England is a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Helena, Mont.
Montana Tech went 2-0 for the week with a pair of home wins. The Orediggers thumped Rocky Mountain College 81-53 and beat Montana Western 77-66.
For the week, England averaged 21 points, 10.5 rebounds and three steals per game. He was 16 of 26 from the field (62 percent) and 10 of 11 from the free throw line (91 percent).
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order: Brandon Cotton of the University of Providence, Clayton Ladine of Rocky Mountain College, Mascio McCadney of MSU-Northern, Damek Mitchell of Lewis-Clark State and Dane Warp of Carroll College.