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Jacob Jewett

Coach Danny Neville Named Coach of the Year, Three Battlin’ Bears Earn All-Conference Honors, and Two Tabbed All-Defensive

2/26/2026 8:04:00 PM

BILLINGS, Mont.- In his first season at the helm, Coach Danny Neville was named the Frontier Conference Coach of the Year. Royce Robinson and Omari Nesbit earned First Team honors, Carter McCoy was tabbed Second Team, while Robinson and Mekhi Jourdan earned All-Defensive Team recognition. 

Royce Robinson, a redshirt sophomore wing from Lewistown, Montana, earned both First Team All-Conference honors and All-Defensive teams. An all-around season from Robinson saw him rank third in the Frontier Conference in blocks (26), seventh in steals (41), 12th in rebounds per game (5.4), tenth in assists (74), and inside the top 20 in points per game (13.2). 

Beyond the stat sheet, Robinson proved invaluable defensively, serving as the primary defender on the NAIA's third-ranked scoring defense so far this season. 

This marks Robinson's first All-Conference and All-Defensive honor of his career. 

Omari Nesbit, a senior guard from Sacramento, California, earned First Team All-Conference honors. Nesbit was Rocky's leading scorer this season, averaging 16.7 points per game, ranking sixth in the Frontier Conference this season. Nesbit rained 65 threes this season, the seventh most in the conference, while recording the second-highest free-throw percentage this season at 87.1%. He also totaled the 12th most assists in the conference this season (69). He scored in double figures in 23 of his 26 games played this season, surpassing the 20-point mark nine times. 

The First Team honor marks the second All-Conference award in Nesbit's career at RMC, earning Second Team recognition last season. 

Carter McCoy, a senior forward from Chehalis, Washington, was named Second Team All-Conference. A leader on and off the floor, McCoy ranked second in the Frontier Conference in offensive rebounds (72) and third in field goal percentage (65.4%) this season. He was Rocky's leading rebounder, averaging 5.6 per game, while adding 8.6 points per game, 28 total steals, and 14 blocks this season. 

The honor marks the first of McCoy's career with the Battlin' Bears. 

Mekhi Jourdan, a redshirt sophomore from Thorton, Colorado, was a member of the All-Defensive team. The six-foot-two-inch guard started 24 of the 28 games he appeared in this season and was one of the top perimeter defensive players in the conference, totaling 34 steals overall and creating defensive pressure beyond the statistics throughout the season. 

The award marks the first All-Defensive honor of Jourdan's career. 

Head Coach Danny Neville was named the Frontier Conference Coach of the Year. In his first season as the Battlin' Bear head coach, he has led the Rocky men to a 25-3 overall record, including a 20-2 conference mark. The 20 conference wins are the most in program history, and the 25 wins are the second-most in program history, trailing the national championship-winning 2008-2009 Battlin' Bear team's 28. 

 
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