Broncos have landed the best player in the Big V championship division for next year’s season.
The Broncos announced that Kavione Green had signed with the club for next season.
Green was named the most valuable player in the division this season while playing for the Bellarine Storm.
Green averaged 24.18 points this year, the sixth best in the competition, while he led the competition in rebounds with 12.82.
Before that, he was named best defensive player in 2023 and played in championship with Wyndham in 2022.
Broncos coach Matt Foster said it was pretty exciting to get someone like Green into the side.
“Is is massive,” he said. “Kavione has been in our league three years.
“He put up ridiculous numbers last season, video game numbers. My dealings with him over the years is that he a great player, great competitor and even greater person which is a key we were looking for.”
Foster said Green felt his style of basketball would suit the Broncos and he liked the culture at the club as well.
He said it seems to be a good fit at this stage.
Green is one of two key signings so far for the Broncos.
Ricardo Time joins the Broncos from Melbourne University.
“Had a really good year, but kind of under the radar a bit,” Foster said. “Ended up being in the top 10 all-stars nominations for the year, had a really impressive year.
“I think his game style will suit our game style.”
Having had a number of changes each year that the Foster has been in charge, he said they were looking to bring back most, if not their whole squad next year.
Foster said they were really excited to see what their local Bronco contingent can go.
“I think the year before we had the oldest team in the league, so we’ve had quite a mature team previously,” he said.
“It kinds of lends itself to change as people retire or make difference decisions. This part year we were a bit younger but a lot of local players.
“Keeping that sort of similar.”
