Kalispell native and Carroll College senior Ben Cutler was named to the men’s preseason all-conference basketball team, the Frontier Conference announced yesterday.
Cutler, a 6-foot senior guard, is the lone Carroll player and one of five players in the Frontier Conference to earn preseason honors. The Glacier High graduate was Carroll’s second leading scorer last season, averaging 13.48 points per game.
The Fighting Saints were picked by coaches to finish fifth in the conference. Last season Carroll was 14-13 overall, 7-7 in conference and placed fourth.
The Carroll women’s team was picked to finish third in conference.
Frontier Conference
Men’s Preseason Rankings
1. Westminster (62 points)
2. MSU-Northern (49)
3. Montana Western (46)
4. LCSC (41)
5. Carroll (40)
6. Great Falls (35)
7. Rocky Mountain (27)
8. Dickinson State (12)
9. Montana Tech (12)Women’s Preseason Rankings
1. Westminster (64)
2. Lewis-Clark State (52)
3. Carroll (49)
4. Montana Western (46)
5. Montana Tech (34)
6. MSU-Northern (32)
7. Rocky Mountain (18)
8. Great Falls (18)
9. Dickinson State (11)
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