Wichita State's Garrett Stutz has been chosen as the StatSheet Missouri Valley Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th. Deon Mitchell from Northern Iowa has earned StatSheet's Missouri Valley Freshman of the Week. And last but not least, Northern Iowa's Chip Rank is StatSheet's Missouri Valley 6th Man of the Week.
Stutz was the best in the Missouri Valley in scoring (24.5 pts per game), rebounding (13.0 per game), and blocked shots (3.0 per game). He also put up a strong showing in shooting (60%). The Wichita State senior played well in wins against Missouri State and Indiana State.
Stutz topped all scoring and rebounding for the Shockers with 25 points and 11 rebounds in a 74-67 win over Missouri State. That was followed by a team-leading 24 point and 15 rebound performance in a narrow 71-66 victory against Indiana State.
This is the first time this season that Garrett Stutz has been named StatSheet Missouri Valley Player of the Week. The runner-up this week is Missouri State senior Kyle Weems. Honorable mention goes to Doug McDermott, a sophomore from Creighton.
StatSheet Missouri Valley Freshman of the Week: Northern Iowa's Deon Mitchell
Deon Mitchell averaged 29 minutes of playing time starting both games for Northern Iowa. He was number one among all Missouri Valley freshmen in both scoring (14.5 pts per game) and free throws (7.0 per game). In a 58-49 win over Southern Illinois, Mitchell led all scoring for the Panthers with 17 and added 2 assists. Following that in close 65-62 win against Creighton, he added 12 points and 2 assists.
This is the first StatSheet Missouri Valley Freshman of the Week honor for Deon Mitchell. The runner-up is Seth Tuttle from Northern Iowa. Honorable mention goes to Nic Moore from Illinois State.
StatSheet Missouri Valley 6th Man of the Week: Northern Iowa's Chip Rank
Chip Rank, a 6-6 Sophomore forward, averaged 25 minutes over the two games for the Panthers. In the win over Southern Illinois, Rank added 13 points on 100% shooting. Then in the win over Creighton, he racked up 9 points and 2 rebounds.
This is Chip Rank's first StatSheet Missouri Valley 6th Man of the Week award this season. Ethan Wragge, a sophomore forward from Creighton, is the runner up. Our own Ned Cox receives honorable mention. Evansville has one StatSheet Missouri Valley Player of the Week win this season.
Weekly Leaders - Scoring: Garrett Stutz, Wichita State: 24.5 PPG
- Rebounding: Garrett Stutz, Wichita State: 13 RPG
- Assists: Denver Holmes, Evansville: 7 APG
- Blocked Shots: Garrett Stutz, Wichita State: 3 BPG
- Free Throws: Garrett Stutz, Wichita State: 7 PPG
- Three Pointers: Kyle Weems, Missouri State: 4 TPG
- Steals: Troy Taylor, Evansville: 3 SPG
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