Carter Whitt Named MVC Player of the Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball guard Carter Whitt was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
 
Whitt flirted with two triple-doubles this week in leading Belmont to victories over Illinois State and Middle Tennessee.
 
The Raleigh, North Carolina native averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game. His steal with nine seconds remaining in overtime and game-winning shot lifted Belmont to a 99-97 victory over Illinois State; the final sequence earned a segment on ESPN SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve.
 
Whitt then had 14 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals vs. Middle Tennessee, including four consecutive free throws in the final 11 seconds of the game to secure the victory.
 
The 6-3 guard is averaging 11.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game this season.
 
Belmont (8-2, 1-0 MVC) returns to game action Saturday at Richmond.
 
Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 14 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and Oregon) and 19 or more games in 19 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last five years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of its existence. Belmont is the only NCAA Division I institution in America whose men's and women's basketball programs have won 20 or more games in nine consecutive seasons.