HELENA, Mont. – Montana Western Men's Basketball players Kyle Gruhler and Emanuel Steward received Frontier Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference recognition, the league office announced Thursday.
 
Both players were named to the All-Conference First Team.
 
Gruhler earned seven Frontier Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week honors and one NAIA Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the week nod in his senior campaign. He averaged a team-high 20.1 points and added 4.4 rebounds per game.
 
The Vancouver, Wash., native shot 52.7 percent from the floor, 49.0 percent from distance, and 85.3 percent from the foul line. He posted 24 double-digit scoring efforts, including five with more than 30. He also drained at least three three-pointers on 19 occasions.
 
Steward made the most of his lone year with the Bulldogs. He averaged 17.6 points and a team-best 3.9 assists per game. He also picked up one Frontier Men's Basketball Player of the Week selection.
 
The senior out of Portland, Ore., shot 43.8 percent from the field, 32.6 percent from three, and 83.7 percent from the stripe. He dropped double-digit points in all but two contests this season, including 12 with at least 20. He also dished out five or more assists 13 times.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
The four-seed Bulldogs open the Frontier Conference Tournament against five-seed Montana Tech. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. MT this Saturday (2/28).
   
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