2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
• 2015-16 & 2016-17 MIAA Player of the Year (3x First Team All-MIAA)
• Single season records 754 pts / 275 FGM / 183 assists (all set in 2016-17)
• Career leader in points (1,929),
• Enters senior year with 1,929 points, 435 assists, 281 rebounds and 145 steals.
2016-17
NABC, DII Bulletin and Basketball Times National Player of the Year ... MIAA Player of the Year ... Small College Basketball's Bevo Francis Award Winner ... D2CCA, NABC, DII Bulletin and Basketball Times First Team All-America ... D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year ... MIAA Tournament, NCAA Central Region and NCAA Elite Eight Most Outstanding Performer ... appeared and started in all 36 games ... averaged 20.9 points, 5.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game ... scored in double figures 34 times ... surpassed 20 points on 22 occasions ... recorded at least five assists in 21 contests ... played all 39 minutes in the NCAA National Championship game against Fairmont State (3/25), scoring 23 points with three assists, three rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot ... averaged 27.0 points per game in the NCAA Elite Eight ... hit at least one three pointer in 32 contests ... had 12 assists with 18 points against Northeastern State (12/17) ... scored season-high 37 points with seven assists and six rebounds against UNK (1/19) ... scored 13 points with 11 assists and three rebounds against Missouri Western (1/28) ... played 40 or more minutes in 11 contests ... scored 31 points with four assists and four steals in season opener against Upper Iowa (11/11) ... had 30 points with six assists and four rebounds against Lincoln (3/2) in MIAA Tournament second round ... played 40 minutes and scored 26 points in MIAA Championship game against Central Missouri (3/5) ... season-high eight rebounds with 24 points and three assists against Missouri Southern (3/4) in MIAA Semifinal.
2015-16
2015-16 MIAA Player of the Year ... DII Bulletin Third Team All-America ... First Team All-MIAA ... NABC First Team All-Central District ... D2 CCA All-America honorable mention ... D2 CCA First Team All-Central Region ... Northwest single season records with 693 points and 253 made field goals ... 160 assists ranked second in Bearcat single season history ... 80 three point field goals made ranks fifth in Northwest single season history ... scored in double figures in all 32 games he appeared and started in ... scored 20+ points in 21 contests ... surpassed 30+ points three times ... season-high 38 points with six three pointers, five assists, three rebounds and no turnovers in NCAA second round game vs. Minnesota State (3/13) ... scored 34 points with four rebounds and three assists in NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. Augustana (3/15) ... recorded five or mor assists in 19 games ... season best nine assists in MIAA semifinals vs. Fort Hays State (3/5) ... MIAA co-Player of the Week (2/29) scoring 45 points in two games ... played 1,164 minutes, averaging 36.4 per game ... played nine full 40 minute games.
2014-15
Pitts was named first team All-MIAA and was the MIAA Freshman of the Year in 2014-15 ... named to the NABC All-Central District second team ... earned NCAA Central Region All-Tournament honors ... appeared in 28 games ... averaged a team-best 17.2 points per game ... for the year, had 482 points, 92 assists, 79 rebounds, 45 steals and four blocked shots ... shot 55.3 percent from the field (172-of-311) ... hit 51 of his 103 three point attempts (49.5 percent) ... was 87-of-102 from the free throw line (85.3 percent) ... scored in double figures 25 times .. surpassed 20 points seven times ... had three or more assists 18 times ... had 12 multi-steal performances ... scored a season-high 29 points with four assists, three rebounds and two steals against William Jewell (Nov. 21) ... had 29 points in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Minnesota State (March 14) ... scored 25 points with four three pointers in the second round of the MIAA Tournament against Washburn (March 5) ... had a season-high six rebounds, with 19 points and six assists in the regular season finale against Central Missouri (Feb. 28) ... dished six assists with 19 points and three steals against Fort Hays State (Dec. 20) ... had 14 points and a season-high five steals with five rebounds against MSU Moorhead (March 17) in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament ... recorded 18 points and six rebounds against Emporia State (Dec. 3).
2013-14
Pitts redshirted the 2013-14 season.
Blue Springs South HS
Pitts averaged 16.4 points per game and 3.1 steals per game while shooting 67 percent from the field ... he was also named first-team all-conference and was a unanimous selection for Conference Player of the Year ... owns every steals record at Blue Springs South including single-game (12), season (125) and career (260) while helping the Jaguars to three-straight 20-win seasons ... named Independence Examiner Player of the Year ... DiRenna Award Finalist – awarded to the top basketball player in the Kansas City metro area.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
Guard
5'9"
135 lbs
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2014-15Freshman
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5'9"
135 lbs
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2015-16Sophomore
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5'9"
143 lbs
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2016-17Junior
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5'9"
143 lbs
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2017-18Senior
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5'10"
150 lbs