Darko-Kelly is a 6-foot-6 junior forward from Great Falls, Mont. 16th-ranked Montana Western was 2-0 for the weekend. On the road, the Bulldogs beat the University of Providence 91-60 and downed (RV) MSU-Northern 86-75.
Darko-Kelly averaged 24.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals. He was 17 of 30 from the field, including 8 of 11 3-point field goals and was 7 for 8 from the free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Chris O’Neill of Montana Tech, Ryan Reeves of MSU-Northern, Jared Samuelson of Rocky Mountain College and Matt Wyman of Carroll College.