Men's Basketball

2023-24 All-Frontier Men's Basketball Awards Announced

HELENA, Mont. – The 2023-24 All-Frontier Conference men’s basketball teams and individual award winners have been announced. The award recipients are selected by the six head coaches in the conference, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.

Andrew Cook from Carroll College was voted as this year’s Frontier Conference Player of the Year. The Junior leads the conference in scoring at 20.4 points per game. He has scored 20-plus points in a game 19 times this season, including six times in the last seven games. Cook was a First Team All-Frontier selection last season.

Defensive Player of the Year went to Hayden Diekhans of Montana Tech. The No. 5 rebounder in the Frontier, Diekhans is also among the conference leaders in blocked shots and steals.

Camdyn Larance from Montana Tech and Montana Western’s Quincy Taylor were voted as the Co-Sixth-Man of the Year.

Jalyn Stepney of Montana Western is the Newcomer of the Year while Freshman of the Year goes to Luca Brooks of Rocky Mountain.

For the second consecutive season, Adam Hiatt from Montana Tech was selected as the Coach of the Year. Hiatt guided the Orediggers to the regular season and tournament titles along with a host bid for the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship Opening Round.
 
2023-24 Frontier Men's Basketball Awards
Player of the Year Andrew Cook, Carroll
Defensive Player of the Year Hayden Diekhans, Montana Tech
Co-Sixth-Man of the Year Camdyn Larance, Montana Tech
Quincy Taylor, Montana Western
Newcomer of the Year Jalyn Stepney, Montana Western
Freshman of the Year Luca Brooks, Rocky Mountain
Coach of the Year Adam Hiatt, Montana Tech
 
2023-24 Men's Basketball First Team All-Conference
Player School Pos. Year Hometown
Andrew Cook Carroll Guard Junior Huntington Beach, Calif.
Caleb Bellach Montana Tech Forward Senior Manhattan, Mont.
Michael Ure Montana Tech Forward Junior Idaho Falls, Idaho
Asa Williams Montana Tech Forward Senior Solon, Ohio
Zackry Martinez MSU-Northern Forward Senior Pittsburg, Calif.
Davien Harris-Williams Providence Guard Senior Tacoma, Wash.
 
2023-24 Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference
Player School Pos. Year Hometown
Kendall Moore Carroll Guard Junior Dayton, Ohio
Abi Adedo Montana Western Forward Junior London, England
Jalyn Stepney Montana Western Guard Junior Seattle, Wash.
Jesse Owens Rocky Mountain Guard Junior Billings, Mont.
Kael Robinson Rocky Mountain Guard Junior Hamilton, New Zealand
 
2023-24 Men's Basketball Honorable Mention All-Conference
Player School
Hayden Diekhans Montana Tech
Michael Haverfield Montana Western
Dae'Kwon Watson MSU-Northern
Jake Olsen Providence
Jaylin Reed Providence
 
2023-24 Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Player School Pos. Year
Zane Foster Carroll Center Junior Puyallup, Wash.
Hayden Diekhans Montana Tech Forward Sophomore Geraldine, Mont
Kevin Bethel Montana Western Guard Junior Los Angeles, Calif.
Xavier Bailey MSU-Northern Forward Junior Renton, Wash.
Jake Olsen Providence Forward Senior Great Falls, Mont.
 
2023-24 Men's Basketball Champions of Character
Player School
James Lang Carroll
Sam Gray Montana Tech
Michael Haverfield Montana Western
Owen Smith MSU-Northern
Freddy Brown III Providence
Tanner Lemm Rocky Mountain