Stephens is a 6-foot-3 senior from Hilltop, Wash.
Providence went 2-0 for the week. The Argos won on the road edging Carroll College 93-88 and won at home over Rocky Mountain College 80-67.
Stephens averaged 26 points, seven rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game. He was 14 of 25 from the field (56 percent), 4 of 8, 3-point field goals and 20 of 22 (91 percent) from free throw line.
His four steals were key in the Argos’ second-half comeback against Rocky.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Caleb Bellach of Montana Tech, Elliot Brooks of Rocky Mountain College, Andrew Cook of Carroll College, Ky Kouba of Montana Western and CJ Nelson of MSU-Northern.