Pitts named Basketball Times Player of the Year

- Northwest Missouri State University junior guardhas been named the Basketball Times Player of the Year, in a release from the publication on Monday. He was named to the All-America first team for his play this season.Pitts, the 2016-17 MIAA Player of the Year, is averaging 20.5 points per game for the Bearcats. He has started all 33 games and has scored in double figures 31 times. He has scored 1,850 points in his career, setting the Northwest career record earlier this season.Basketball Times is recognized as the leading monthly publication featuring men's and women's college basketball, and especially many years with leading coverage of small colleges.