Burnham is a 6-foot-8 senior forward from Spangle, Wash.
Saints went 2-0 for the week, beating Dickinson State 89-77 and Warner Pacific (Ore.) 75-66.
Burnham averaged 23 points, seven rebounds and one steal per game. He was 15 of 13 from the field and 13 of 14 from the free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Cedric Boone of Montana Western, Brandon Cotton of the University of Providence, Taylor England of Montana Tech and Jared Samuelson of Rocky Mountain College.