North Platte – Ethan Montalvo, Cameron Williams and Tim Simmons of North Platte Community College (25-4, 12-4 South Sub-Region) were all named to the 2013-14 Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference (NCCAC) All-Conference Team on Thursday. Head coach Kevin O’Connor was also named the NCCAC Coach-of-the-Year.
Ethan Montalvo of Omaha was named All-NCCAC First Team and was the leading vote getter. The sophomore is the Knights leading scorer at 19.0 points per game. Montalvo leads the team in steals (2.2 spg) and is tied for first in assists (2.7 apg). He averages 2.3 three-pointers a game, making a team high 67 while shooting 39 percent behind the arc. Montalvo also leads the team in free throw percentage at 82 percent from the charity stripe.
Montalvo currently sits 6th All-Time on the Knights career scoring list with 1,116 points in his career. Montalvo is 30 points from cracking the top five and passing Jason McDonald. Montalvo was named All-NCCAC First Team for the second consecutive year.
Cameron Williams of Omaha was also named All-NCCAC First Team. The freshman is the Knights second leading scorer at 13.7 points per game. Williams is tied for first on the team in assists (2.7 apg) and is second in steals (1.5 spg). Williams shoots 45 percent from the field and 73 percent from the free throw line. In his last outing, Williams scored a career-high 33 points in only 19 minutes of action to go along with six rebounds and three assists.
Tim Simmons of Stamford, Conn. was named All-NCCAC Second-Team after leading the Knights to the NCCAC Championship for the second consecutive season. The sophomore is third on the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game and has been at his best in the biggest moments during his career at North Platte. Simmons is third on the team in rebounds at 4.5 per game. Simmons leads the Knights in field goal percentage at 54 percent from the field, 37 percent from the 3-point line and 72 percent from the free throw line.
Simmons currently sit 49th All-Time on the Knights career scoring list with 660 career points. Simmons can move up the scoring list rapidly as the next 10 spots have scored under 700 career points.
Kevin O’Connor was named the NCCAC Coach-of-the-Year after leading the Knights to their third consecutive NCCAC Championship and ninth in the last ten years. Coach O’Connor has won 15 conference championships in his 29 year career at North Platte Community College. He guided the Knights to a 25-4 regular season record and a 5-1 record in conference play. The 25 regular season wins is the second consecutive year of 25 wins and ties for third in program history with last year for a regular season trailing only the 1989-90 O’Connor coached team which finished the regular season 27-3 and the 1972-73 Doug Schakel coached team which finished the regular season 26-8.
NCCAC First-Team NCCAC Second-Team
Ethan Montalvo- North Platte CC Tim Simmons- North Platte CC
Tyron Criswell- Central CC Riak Bol- Central CC
Tony Dobbinson- McCook CC David Plain- Central CC
Dominic Williams- McCook CC Tyrell Corlew- Southeast CC
Cameron Williams- North Platte CC (tie)
Josh Roberts- Southeast CC (tie)
NCCAC Honorable Mention
D’Andre Downey- McCook CC
Jarrod Gamble- Southeast CC
NCCAC Coach-of-the-Year
Kevin O’Connor- North Platte CC
North Platte – Ethan Montalvo, Cameron Williams and Tim Simmons of North Platte Community College (25-4, 12-4 South Sub-Region) were all named to the 2013-14 Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference (NCCAC) All-Conference Team on Thursday. Head coach Kevin O’Connor was also named the NCCAC Coach-of-the-Year.
Ethan Montalvo of Omaha was named All-NCCAC First Team and was the leading vote getter. The sophomore is the Knights leading scorer at 19.0 points per game. Montalvo leads the team in steals (2.2 spg) and is tied for first in assists (2.7 apg). He averages 2.3 three pointers a game while make a team high 67 while shooting 39 percent behind the arc. Montalvo also leads the team in free throw percentage at 82 percent from the charity stripe.
Montalvo currently sits 6th All-Time on the Knights career scoring list with 1,116 points in his career. Montalvo is 30 points from cracking the top five and passing Jason McDonald. Montalvo was named All-NCCAC First Team for the second consecutive year.
Cameron Williams of Omaha was also named All-NCCAA First Team. The freshman is the Knights second leading scorer at 13.7 points per game. Williams is tied for first on the team in assists (2.7 apg) and is second in steals (1.5 spg). Williams shoots 45 percent from the field and 73 percent from the free throw line. In his last outing, Williams scored a career-high 33 points in only 19 minutes of action to go along with six rebounds and three assists.
Tim Simmons of Stamford, Conn. was named All-NCCAC Second-Team after leading the Knights to the NCCAC Championship for the second consecutive season. The sophomore is third on the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game and has been at his best in the biggest moments during his career at North Platte. Simmons is third on the team in rebounds at 4.5 per game. Simmons leads the Knights in field goal percentage at 54 percent from the field, 37 percent from the 3-point line and 72 percent from the free throw line.
Simmons currently sit 49th All-Time on the Knights career scoring list with 660 career points. Simmons can move up the scoring list rapidly as the next 10 spots have scored under 700 career points.
Kevin O’Connor was named the NCCAC Coach-of-the-Year after leading the Knights to their third consecutive NCCAC Championship and nine in the last ten years. Coach O’Connor has won 15 conference championships in his 29 year career at North Platte Community College. He guided the Knights to a 25-4 regular season record and a 5-1 record in conference play. The 25 regular season wins is the second consecutive year of 25 wins and ties for third in program history with last year for a regular season trailing only the 1989-90 O’Connor coached team which finished the regular season 27-3 and the 1972-73 Doug Schakel coached team which finished the regular season 26-8.
NCCAC First-Team NCCAC Second-Team
Ethan Montalvo– North Platte CC Tim Simmons– North Platte CC
Tyron Criswell- Central CC Riak Bol- Central CC
Tony Dobbinson- McCook CC David Plain- Central CC
Dominic Williams- McCook CC Tyrell Corlew- Southeast CC
Cameron Williams– North Platte CC (tie)
Josh Roberts- Southeast CC (tie)
NCCAC Honorable Mention
D’Andre Downey- McCook CC
Jarrod Gamble- Southeast CC
NCCAC Coach-of-the-Year
Kevin O’Connor– North Platte CC