Walker Earns Honorable Mention All-Big Sky
3/7/2025 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The junior forward receives all-conference nod for second straight season
FARMINGTON, Utah – Montana State men's basketball forward Brandon Walker was named Honorable Mention All-Big Sky by the league's ten head coaches, the conference office announced on Friday.
Walker, a junior from Oak Cliff, Texas, earns honorable mention all-conference honors for the second straight season,
The Bobcat big man ranks eighth in the Big Sky in points per game (14.7), fourth in field goal percentage (52.8%), and 17th in rebounding (4.9).
Walker has started 29 games for Montana State this year in his second season as a Bobcat, scoring in double-figures 25 times with three 20-point outings, including a career-high 31 points against UC Riverside on Dec. 18, 2024.
According to KenPom.com's All-Conference metrics, Walker has been the fourth-most valuable player in the Big Sky this year.
Walker leads the conference in usage rate (34.7%), is sixth nationally in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (7.5), and ranks 68th in NCAA Division I in field goal percentage (52.8%).
The junior also ranks fifth in the conference in defensive rebounding percentage (21.0%), and 19th in assist rate (16.8%).
No. 5 seed-Montana State squares off with No. 4 seed-Idaho State in the third round of the 2025 Big Sky Basketball Championships on Monday night, with the winner advancing to the semifinals on Tuesday.
Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. from Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.
The game will be televised regionally on Scripps Sports stations and on the MTN channel statewide, with live streaming on ESPN+. Live radio play-by-play from Voice of the Bobcats Keaton Gillogly will air on the Bobcat Sports Network.
2024-25 Big Sky Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Dylan Darling, Idaho State
Newcomer of the Year: Dylan Darling, Idaho State *
Freshman of the Year: Evan Otten, Idaho State
Defensive Player of the Year: Tre-Vaughn Minott, Portland State
Top Reserve: Money Williams, Montana
Coach of the Year: Travis DeCuire, Montana
2024-25 Big Sky Men's Basketball First Team All-Conference
Dylan Darling, Idaho State *
Langston Reynolds, Northern Colorado *
Trent McLaughlin, Northern Arizona
Blaise Threatt, Weber State
Joe Pridgen, Montana
Isaiah Hawthorne, Northern Colorado
Jaron Rillie, Northern Colorado
2024-25 Big Sky Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference
Malik Moore, Montana
Carson Towt, Northern Arizona
Terri Miller Jr., Portland State
Jacob Holt, Sacramento State
Money Williams, Montana
Brandon Whitney, Montana
2024-25 Big Sky Men's Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention
Jaylin Henderson, Portland State
Qiant Myers, Portland State
Jake O'Neil, Idaho State
Brandon Walker, Montana State
Jack Payne, Idaho
2024-25 Big Sky Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Tre-Vaughn Minott, Portland State (DPOY)
Carson Towt, Northern Arizona*
Brandon Whitney, Montana
Jake O'Neil, Idaho State
Zach Bloch, Northern Colorado
* Indicates a Unanimous Decision
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