NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Illinois Wesleyan senior forward Matthew Leritz was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Basketball Players of the Week on Monday.

A Finance major from St. Louis, Missouri, Leritz helped keep the fourth-ranked Titans unbeaten on the season with a pair of road wins over Alma and Calvin last week. Leritz scored 28 points in both victories, shooting 62.5% from both the field (25-40) and the three-point line (5-8). Leritz made 13-of-21 field goal attempts and grabbed three rebounds in just 22 minutes in a Friday victory at Alma. On Saturday, he scored 23 of his 28 points after halftime, finishing the game 12-of-19 (63.2%) from the field and three-of-four from beyond the arc. He also grabbed 12 rebounds for his third 'double-double' of the season.

2021-22 CCIW Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Matthew Leritz - Illinois Wesleyan (11/22/21)
Fillip Bulatovic - Carthage (11/15/21)
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).