McKinney named Big Sky Conference MVP

For the first time since Sacramento State joined the Big Sky Conference in 1996-97, a Hornet has been selected as the men's basketball Most Valuable Player.

Sacramento State senior guard Mikh McKinney took the honor Monday, and was one of three unanimous selections to the All-Conference First Team. The conference coaches selected the individual award winners and All-Conference team. They were not allowed to vote for their own players.

McKinney, a 6-foot-1 senior from Union City, Calif., finished the regular season second in the Big Sky with an average of 19 points per game. He also led the league in steals (2.6 pg), was second in assists (5.0 pg), and shot .515 percent from the field, .423 percent from 3-point range,  and .780 percent from the free-throw line.

McKinney, selected First Team All-Conference as a junior, ranked in the top 15 in seven major statistical categories. McKinney also helped Sacramento State to its first winning season since joining the Big Sky. The Hornets tied for third at 13-5 in conference and take a 19-9 overall record into this week's 2015 Big Sky Conference Championship. He is the first Hornet men's basketball player to win a conference MVP award since 1977...

2014-15 Big Sky Men's Basketball All-Conference Team

FIRST TEAM

*#Tyler Harvey  6-4 Jr. G Eastern Washington Torrance, Calif.
Venky Jois 6-8 Jr. F Eastern Washington Boronia, Australia
*Martin Breunig 6-8 Jr. F Montana Leverkusen, Germany
Jordan Gregory 6-2 Sr. G Montana  Pueblo, Colo.
Kris Yanku 6-4 So. G Northern Arizona Chatsworth, Calif.
*#Mikh McKinney 6-1 Sr. G Sacramento State Union City, Calif.
*Unanimous Selection
#Two-time First Team Selection

SECOND TEAM

Connor Hill 6-3 Sr. G Idaho Post Falls, Idaho
Mike Scott 6-0 Sr. G Idaho Los Angeles, Calif.
Quinton Upshur 6-5 Sr. G Northern Arizona Norfolk, Va.
Dylan Garrity 6-2 Sr. G Sacramento State Huntington Beach, Calif.
Joel Bolomboy 6-9 Jr. F Weber State Fort Worth, Texas

HONORABLE MENTION

Drew Brandon 6-4 Sr. G Eastern Washington Corona, Calif.
Chris Hansen 6-4 Sr. G Idaho State Fort Collins, Colo.
Jeffrey Solarin 6-4 Sr. F Idaho State Denver, Colo.
Mario Dunn 6-0 So. G Montana Oakland, Calif.
Aaseem Dixon  6-0 Sr. G  Northern Arizona Las Vegas, Nev.
Tevin Svihovec 6-2 Sr. G Northern Colorado Kingwood, Texas
DaShaun Wiggins 6-2 Sr. G Portland State Bronx, N.Y.
Jeremy Senglin 6-2 So. G Weber State Arlington, Texas