Bellach is a 6-foot-7 junior from Manhattan, Mont.
No. 13 Montana Tech went 2-0 at home for the week. The Orediggers beat No. 24 Carroll College 86-79 and the University of Providence 95-82.
Bellach averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, two steals and 1.5 assists per game. He was 14 of 26 from the field (53.8 percent), 6 of 13 (46.2 percent) 3-point field goals and 11 of 14 (78.6 percent) from free throw line.
He scored a season-high 26 points against Providence for the Orediggers’ 22nd straight home win.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Jesse Keltner of MSU-Northern, Kace Kitchel of Rocky Mountain College, Ky Kouba of Montana Western and Brendan Tempe of Carroll College.