Kouba is a 6-foot-3 freshman guard from Billings, Mont. Montana Western opened their new season with two wins over Yellowstone Christian 109-51 and 108-51.
For the weekend, Kouba was 18 of 22 from the field (81 percent) and 12 of 16 3-point (75 percent). He averaged eight rebounds and two assists per game from a reserve role.
Also nominated and listed in alphabetical order; Caleb Bellach of Montana Tech, Beau Santistevan of Rocky Mountain College and Jovan Sljivancanin of Carroll College.