February 26, 2026
HELENA, Mont. – The 2025-26 Frontier Conference men’s basketball All-Conference teams and individual award winners have been announced Thursday evening. The award recipients are selected by the twelve (12) head coaches in the conference, who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
Isaiah Crane of Carroll (Mont.) was voted as the 2025-26 Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year. Prior to the postseason tournament, Crane averages 19.4 points per game and shoots 48.9 percent from the 3-point line. He also shoots 53.4 percent from the field. He scored at least 20 points in game 11 times this season.
Twenty (20) athletes are listed on the 2025-26 Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball All-Conference teams – 10 recipients on the First Team and 10 recipients on the Second Team.
Crane’s teammate Drew Jones of CC was selected as the conference’s Freshman-of-the-Year.
JJ Montgomery of Bellevue (Neb.) was chosen as the league’s Defensive Player-of-the-Year. His teammate Ahamad Bynum was selected as the conference’s Newcomer-of-the-Year.
Four other players are also listed on the Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball All-Defense Team.
Asher Williams of Montana Tech and Luke Holecek of MSU-Northern shared the Frontier Conference’s Sixth Man-of-the-Year award.
Rocky Mountain’s (Mont.) Danny Neville earned the Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Pepsi Coach-of-the-Year honor after guiding the Battlin’ Bears to the league title with 20-2 conference record. RMC, who finished at No. 7 ranking in the final NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25, earned the first league automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament, which starts on March 13-14 with the First & Second Rounds.
The 2025-26 Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Postseason Tournament begins with a pair of quarterfinal rounds on Friday and Saturday, followed by the semifinal contests on Sunday, and the championship game on Monday evening at 5 p.m. (Mountain Time).
The first three days of the postseason tournament will be live streamed via Frontier Conference’s YouTube page (all men’s basketball sessions start at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Mountain time). The championship game on Monday evening will be live broadcast on SWX Local Sports.
| 2025-26 Frontier Men's Basketball Postseason Awards |
| Player of the Year: |
Isaiah Crane, Carroll (Mont.) |
| Defensive Player of the Year: |
JJ Montgomery, Bellevue (Neb.) |
| Freshman Player of the Year: |
Drew Jones, Carroll (Mont.) |
| Co-6th Man of the Year: |
Asher Williams, Montana Tech
Luke Holecek, MSU-Northern |
| Newcomer of the Year: |
Ahamad Bynum, Bellevue (Neb.) |
| Pepsi Coach of the Year: |
Danny Neville, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
| 2025-26 Frontier Men's Basketball First Team All-Conference |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| Isaiah Crane |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Guard |
R-Sophomore |
Portland, Ore. |
| Ahamad Bynum |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Chicago, Ill. |
| Kyle Gruhler |
Montana Western |
Guard |
Senior |
Vancouver, Wash. |
| Hayden Diekhans |
Montana Tech |
Forward |
Senior |
Geraldine, Mont. |
| Royce Robinson |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Guard/Forward |
R-Sophomore |
Lewistown, Mont. |
| Omar Nesbit |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| Nathan Ojukwu |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Forward |
Junior |
Bosie, Idaho |
| Lukas Morgan |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Emanuel Steward |
Montana Western |
Guard |
Senior |
Portland, Ore. |
| Leon Sayers IV |
MSU-Northern |
Forward |
Senior |
Spokane, Wash. |
| S2025-26 Frontier Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| RJ Smith |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Center |
Senior |
El Dorado Hills, Calif. |
| Brayden Koch |
Montana Tech |
Guard |
Junior |
Helena, Mont. |
| Jaden Phillips |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Oakland, Calif. |
| Kellen Harrison |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Bozeman, Mont. |
| Isaac Round |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Northampton, England |
| Carter McCoy |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Forward |
Senior |
Chehalis, Wash. |
| Austin Ramos |
MSU-Northern |
Guard |
Junior |
Meridian, Idaho |
| Griffyn Doughty |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Pleasant View, Utah |
| JJ Montgomery |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Hayward, Calif. |
| JR Cison |
Valley City State (N.D.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Lake Zurich, Ill. |
| 2025-26 Frontier Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team |
| Player |
School |
Pos. |
Year |
Hometown |
| JJ Montgomery |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Guard |
Senior |
Hayward, Calif. |
| Hayden Diekhans |
Montana Tech |
Forward |
Senior |
Geraldine, Mont. |
| Royce Robinson |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Guard/Forward |
R-Sophomore |
Lewiston, Mont. |
| Kellen Harrison |
Carroll (Mont.) |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Bozeman, Mont. |
| Mekhi Jourdan |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Guard |
R-Sophomore |
Thorton, Colo. |