King is a 5-foot-5 senior guard from Spokane, Wash.
No. 9 Montana Western went 2-0 for the week. The Bulldogs beat Montana Tech 76-45 in a Frontier Conference game and in non-conference action, beat Salish-Kootenai College 100-18.
King averaged 23 points, 3.5 rebounds, four assists and three steals. She was 18 of 33 from the field (55 percent), 4 of 9, 3-point field goals and 6 of 6 from free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Hannah Dean of Carroll College, Parker Esary of the University of Providence, Markela Francis of Rocky Mountain College, Peyton Kehr of MSU-Northern and Mesa Williams of Montana Tech