CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) office has announced the 2025-26 Men's Basketball All-Conference teams and individual award winners, where the Corban University Men's Basketball program earned a pair of All-Conference team award winners following their 2026 CCC Tournament Championship title. Both junior guard Joe Gould and redshirt junior center Tj Zimmermann were selected by the CCC head coaches for All-Conference honors after each completing incredible runs through the Pacific Northwest this past regular season.
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Gould and Zimmermann were both offensive and defensive masterminds for the Warriors this season, with the duo representing the program within four of the top five major statistical categories across the conference. Gould appeared in three of the four stat classifications, finishing as the CCC leader in field goal percentage (58.5%) while ranking second in steals (50) and fourth in blocked shots (29). As the team's starting point guard, Gould has started all 31 contests to date and become one of the primary lockdown defenders in the Pacific Northwest. Within the Navy and Gold ranks, Gould is second in scoring behind only Zimmermann at 14.0 points per game, while leading the team in assists (96), steals, and blocked shots.
"Joe has been our team's anchor on the defensive end and running the point for us all season long," expressed Warriors' head coach Wayne Mendezona regarding his All-Conference point guard. "He has been one of the top guards in our league in steals, blocks, and rebounds. Joe is a superb leader and an exceptional student of the game."
Zimmermann entered the NAIA scene and was an unstoppable force in the paint for the Dubs, leading the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game which ranks fourth in the CCC alongside a top 15 rebounding average (5.6). Against No. 23-ranked Lewis-Clark State College in the conference tournament title matchup, Zimmermann torched LC State for 30 points and was two rebounds shy of a double-double. He has scored in double-figures in all but two of their 31 contests in 2025-26 as the squad's leader in minutes played (976).
"Tj is an unstoppable force who has dominated this league throughout conference play," began Mendezona when asked to discuss his All-Conference center. "He has not only proven that he is the best true post player in this conference, but he is also an anchor for our team in terms of controlling the backboards and in rebounding. He is simply one of the fiercest competitors I've ever coached in my 20 years of head coaching experience. He has a fight and fire inside him that translates into a competitive and collective mindset who cares more about his team than his individual stats."
With a tournament crown and two postseason awards now secured for the Warrior men's basketball program, the team can now turn their attention to the 2026 NAIA National Tournament, which begins on March 13th and 14th across the country at various campus host sites. Where the Dubs will be headed is set to be announced on Thursday, March 5th at 6pm PT on the NAIA's YouTube channel via the 2026 Men's Basketball Selection Show.
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