MSU-N's Simpson honored

After a strong outing, and a great start to the 2010-11 season, Montana State University-Northern junior forward Joe Simpson has been honored for his play.

On Monday, Simpson was named Frontier Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week. It's Simpson's first Frontier award of his career.

Simpson is a 6-foot-4, junior forward from Pittsburg, Calif. MSU-Northern romped past Kings University of Canada 74-43 last Wednesday night.

He scored 16 points in the win. Simpson also had one assist, one rebound and three steals. He was 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from free-throw-line.

Simpson is...