Northwest Missouri State senior Joey Witthus has been named the MIAA Men’s Basketball Player of the week for the second time this season after he averaged 32.0 points per game and 7.0 rebounds last week.

The Chanhassen, Minnesota, native shot 63.9 percent from the field and 64.3 percent from three-point range in leading Northwest to a pair of home MIAA victories.

Witthus went for a career-high 36 points in Northwest’s 111-83 win over Pittsburg State. Witthus buried 13-of-19 field goals, including 8-of-13 from three-point land vs. the Gorillas. Witthus grabbed four rebounds and handed out an assist vs. PSU.

Witthus tied his career-high with 10 rebounds and scored a game-high 28 points in Northwest’s 82-62 win over Missouri Southern. Witthus was 10-of-17 from the field and knocked in his only three-point attempt. Witthus also sank 7-of-8 free throws. He handed out two assists and secured two steals vs. the Lions.

Witthus leads the MIAA in three-point field goals made (69) and three-point field goal percentage (50.4). Witthus ranks No. 4 in the MIAA in scoring at 21.2 ppg. In MIAA games only, Witthus ranks No. 2 in the league at 23.7 ppg.

The Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team (21-0 overall, 11-0 MIAA) will play a pair of road games this week with matchups at Lindenwood (Thurs., 7:30 p.m.) and Lincoln (Sat., 3:30 p.m.).

— Northwest Athletics —