The Halifax Hornets have signed a point guard with a plethora of experience and championship pedigree.
Aki Kobayashi has inked with the Maritime Women’s Basketball Association Hornets for the 2026 season
‘We are thrilled to welcome Aki to the Hornets’ franchise,’ the Hornets said in a release. ‘She is a highly-skilled point guard who will make an immediate impact on both ends of the floor. She brings a strong, veteran presence.’
Kobayashi was part of three Atlantic University Sport championships with the Saint Mary’s University Huskies. She was a second team AUS all-star in 2024-25 and earned the Coach’s Award for her work with the Huskies.
She spent last season with the regular season champion and league finalist Lake City 56ers of Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Preston.
Kobayashi averaged 7.1 points per game last season with Lake City.
The Hornets won the inaugural PRO*LINE Legacy Cup championship in 2022 are looking to make noise again in the Nova Scotia Division and across the league.
Halifax joins Lake City, Halifax Thunder and expansion Truro Tidal Queens in the Bluenose division. Miramichi Her-Icanes, Moncton Mystics, Port City Fog of Saint John and Fredericton Freeze make up the New Brunswick Division.
– Aki Kobayashi will bolster the Hornets’ lineup in 2026. (DW Photo)
