POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball program had three players earn all-conference honors for the 2020-21 season as voted upon by the coaches.
Tarik Cool earned third-team all-conference honors while
Brayden Parker and
Robert Ford III earned honorable mention all-conference accolades.
Cool led the Bengals during conference play with a scoring average of 14.1 points a game. He shot .442 percent from the field. Ford averaged 11.6 points and grabbed 7.3 rebounds a game while dishing out a team-best 43 assists and grabbing 14 steals.
Parker averaged 10.4 points in league and grabbed 5.4 rebounds. He shot .509 percent from the field.
The Bengals head into the Big Sky Conference tournament as the No. 4 seed and play No. 5 Montana State Thursday, March 11 at 2 p.m. at ICCU Arena in Boise.
| 2020-21 Big Sky Men's Basketball All-Conference Team |
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
Position |
Class |
School |
| Isiah Brown* |
Guard |
Senior |
Weber State |
| Tanner Groves* |
Forward |
R-Junior |
Eastern Washington |
| Kim Aiken Jr. |
Guard/Forward |
R-Junior |
Eastern Washington |
| Tevian Jones |
Guard |
Junior |
Southern Utah |
| Cameron Shelton |
Guard |
Junior |
Northern Arizona |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
Position |
Class |
School |
| Ethan Esposito |
Forward |
Senior |
Sacramento State |
| Maizen Fausett |
Forward |
Junior |
Southern Utah |
| John Knight III |
Guard |
Senior |
Southern Utah |
| Seikou Sisoho Jawara |
Guard |
Sophomore |
Weber State |
| Xavier Bishop |
Guard |
R-Senior |
Montana State |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
Position |
Class |
School |
| Amin Adamu |
Guard |
Senior |
Montana State |
| Bodie Hume |
Guard |
Junior |
Northern Colorado |
| Tarik Cool |
Guard |
Senior |
Idaho State |
| Jubrile Belo |
Forward |
Junior |
Montana State |
| Matt Johnson II |
Guard |
R-Junior |
Northern Colorado |
| HONORABLE MENTION |
| Name |
Position |
Class |
School |
| James Scott |
Guard |
Senior |
Portland State |
| Kyle Owens |
Forward |
Sophomore |
Montana |
| Brayden Parker |
Center |
Sophomore |
Idaho State |
| Bryce Fowler |
Guard/Forward |
Senior |
Sacramento State |
| Dre Marin |
Guard |
Senior |
Southern Utah |
| Robert Ford III |
Guard |
Junior |
Idaho State |
| * Unanimous First Team Selection |
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player: Tanner Groves, Eastern Washington
Newcomer of the Year: Isiah Brown, Weber State
Freshman of the Year: Dillon Jones, Weber State
Defensive Player of the Year: Kim Aiken Jr., Eastern Washington
Top Reserve: Tyler Robertson, Eastern Washington
