The Frontier Conference is a 7 team NAIA DI league that is made up of programs from Idaho and Montana.
2018-19 Frontier Conference Standings
SCHOOL | CONF | OVERALL |
---|---|---|
Lewis-Clark | 13-5 | 30-7 |
Carroll College | 13-5 | 29-8 |
Rocky Mountain | 10-8 | 19-13 |
Providence | 9-9 | 18-12 |
MSU-Northern | 9-9 | 18-14 |
Montana Tech | 6-12 | 17-15 |
Montana Western | 3-15 | 9-21 |
Lewis-Clark State (ID) and Carroll (MT) shared the regular season Frontier championship. The two also met in the Tournament championship with Lewis-Clark State taking home the tournament title. Both, along with Rocky Mountain qualified for the NAIA DI Men’s National Tournament. Lewis-Clark and Carroll both made it to the NAIA DI Fab Four, where Carroll got their revenge by beating Lewis-Clark to advance to the National Title game. Carroll ended up losing to Georgetown (KY) in the National Championship game.
Top Players Returning
Dane Ward 6’4 16.3ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.1apg
School: Carroll (MT)
Class: SR
Position: G
Hometown: Havre, MT
Honorable Mention All-American, 1st team All-Frontier Conference
Returning Honorable Mention All-Americans & 2nd Team All-Frontier Conference
Name | School | Height | Year |
Damek Mitchell | Lewis-Clark State | 5-9 | Jr. |
Taylor England | Montana Tech | 6-7 | Jr. |
Brandon Cotton | University of Providence | 5-10 | Sr. |
Key Players Lost
Match Burnham 6’6
School: Carroll (MT)
Position: F
Hometown: Havre, MT
Frontier Conference Player of the Year, 2x All-American selection
Other All Frontier Conference Players lost to graduation
2nd Team All-American, 1st Team All-Conf | |
Dana Abe | Lewis-Clark State |
3rd Team All-American, 1st Team All-Conf | |
Matt Wyman | Carroll College |
HM All-American, 1st Team All-Conf | |
Jalen Shepard | University of Providence |
HM All-American, 2nd Team All-Conf | |
Ife Kalejaiye | Carroll College |
Second Team All-Frontier Conference
Kooper Kidgell | Montana Western |
Transferred from league
Jared Samuelson – Rocky Mountain (MT) 2x All-American, Transferred to NCAA D1 Montana.