BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. - The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winners of this week’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan.
West Liberty’s Myles Montgomery has been named the MEC Men’s player of the Week while Concord’s Abbie Smith has been named the MEC Women’s Players of the Week.
Montgomery, a freshman guard from Minford, Ohio, helped the Hilltoppers go 2-0 this week with wins over Frostburg State and Fairmont State. He averaged 25.5 ppg to go along with 4.0 rpg. He also dished out an average of 2.5 apg and had 2.5 spg. Overall, he shot 70 percent from the field going 17-for-24.
Smith, a senior forward from Little Hocking, Ohio, averaged 19.6 points and 11.3 rebounds in a 3-0 week for the Mountain Lions. She shot 60 percent going 24-for-40 from the floor and 84.6 percent going 11-for-13 at the foul line. Smith opened the week by recording 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks versus Fairmont State. Two days later, she threw in a game-best 24 points and added seven rebounds in a crucial win against West Virginia Wesleyan. To cap the week, Smith recorded her first career 20-20 game with 22 points and 21 rebounds on the road in a 78-54 win over Davis & Elkins.
2025-26 MEC MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
11/17: Mike Montano, Frostburg State
11/24: Mike Montano, Frostburg State & Kraig Gilbert, Concord
12/1: Boubacar Djigo, Concord
12/8: Kraig Gilbert, Concord & Caleb Murray, Wheeling
12/15: Anfernee Hanna, Concord & Trey Simmons, Frostburg State
12/22: Trey Simmons, Frostburg State & Ayden Goll, Wheeling
1/5: Drey Carter, Fairmont State
1/12: CJ Meredith, Fairmont State
1/19: Micah Young, Concord & Trey Simmons, Frostburg State
1/26: Elijah Redfern, Glenville State
2/2: Aidan Anderson, Point Park
2/9: Caleb Murray, Wheeling
2/16: Myles Montgomery, West Liberty
2025-26 MEC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
11/17: Kenzie Dalton, Wheeling
11/24: Leslie Huffman, Fairmont State & Abbie Smith, Concord
12/1: Mandy Roman, Frostburg State
12/8: Abbie Smith, Concord & Leslie Huffman, Fairmont State
12/15: Harper Annarino , Charleston & Kilah Dandridge, WV Wesleyan
12/22: Emma Witt, West Virginia Wesleyan & Alexis Frazee, Concord
1/5: Emma Witt, West Virginia Wesleyan & Jameka Brungard, West Liberty
1/12: Ashlyn Riley, Glenville State & Baylee Goins, West Virginia State
1/19: Kenyah Stubbs, Concord
1/26: Gabby Reep, Fairmont State
2/2: Julie Spinelli, Frostburg State & Khalia Bryant, Glenville State
2/9: Gabby Reep, Fairmont State & Kenzie Dalton, Wheeling
2/16: Abbie Smith, Concord