KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pittsburg State University freshman guard Landon Short was named the MIAA Player of the Week for men's basketball Monday (Dec. 8).

Short averaged 23.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a pair of wins to open MIAA play last week. The Austin, Texas native posted career best scoring totals in back-to-back outings, going for 22 points in the Gorillas 77-63 win over UCO Thursday (Dec. 4) and accumulating 25 points in Pitt State's 86-64 victory over Rogers State Saturday (Dec. 6).

Short, who entered the week averaging 7.5 points per game, made 16 of 31 shots for the week (.516), including 11 of 22 3-point field goal attempts. He also posted five steals on the week.