via Oregon Tech Athletic Communications
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Tech forward Jackson Cooper was selected as McDonald’s-Urban Edge Network Cascade Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, announced today following a vote among the 11 head coaches.
In addition, Cooper was joined on the first-team All-CCC squad by senior guard, Dakota Reber.
The junior, from Portland, becomes the seventh Hustlin’ Owl to earn the CCC’s highest distinction and the first since current assistant, Mitchell Fink, won the award an unprecedented 3-straight years from 2018-20. Cooper joins LaMont Swinson (2001), current head coach Justin Parnell (2010), Joseph Foster (2011), Bobby Hunter (2012) and Fink in the exclusive group.
Cooper is among the CCC leaders in the top statistical categories, ranking No. 3 in scoring average (17.8) and rebounds per game (7.6), while leading the league in assists per game (5.8). He has made 57% of his field goal chances and surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career during the Owls CCC quarterfinal match-up vs. College of Idaho.
Reber was honored after posting career-highs in scoring average (17.1) and rebounds per game (6.9) – both among the Top-10 in the CCC – while leading the league in CCC-only games in field goal percentage (61.2%).
The Owls will learn whether they receive an at-large bid to the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championships tomorrow at 4 p.m.
2025-26 All-Cascade Conference Awards
Player of the Year – Jackson Cooper, Oregon Tech; Newcomer of the Year – Eamon Monahan, Eastern Oregon; Defensive Player of the Year – Bryce Dyer, Southern Oregon; Freshman of the Year – Rey Johnston, College of Idaho; Coach of the Year – Chris Kemp, Eastern Oregon; Team Sportsmanship Award – Eastern Oregon
First-Team All-Conference – James Bodily (Eastern Oregon), Kaleb Burnett (Bushnell), Jackson Cooper (Oregon Tech) Gio Evanson (Southern Oregon), Tony Frohlich-Fair (Evergreen), Joe Gould (Corban), Cory Johnson (Bushnell), John Lustig (Lewis-Clark State), Eamon Monahan (Eastern Oregon), Utrillo Morris (College of Idaho), Dougie Peoples (College of Idaho), Dakota Reber (Oregon Tech), Dylan Skaife (Lewis-Clark State), Keilan Torkornoo (Eastern Oregon), Tj Zimmerman (Corban).
Honorable Mention – Bryce Dyer (Southern Oregon), Elijah Jackson (Southern Oregon), Rey Johnston (College of Idaho), Logan Orchard (Eastern Oregon), Jurrien Sparks (Warner Pacific), Logan Stempniak (Northwest), Brandon Suber (Lewis-Clark State), Christian Watkins (Northwest), Trent Williams (Northwest)
