Owens is a 5-foot-9 sophomore from Billings, Mont.
In the 2023 Frontier Conference tournament, Rocky beat Carroll College 82-58 in the quarterfinals and lost to Montana Tech 77-76 in the semi-finals.
Owens averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds. He was 17 of 35 from the field including 8 of 11, 3-point field goals. Owens was 3 of 5 from free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Andrew Cook of Carroll College, Ky Kouba of M0ntana Western, Zachary Martinez of MSU-Northern and Asa Williams of Montana Tech.