Bakalarski is a 6-foot-3 junior guard from Olalla, Wash. Northern went unbeaten for the weekend with two home conference wins. The Lights beat the University of Providence 74-63 and Montana Tech 71-63.
Bakalarski averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, one assists, one block and two steals. He was 10 of 16 from the field (63 percent), 3 of 6, 3-point field goals and was 8 for 8 from the free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Ryan Imhoff of Carroll College, Trent Molesworth of Montana Tech, Dom Robinson of Montana Western, Jared Samuelson of Rocky Mountain College and Derrick White of Lewis-Clark State.