LA GRANDE, Ore. – For the third-straight season, a College of Idaho men's basketball player has earned Cascade Conference Defensive Player of the Year, as
Talon Pinckney was honored today by the league as the All-CCC honors were released by the CCC office.
The junior, from Boise, joins
Aziz Leeks (2018), Emanuel Morgan (2017), Sydney Donaldson (2014), Bryan Champ (2007, 2008) and Joe Green (2005) as C of I recipients of the award – given to the top defensive player in the league.
Pinckney, who was also named an All-CCC selection, leads the league with 78 steals and ranks second in the circuit in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2). The point-guard has averaged 11.2 points and 5.0 assists a game – and needs just 26 points to become the 27th C of I player to reach the 1,000-point mark for his career.
Senior
Keun Palu-Thompson joins Pinckney on the All-CCC team after an outstanding 2018-19 regulars-season. The Tacoma, Wash., native averaged nearly 12 points and five rebounds per game in CCC play and has added 30 steals.
Two Yotes –
Gibson Berryhill and
Nate Bruneel – were named honorable mention selections. Berryhill, a senior from Boise, leads C of I with 82 made 3-pointers and averages 11 points a night off the bench, while Bruneel, a junior from Meridian, is C of I's top scorer, averaging 12.7 points and 5.0 rebounds a game, connecting on 43-percent of his 3-point attempts.
Oregon Tech guard Mitchell Fink was honored as CCC Player of the Year; Justin Parnell of OIT was named Coach of the Year; and Justin Martin of Multnomah was named Newcomer of the Year.
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
| Name |
Position |
Year |
Institution |
| Seth Erickson |
G |
JR |
Oregon Tech |
| Mitchell Fink |
G |
JR |
Oregon Tech |
| Hussayn Ford |
F |
JR |
Northwest |
| AJ Hodges |
G |
JR |
Corban |
| Tristen Holmes |
G |
SR |
Southern Oregon |
| Tyrus Hosley |
G |
JR |
Northwest Christian |
| Justin Martin |
G |
JR |
Multnomah |
| Collin Malcolm |
F |
SR |
Warner Pacific |
| Jordan May |
G |
SO |
Eastern Oregon |
| Keun Palu-Thompson |
G |
SR |
College of Idaho |
| Talon Pinckney |
G |
JR |
College of Idaho |
| Austin Tyner |
G |
SR |
Northwest Christian |
Honorable Mention
| Name |
Position |
Year |
Institution |
| Gibson Berryhill |
G |
SR |
College of Idaho |
| Brett Blackstock |
F |
SR |
Multnomah |
| Nate Bruneel |
G |
JR |
College of Idaho |
| Tyler Hieb |
G |
JR |
Oregon Tech |
| Jordan Hunt |
F |
JR |
Southern Oregon |
| Joel Johnson |
C |
SR |
Corban |
| Dalton Patchen |
F |
SR |
Corban |
| Ryan Quigley |
F |
SR |
Evergreen |
| Zach Richardson |
G |
FR |
Multnomah |
| Beau Roggenbach |
F |
SO |
Corban |
| Jarek Schetzle |
C |
JR |
Eastern Oregon |
