United Tribes Montgomery and Jiles Named First Team All Mon Dak Conference and All Region XIII
Talented back court duo garner first team awards
United Tribes freshman guards Cecelio Montgomery and Nick Jiles are Mon Dak Conference and Region XIII First Team selections. The dynamic back court duo combined to score more points than any other in the conference.
Montgomery, a 5'10 guard from Rapid City, SD was the conferences leading scorer at 19.9 points per game. He also hauled in 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He attended Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School.
In addition to being the 4th leading scorer in the conference at 18.6, Jiles, a 6' guard from Lakeland, FL also led the conference in assists dishing out 5.7 per game. He also grabbed 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. He is a graduate of Lake Gibson High School
Jiles and Montgomery led the Thunderbirds to a 17-13 record and into the Region Championship game where they lost 84-71 to the Dakota County Technical College Blue Knights.
Mon Dak Conference All-Conference Selections:
Most Valuable Player Duoth Gach, NDSCS
1 st Team All-Conference
Camron Dunfee, DCC
Gedeon Buzangu, MCC
Man Man Baker, DCC
Cecelio Montgomery, UTTC
Kyler McGillis, BSC
Kobey Lam, WSC
Nick Jiles, UTTC
2 nd Team All-Conference
Eden Holt, WSC
Issac Abergut, MCC
Devin Collins, DCC
Beau Santistevan, DCC
Mohamed Kone, NDSCS
Khari Broadway, NDSCS
Deondre Northey, MCC