Williams and Thomas named to Region IX All Tournament Team

The National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX men’s Division I All-Tournament team was announced at the regional tournament in Powell, Wyoming. North Platte Community College Knights had two players selected to the team. They are Cameron Williams, a sophomore from Omaha South, and Matt Thomas, a freshman from Elkhorn South.

In the Region IX tournament games, Williams averaged 19 points per game in the three tournament games, had 5.3 rebounds per game, and 1.7 assists per game.

NPCC Freshman Matt Thomas goes up for a layup against Central Wyoming in the Region IX quarterfinals. / Photo Courtesy of NWC Sports Information.

Thomas averaged 12.3 points per game in the tournament. Thomas was instrumental in the Knights 16 – 0 run at the beginning of the second half against Northwest College scoring six points in the run.

The Knights finished the season 24 – 9 and was second in the Region IX South Sub-region.