BOISE, Idaho (Mar. 7, 2025) – The Big Sky Conference office released its 2024-25 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team and Individual Honors on Friday afternoon, headlined by Idaho State’s Dylan Darling being named the league’s Most Valuable Player.
In Big Sky games, Darling averaged 23.2 points per game and 5.9 assists through the 18 contests. The Bengals were picked in the preseason to finish eighth in the Big Sky and finished the regular season fourth in the standings. Darling was also unanimously selected as the league’s Newcomer of the Year and to the league’s All-Conference First Team.
Another Bengal joining Darling with individual honors, ISU’s Evan Otten was named Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year. Otten led the conference in blocks with 66 total on the season for an average of 2.3 per contest.
Portland State’s Tre-Vaughn Minott earned the nod as the Big Sky’s Defensive Player of the Year, helping navigate the Vikings to the best overall team defense in the conference, as they allowed just 69.3 points per game.
Montana’s Money Williams earned the nod as the league’s top reserve after being moved out of the starting lineup around the beginning of conference play. In Big Sky games, Williams averaged 13.4 points per game and 3.5 assists per game.
After navigating his team to a Co-Big Sky title, and becoming Montana’s all-time winningest coach, Travis DeCuire was named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year. This marks the second time in his career that DeCuire has earned this title from the Big Sky.
Northern Colorado led all teams with three players on the All-Conference First Team, with Langston Reynolds, Isaiah Hawthorne and Jaron Rillie all receiving the nod. Reynolds was a unanimous First Team All-Big Sky selection after leading his squad to a Co-Regular Season Championship.
Northern Arizona’s Trent McLaughlin, Weber State’s Blaise Threatt and Montana’s Joe Pridgen rounded out the Big Sky’s All-Conference First Team.
The full results can be found below.
The 2025 Big Sky Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships take place on March 8-12 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho, home to Starch Madness for the seventh consecutive year. The tournament champions will receive an automatic berth to their respective NCAA Tournaments and represent the Big Sky in March Madness later in the month.
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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