KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University junior guard Justin Pitts has been named the MIAA Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week. Pitts averaged 30.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in a pair of wins last week for the top-ranked Bearcats.

Against Nebraska-Kearney, Pitts scored a season-high 37 points on 14-of-22 shooting. He had seven assists, six rebounds and just one turnover. He was 5-of-9 from beyond the arc. On Saturday, Pitts scored 23 points with five rebounds, four assists and four steals. He was 3-of-7 from three point territory and 7-of-18 from the field. For the week, he went 10-of-10 from the charity stripe.

Northwest will play at Missouri Western on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —