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As in, Sacramento State comes in at #2.

On Montana's Mario Dunn: "...The club should also see a boost in improvement by Mario Dunn, who was very impressive as a true freshman. He is improving as an offensive player, but his key strength is that he might already be the best backourt defender in the Big Sky. He is a future all-league guy..."

A pair of Hornets are predicted to land on the Big Sky Conference First Team:

Dylan Garrity (Sacramento State) - All Garrity has done in his career is lead the Big Sky in assists twice, and then transform into an elite long-range shooter who hurts you from anywhere. He plays off the ball a bit more than he did earlier in his career, but if you had to pick one guy to make a three at the end of the game, Garrity would probably be your guy. If he had made 3 more threes last year, he would have been at 50% from downtown with 75 made. It's tough to process how good that is, especially for a guy who is more than just a shooting specialist.

Mikh McKinney (Sacramento State) - I thought McKinney was the most improved player in the conference a year ago, which makes me excited to see what his senior year holds. He shares ballhandling duties with Garrity, which led to 4.6 APG and a 30.0 Assist Rate, in the top 100 in the nation. He is very good at getting to the line, and good at scoring when he does get in the paint. In all, he is an efficient scorer who keeps the defense from keying too much on him because of his equally good passing ability.