February 9, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – Providence (Mont.) and Carroll (Mont.) were selected to the 2025-26 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Men’s Basketball Players-of-the-Week No. 15 edition, the conference office announced the basketball weekly awards Monday.

Offensive Player of the Week: Brendan Redhead, Providence (Mont.) Redhead, a senior guard from Rockingham, Western Australia, was named the Offensive Player-of-the-Week.

He hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining as Providence (Mont.) defeated Valley City State (N.D.) 90-89.  He finished the game with 16 points on his 5-of-9 field goals, including 3-of-5 from the 3-point line.

Redhead followed up with 18 points on 4-of-5 field goals, 3-of-3 from the 3-point line, and 7-of-8 free throws in UP’s 98-91 win over Mayville State (N.D.).

For the week, Redhead averaged 17.0 points and 2.0 assists per game.  He was 9-of-14 from the field (64.3 percent), 6-of-8 from the 3-point line, and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line.

This is Redhead's first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

Defensive Player of the Week: Kellen Harrison, Carroll (Mont.) Harrison, a sophomore guard from Bozeman, Mont., was selected as Defensive Player-of-the-Week.

He totaled nine steals on the weekend as Carroll (Mont.) split a pair of Frontier Conference contests on the road.  He stole the ball three times and grabbed four defensive rebounds in CC’s 82-75 setback at Bellevue (Neb.).

Harrison followed up with six steals in the Saints’ 83-76 win at Dakota State (S.D.).  He averaged 4.5 steals per game for the weekend.

This is Harrison’s fourth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

 

WEEK	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
15	Brendan Redhead, Providence (Mont.)	Kellen Harrison, Carroll (Mont.)
14	Omari Nesbit, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	Lorence Dela Cruz, Carroll (Mont.)
13	Kaleb Larson, Valley City State (N.D.)	Liam Thompson, Bellevue (Neb.)
12	Isaiah Crane, Carroll (Mont.)	JJ Montgomery, Bellevue (Neb.)
11	Kyle Gruhler, Montana Western	Carter McCoy, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
10	Kyle Gruhler, Montana Western	Hayden Diekhans, Montana Tech
9	Sherman Royal III, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	Royce Robinson, Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
8	Kyle Gruhler, Montana Western	Lorence Dela Cruz, Carroll (Mont.)
7	Isaiah Crane, Carroll (Mont.)	Kellen Harrison, Carroll (Mont.)
6	Emanuel Steward, Montana Western	David Young, Montana Western
5	Kyle Gruhler, Montana Western	Kellen Harrison, Carroll (Mont.)
4	Leon Sayers IV, MSU-Northern	Liam Thompson, Bellevue (Neb.)
3	JR Cison, Valley City State (N.D.)	Jaden Phillips, Bellevue (Neb.)
2	Kyle Gruhler, Montana Western	Hayden Diekhans, Montana Tech
1	Kyle Gruhler, Montana Western	Kellen Harrison, Carroll (Mont.)

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