WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State guard Landry Shamet is the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week for Jan. 2-8.
Shamet -- a 6-foot-4, redshirt freshman guard -- averaged a team-high 14.0 points and totaled four steals and eight assists with just one turnover to lead WSU to a 2-0 week.
The Kansas City native went 5-of-8 from three and finished with a game-high 17 points in Sunday's 80-66 victory at Northern Iowa. He ended with 11 points, five assists and a pair of steals in Wednesday's 90-65 win over Drake.
Shamet is off to a blistering start to Valley play, averaging a team-best 14.