The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) revealed the 2018-19 Men’s Basketball All-Conference team on Wednesday, showcasing the CCC’s elite producers during the 2018-19 campaign.
Fink, Pinckney, and Martin Highlight Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honorees
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) revealed the 2018-19 Men’s Basketball All-Conference team on Wednesday, showcasing the CCC’s elite producers during the 2018-19 campaign.
The spotlight shone particularly bright on Oregon Tech’s Mitchell Fink, College of Idaho’s Talon Pinckney, and Multnomah’s Justin Martin, who each won Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year honors, respectively.
Fink, a CCC Co-Player of the Year in 2017-18, was once again a consistent force on both sides of the ball for the 2018-19 regular-season champion Owls, averaging 13.7 points per game, dishing out a CCC-best seven assists per contest, and ranking third in the conference with 1.7 steals per game. A gifted scorer, distributor, and defender, Fink has firmly established himself as one of the conference’s most complete overall players.
Defensively, few were as impactful as the Yotes’ Pinckney, who was the face of a College of Idaho defense that ranked first in the CCC in points allowed (68.1), opponent field goal percentage (.407), and opponent three-point percentage (.324). Consistently shutting down top guards throughout the conference, Pinckney himself ranked second in the CCC in steals, averaging 2.6 a game.
There was little doubt as to who the Newcomer of the Year would be, as Multnomah’s Justin Martin took the CCC by storm in his first year with the Lions. The junior college transfer led the entire National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in scoring in 2018-19, averaging an insane 31.9 points per game. The pinnacle of Martin’s incredible season took place on December 4, when he set a CCC and NAIA scoring record with his 71-point game against Warner Pacific.
In just his third year at the helm, Justin Parnell takes home Coach of the Year plaudits after captaining the Owls to a 24-7 record (15-3 CCC) and a CCC regular-season championship. Ranked as high as No. 6 in the NAIA Coaches’ Top-25 Poll, Parnell will lead the Owls to the NAIA National Tournament for the third time in as many years.
Below is the complete list of the 2019 All-Conference award-winners.
2019 CCC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team
Player of the Year – Mitchell Fink, Oregon Tech
Defensive Player of the Year – Talon Pinckney, College of Idaho
Newcomer of the Year – Justin Martin, Multnomah
Coach of the Year – Justin Parnell, Oregon Tech
Team Sportsmanship Award Winner – Corban
All-Conference
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Name
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Position
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Year
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Institution
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Seth Erickson
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G
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JR
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OIT
|
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Mitchell Fink
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G
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JR
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OIT
|
|
Hussayn Ford
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F
|
JR
|
NU
|
|
AJ Hodges
|
G
|
JR
|
CRB
|
|
Tristen Holmes
|
G
|
SR
|
SOU
|
|
Tyrus Hosley
|
G
|
JR
|
NCU
|
|
Justin Martin
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G
|
JR
|
MU
|
|
Collin Malcolm
|
F
|
SR
|
WPU
|
|
Jordan May
|
G
|
SO
|
EOU
|
|
Keun Palu-Thompson
|
G
|
SR
|
CI
|
|
Talon Pinckney
|
G
|
JR
|
CI
|
|
Austin Tyner
|
G
|
SR
|
NCU
|
Honorable Mention
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Name
|
Position
|
Year
|
Institution
|
|
Gibson Berryhill
|
G
|
SR
|
CI
|
|
Brett Blackstock
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F
|
SR
|
MU
|
|
Nate Bruneel
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G
|
JR
|
CI
|
|
Tyler Hieb
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G
|
JR
|
OIT
|
|
Jordan Hunt
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F
|
JR
|
SOU
|
|
Joel Johnson
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C
|
SR
|
CRB
|
|
Dalton Patchen
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F
|
SR
|
CRB
|
|
Ryan Quigley
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F
|
SR
|
TESC
|
|
Zach Richardson
|
G
|
FR
|
MU
|
|
Beau Roggenbach
|
F
|
SO
|
CRB
|
|
Jarek Schetzle
|
C
|
JR
|
EOU
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