King is a 5-foot-5 senior guard from Spokane, Wash.
No. 3 Montana Western went 2-0 on the road. The Bulldogs beat No. 17 Rocky Mountain College 61-51 and No. 8 Carroll College 60-46.
King averaged 25 points, 3.5 rebounds, one assist and two steals per game. She was 18 of 37 (49 percent) and 10 of 12 from the free throw line.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Jossilyn Blackman of Lewis-Clark State, Hannah Dean of Carroll College, Parker Esary of the University of Providence, Justyn Juhl of Rocky Mountain College, Hailey Nicholson of MSU-Northern and Mesa Williams of Montana Tech.