StatSheet's Missouri Valley Player of the Week for January 30th goes to Rayvonte Rice from Drake. StatSheet's Missouri Valley Freshman of the Week is Northern Iowa's Seth Tuttle. Rice put up 4 assists per game, 21 points per game, and 12.5 rebounds per game. The Drake sophomore put these numbers up in a win against Wichita State and a loss to Creighton.
Rice led the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 23 points and 11 rebounds in a 77-69 loss to Creighton. He followed that up by leading the team in rebounding with 14 and an additional 8 assists in a narrow 93-86 victory over Wichita State.
This is the first time this season that Rayvonte Rice has been selected StatSheet Missouri Valley Player of the Week. However, he has been a runner-up once. The runner-up this week is junior Ben Simons from Drake. Honorable mention goes to Illinois State junior Jackie Carmichael. Kenny Harris finished sixth and was the highest ranking player from Evansville.
StatSheet Missouri Valley Freshman of the Week: Northern Iowa's Seth Tuttle
Seth Tuttle was on the floor an average of 29 minutes as a starter for Northern Iowa. His averages in both scoring (15.5 pts per game) and free throws (5.5 per game) topped all Missouri Valley freshmen. In a 59-54 loss to Indiana State, Tuttle led the Panthers in scoring with 22 points on 77% shooting. Then in a 63-51 loss to Missouri State, he led all scoring with 9 points and also put up 3 rebounds.
Seth Tuttle has won the StatSheet Missouri Valley Freshman of the Week an astounding 3 times. The runner-up is our own Ryan Sawvell. Christian Kirk from Missouri State takes honorable mention. Evansville has one StatSheet Missouri Valley Player of the Week win this season.
Weekly Leaders - Scoring: Doug McDermott, Creighton: 27 PPG
- Rebounding: Jackie Carmichael, Illinois State: 13.5 RPG
- Assists: Demetric Williams, Wichita State: 7 APG
- Blocked Shots: John Wilkins, Illinois State: 2.5 BPG
- Free Throws: Kenny Harris, Evansville: 9 PPG
- Three Pointers: Jahenns Manigat, Creighton: 2.5 TPG
- Steals: Rayvonte Rice, Drake: 3 SPG
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