Montana Tech earned the top spot in the preseason 2023-24 Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The six Frontier head coaches voted on the projected order of finish and the preseason awards.
The Orediggers received five first-place votes – the maximum as coaches are not allowed to vote for themselves – for a total of 25 points. They are coming off a 29-5 season that included a trip to Kansas City and the NAIA National Championship.
Rocky Mountain received one first-place vote and 21 points to place second in the poll. MSU-Northern (16 points) came in third and Providence (12 points) was picked fourth. Carroll was chosen fifth with nine points and Montana Western sixth after receiving seven points.
Montana Tech senior forward Caleb Bellach was selected as the Frontier Preseason Player of the Year. Bellach was the conference’s Player of the Year and a NAIA First Team All-American last season. He averaged 18.2 points per game and scored 20-plus 12 times.
Rocky placed two on the Preseason All-Conference Team with junior guard Kael Robinson and senior forward Maxim Stephens. Andrew Cook from Carroll, Davien Harris-Williams from Providence, and Asa Williams of Montana Tech complete the team.
2023-24 Frontier Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank |
School (1st-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
Montana Tech (5) |
25 |
| 2. |
Rocky Mountain (1) |
21 |
| 3. |
MSU-Northern |
16 |
| 4. |
Providence |
12 |
| 5. |
Carroll |
9 |
| 6. |
Montana Western |
7 |
2023-24 Frontier Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
| Player, School |
POS |
HT |
YR |
Hometown |
| Caleb Bellach, Montana Tech^ |
F |
6-7 |
Sr. |
Manhattan, Mont. |
| Andrew Cook, Carroll College |
G |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Davien Harris-Williams, Providence |
G |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Tacoma, Wash. |
| Kael Robinson, Rocky Mountain |
G |
6-7 |
Jr. |
Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Maxim Stephens, Rocky Mountain |
F |
6-9 |
Sr. |
Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Asa Williams, Montana Tech |
F |
6-6 |
Sr. |
Solon, Ohio |
^-Preseason Player of the Year