JOURNAL SPORTS
Bossier Parish Community College freshman point guard Tony Montgomery picks up the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches’ junior college player of the year award in Baton Rouge Saturday, a couple days after he received a prestigious invitation to a summer event showcasing 48 top JUCO players from around the country.
Montgomery has been invited to attend the JA48 invite from JUCO Advocate Scouting Service. Invitations go only to the top 48 juco players in the country who will be sophomores next season.
The event is July 9-10 in Richmond, Va., with Division 1 college coaches from across the country will be in attendance to evaluate and recruit the standouts for their 2027-28 rosters.
To provide some measure of the value of the event, among last year’s attendees – 35 have already signed D1 scholarships, two have signed D2 scholarships, and nine more have D1 offers and will be making a decision soon, said BPCC coach Jeff Moore.
“This is a really great opportunity for Tony. It’s recognition of his talent and his productivity for Bossier Parish Community College this past season,” said Moore.
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).
“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.”