Stephens is a 6-foot-3 senior from Hilltop, Wash.
In their regular season finale, Providence lost on the road to Carroll College 89-82.
Stephens scored 36 points, grabbed six rebounds and, recorded four steals and three assists. He was 12 of 21 from the field (57 percent), 4 of 10, 3-point field goals and 8 of 8 from free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Johnny Hillman of Carroll College, Jesse Keltner of MSU-Northern, Jesse Owens of Rocky Mountain College and Michael Ure of Montana Tech..