JOURNAL SPORTS 

Bossier Parish Community College freshman point guard Tony Montgomery has been named the state Junior College Player of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches. 

The award is selected annually by men’s college basketball coaches across the state of Louisiana and recognizes the top junior college player for performance, impact, and leadership. 

A 6-foot-1 point guard from Columbus, Georgia, Montgomery delivered a dominant freshman campaign for the Cavaliers. He earned first team All-Region XIV honors — one of only two freshmen named to the first team — while leading the region in both scoring (19.5 points per game) and assists (4.9 per game).

 Montgomery was productive across the board for BPCC with averages of 3.9 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game, while shooting 42 percent from the field (202-of-477), 32 percent from three-point range (58-of-182), and 77 percent from the free throw line (139-of-181). 

Cavaliers’ first-year coach Jeff Moore said Montgomery drew the full focus of opposing defenses — double teams, full-court pressure, traps, and box-and-one looks — but never wavered. He continued to produce at an elite level while dictating tempo and commanding the game from the point guard position, said Moore. 

“As a freshman in the top junior college league in the country, Tony proved to be one of the top players by leading Region 14 in scoring and assists despite being each team’s focal point defensively, facing every defensive scheme to try to slow him down,” said Moore. “I am most proud of his growth this season as a leader at the point guard position.” 

Montgomery will be formally recognized at the LABC’s 52nd Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 2, in Baton Rouge.