KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball senior Justin Pitts has been named the MIAA Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. He averaged 26.5 points and 5.5 assists in two Bearcat conference victories last week.

Pitts started the week with a 24 point, four assist performance at Missouri Western. He was 8-of-10 from the charity stripe and connected on 7-of-16 shots. On Sunday, Pitts scored 29 points with seven assists, three steals and two rebounds. He shot 84.6 percent (11-of-13) from the field and was 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from beyond the arc.

Pitts was also earned the conference’s weekly honor back on Nov. 13 in the first week of the 2017-18 season.

— Northwest Athletics —