Kevin Lytle | Fort Collins Coloradoan

Kevin Lytle, kevinlytle@coloradoan.com

The excellence of Isaiah Stevens resonated well beyond Fort Collins.

The freshman sensation for the Colorado State basketball team quickly became a key piece for the Rams.

Now, he's been honored for his play by the conference media as the Mountain West Freshman of the Year.

The 6-foot guard from Allen, Texas, is the second player in program history to earn the conference's top freshman honors. Jason Smith was the first. Stevens received nine of 11 votes for the award. Teammate David Roddy and Fresno State's Orlando Robinson received one vote each.

Note: On Tuesday, Stevens was also voted Freshman of the Year by the conference's coaches.

Stevens heads into the Mountain West tournament leading the Rams in scoring at 13 points per game and is first in assists at 4.6 assists per game. His 142 assists are a CSU freshman record. He's third overall in the conference in assists.

Stevens has started every game and hit two buzzer-beating game-winners. He just missed out on all-conference honors, as voted by media. He received the most points of players who didn't make one of three all-conference teams.

Nico Carvacho honored

CSU center Nico Carvacho was voted second-team all-conference by the media. He received the sixth-most overall points in the poll. He was a first-team all-conference selection last season.

Carvacho leads the conference in rebounding at 10.6 per game and is averaging 12.6 points per game.

He's the MW and CSU career leader in rebounds and double-doubles and has set a school record for career games played.

Media awards

The media poll is made up of one vote from media representatives who cover each team in the conference. For teams with multiple newspapers covering a team, the vote is split. The Coloradoan's Kevin Lytle and the Loveland Reporter-Herald's Eddie Herz shared the vote to represent the CSU market.

ALL-MW FIRST TEAM

Malachi Flynn, San Diego State (163 points)

Jalen Harris, Nevada (156)

Sam Merrill, Utah State (141)

Bryce Hamilton, UNLV (129)

Justinian Jessup, Boise State (99)

ALL-MW SECOND TEAM

Nico Carvacho, Colorado State (94)

Matt Mitchell, San Diego State (87)

Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State (79)

Neemias Queta, Utah State (77)

Justin Bean, Utah State (63)

ALL-MW THIRD TEAM

Jazz Johnson, Nevada (47)

Yanni Wetzel, San Diego State (41)

Lavelle Scottie, Air Force (32)

Seneca Knight, San Jose State (25)

(tie) Nate Grimes, Fresno State (19)

(tie) Hunter Maldonado, Wyoming (19)

ALL-MW HONORABLE MENTION

Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State (14); JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico (12); K.J. Feagin, San Diego State (6); David Roddy, Colorado State (6); Amauri Hardy, UNLV (5); Lindsey Drew, Nevada (4); Orlando Robinson, Fresno State (2).

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Malachi Flynn, San Diego State (9)

Others receiving votes: Jalen Harris, Nevada (2)

COACH OF THE YEAR: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State (11)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Neemias Queta, Utah State (6)

Others receiving votes: K.J. Feagin, San Diego State (2); Malachi Flynn, San Diego State (2); Justin Bean, Utah State (1)

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Malachi Flynn, San Diego State (9)

Others receiving votes: Jalen Harris, Nevada (2)

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State (9)

Others receiving votes: Orlando Robinson, Fresno State (1); David Roddy, Colorado State (1)

6TH MAN OF THE YEAR: Nisré Zouzoua, Nevada (8)

Others receiving votes: Diogo Brito, Utah State (1); Alex Hobbs, Boise State (1); Elijah Mitrou-Long, UNLV (1).

Coach awards

The following are the Mountain West honors as voted by the coaches in the conference.

2019-20 All-Mountain West Men’s Basketball Team

First Team

Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

Jalen Harris, Jr., G, Nevada

Sam Merrill, Sr., G, Utah State

Matt Mitchell, Jr., F, San Diego State

Bryce Hamilton, So., F, UNLV

Second Team

Yanni Wetzell, Sr., F, San Diego State

Neemias Queta, So., C, Utah State

Nico Carvacho, Sr., C, Colorado State

Justinian Jessup, Sr., G, Boise State

Derrick Alston, Jr., F, Boise State

Jazz Johnson, Sr., G, Nevada

Third Team

Justin Bean, So., F, Utah State

Lavell Scottie, Sr., F, Air Force

Seneca Knight, So., G, San José State

Isaiah Stevens, Fr., G, Colorado State

Amauri Hardy, Jr., G, UNLV

Defensive Team

Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

KJ Feagin, Sr., G, San Diego State

Neemias Queta, So., C, Utah State

Lindsey Drew, Sr., G, Nevada

Justin Bean, So., F, Utah State

Honorable Mention

KJ Feagin, Sr., G, San Diego State

Hunter Maldonado, So., G, Wyoming

Lindsey Drew, Sr., G, Nevada

Nate Grimes, Sr., F, Fresno State

Orlando Robinson, Fr., F, Fresno State

Individual honors

Player of the Year: Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

Defensive Player of the Year: Malachi Flynn, Jr., G, San Diego State

Freshman of the Year: Isaiah Stevens, Fr., G, Colorado State

Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Harris, Nevada

Sixth Man of the Year: Nisré Zouzoua, Nevada

Coach of the Year: Brian Dutcher, San Diego State

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