Northwest Missouri State Athletics

2023-24
Second-Team All-MIAA ... Central Region All-Tournament team selection ... started all 34 games ... ranked second on the team in scoring (516 - 15.2 ppg) and assists (118 - 3.5 apg) ... led the squad with 47 steals  ... ranked third on the team in rebounding (119 - 3.5 rpg) ... shot 83.4% from the free throw line (136-of-163 FTs) ... shot 51.0% from the floor (172-of-337 FGs) ... scored a career-high 29 points vs. Southwest Minnesota State (Nov. 11) ... put up 11 20-point scoring games ... put up 25 points and season-high eight assists in the MIAA Tournament title game vs. Pittsburg State (March 10) ... ranked No. 5 in the MIAA in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1) ... played 40 or more minutes on eight occasions ... three-time MIAA Athlete of the Week selection (Dec. 4, Jan. 29, Feb. 19).

2022-23
MIAA Freshman of the Year ... Second-Team All-MIAA selection ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... played in all 34 games ... made 27 starts ... ranked second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) ... led the Bearcats in minutes per game (34.5) ... led the MIAA in field goal percentage (60.1%) and in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.28 ... had the fifth-best assist-to-turnover ratio among NCAA Div. II freshmen ... dished out 114 assists against 50 turnovers ... ranked T-No. 16 in the nation in total steals (65) ... had the most steals by any NCAA Div. II freshman in 2022-23 ... had 24 double-figure scoring contests ... had a season-high 24 points at Emporia State (12/17) ... made at least one three-pointer in 24 contests ... tallied at least one steal in 32 of the 34 games ... earned his first MIAA player of the week honor on Nov. 14 after he opened the season with four straight double-figure scoring games ... named to the MIAA All-Tournament team after helped the Bearcats to a 61-53 title win over Central Oklahoma ... Stirtz scored a game-high 20 points, only his second 20-point game of the season, against the Bronchos in Kansas City ... Stirtz went 7-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 at the foul line in the title games ... he was credited with five rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. the Bronchos in Municipal Auditorium.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Liberty High School in Missouri… 1000-point scorer his senior year, 3^rd all time in scoring at Liberty High. 2x All-State Selection, 1x Conference Player of the Year, 2x All-District while maintaining a 3.75 GPA.