Hume, Johnson II named to third team All-Big Sky
Bodie Hume and Matt Johnson both earned third team All-Big Sky honors
By Ryan Pfeifer, UNCBears.com
BOISE, Idaho – A pair of Bears earned All-Big Sky honors announced by the conference Monday morning. Bodie Hume and Matt Johnson II were both named to the third team.
For Hume, it is his second All-Big Sky team honor and Johnson II his first.
Hume ranked 17th in the conference in scoring (13.36 ppg) and in the top 10 in rebounding (7th, 6.64), steals (5th, 1.50), three-pointers made per game (5th, 1.93) and blocked shots (t7th, 1.00). He scored 10-plus points in 11 of the team’s 14 Big Sky games including a pair of double-doubles. Hume has earned Big Sky recognition all three of his years, Freshman of the Year in 2019, second team in 2020 and third team in 2021.
Johnson II put together a career year with strong shooting and the ability to find the open shooter. Like his teammate Hume, Johnson II finished in the top 20 for scoring and top 15 in multiple categories. He averaged 13.86 points, 2.85 assists and 2.43 three-pointers per game to rank 12th, 13th and third respectively. Johnson II scored in double figures in 11 of 14 Big Sky games played by the Bears and eclipsed the 20-point mark four times.
Hume, Johnson II and the rest of the Bears enter this week’s Big Sky Conference Tournament as the No. 8 seed and will open play against No. 9 seed Sacramento State on Wednesday, March 10 at 9 am in Boise, Idaho.
First Team
Isiah Brown, Weber State
Tanner Groves, Eastern Washington
Kim Aiken Jr., Eastern Washington
Tevian Jones, Southern Utah
Cameron Shelton, Northern Arizona
Second Team
Ethan Esposito, Sacramento State
Maizen Fausett, Southern Utah
John Knight III, Southern Utah
Seikou Sisoho Jawara, Weber State
Xavier Bishop, Montana State
Third Team
Amin Adamu, Montana State
Bodie Hume, Northern Colorado
Tarik Cool, Idaho State
Jubrile Belo, Montana State
Matt Johnson II, Northern Colorado
Honorable Mention
James Scott, Portland State
Kyle Owens, Montana
Brayden Parker, Idaho State
Bryce Fowler, Sacramento State
Dre Marin, Southern Utah
Robert Ford III, Idaho State
Individual Award Winners
Most Valuable Player – Tanner Groves, Eastern Washington
Newcomer of the Year – Isiah Brown, Weber State
Freshman of the Year – Dillon Jones, Weber State
Defensive Player of the Year – Kim Aiken Jr., Eastern Washington
Top Reserve – Tyler Robertson, Eastern Washington
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