Alberta Basketball Association (ABA) alumnus Nate Petrone of the Calgary Dinos has been named the 2025 recipient of the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player in U Sports men’s basketball. The Calgary native received the honour during the All-Canadian Award Ceremony in Vancouver on March 12.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
— U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) March 13, 2025
🏀🏆 Nate Petrone of the University of Calgary takes home the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy as the 2025 U SPORTS men's basketball player of the year!
🏀🏆 Nate Petrone des @UCDinos remporte le trophée commémoratif Mike Moser en tant que joueur de basketball… pic.twitter.com/2hvEBjvJig
Petrone led U Sports with 484 points and was second with an average of 24.2 points per game during the regular season. He also finished among the top 10 in U Sports for field goal percentage (56.8%) and assists (99).
Calgary defeated the UBC Thunderbirds by a score of109-96 in the Canada West championship on March 7. The Dinos will face Queen’s in the quarterfinal round of the U Sports Final 8 championship on March 14.
A native of Calgary, Petrone represented Alberta at the 2017 Canada Basketball 17U Boys National Championships.
