Fort Wayne’s Landis Named #SummitMBB Player of the Week
Fort Wayne’s Landis Named #SummitMBB Player of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – Fort Wayne's Max Landis was named Summit League Player of the Week for his performance Dec. 21-27.
MAX LANDIS, FORT WAYNE
Sr. // G // Indianapolis, Ind.
- Garnered second career Summit League Player of the Week award and his first this season
- Scored 25 points in overtime road victory at Western Michigan
- Hit game-winning three-pointer with 11.2 seconds remaining and made 6-of-11 attempts (55 percent) from beyond the arc in win at WMU
- Collected four rebounds, three assists and two steals in victory over the Broncos
Also nominated: Joe Rosga, Denver; Darell Combs, IUPUI; Deondre Parks, South Dakota State.
Previous recipients: Nov. 16 – Garret Covington, Western Illinois; Nov. 23 – Obi Emegano, Oral Roberts / J.C. Fuller, Western Illinois; Nov. 30 – Obi Emegano, Oral Roberts; Dec. 7 – Devin Patterson, Omaha / Eric Robertson, South Dakota; Dec. 14 – Deondre Parks, South Dakota State; Dec. 21 – Joe Reed, Fort Wayne.
ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League features men's basketball teams from nine member institutions: Denver, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. Already in 2015-16, The Summit League set records for highest RPI rating, peaking at No. 8 in December, and for overall, Division I, mid-major and power five victories. Called "March's Best-Kept Secret" by USA Today, The Summit League Basketball Championships further established itself as one of the nation's top tournaments by smashing league attendance figures in five-of-six categories last season, including total attendance by an astounding 33 percent, at the new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. This season's tournament returns to the venue March 5-8, 2016. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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