NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Matt Cappelletti was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.

Cappelletti, a senior forward from Romeoville, Illinois and Romeoville High School, averaged 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds for the 2-0 Cardinals last week. He finished with 22 points, four rebounds and two assists in a 70-55 win at 25th-ranked Augustana on Wednesday, and followed with 18 points and eight rebounds in a 59-55 win at Carroll on Saturday. The win over the Pioneers clinched the Cardinals at least a share of the CCIW title. 

2019-20 CCIW Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Matt Cappelletti - North Central (2/17/20)
Kienan Baltimore - Carthage (2/10/20)
Matthew Leritz - Illinois Wesleyan (2/3/20)
Jake Rhode - Elmhurst (1/27/20)
Jake Rhode - Elmhurst (1/20/20)
Brad Perry - Carthage (1/13/20)
Connor Raridon - North Central (1/6/20)
Jake Rhode - Elmhurst (12/23/19)
Sean Johnson - Carthage (12/16/19)
Nyameye Adom - Wheaton (12/9/19)
Lavon Thomas - Elmhurst (12/2/19)
Jake Rhode - Elmhurst (11/25/19)
Keondre Schumacher - Illinois Wesleyan (11/18/19)
Nick Penny - Carroll (11/12/19)
   
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.