APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University men’s basketball standout Jamie Nikitas has been named to the All-Midwest Conference team.
Nikitas (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) was a second-team selection.
Nikitas, who was chosen for the team for the first time, finished seventh in the Midwest Conference in scoring at 15.0 points per game. The 6-foot-1 guard was second in the league in rebounding at 7.7 per contest.
Nikitas also finished third in the league at 2.1 steals per game with a total of 46 on the season. Nikitas now has 129 steals for his career, and that ranks fifth on Lawrence’s career list. Nikitas was ninth in the league at 3.0 assists per game, and finished fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.3.
In conference games, Nikitas averaged 14.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 3.0 assists per game.
Nikitas posted five consecutive double-doubles to open the season, and scored a career-high 28 points against Ripon College back on Nov. 22. Nikitas grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds at Illinois College on Dec. 6. He also recorded a career-high eight assists at Knox College on Jan. 24 and picked up a season-high five steals vs. UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 13.
Lawrence finished with a 10-13 overall record and took sixth place in the league with an 8-10 mark.