Northwest University’s Ryan Ricks was named the Red Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
 
The 6-foot-1 junior guard from Spokane, Wash., averaged 19.5 points over two games to help NU boast two wins, including an upset 80-68 victory over No. 1 Oregon Tech. Ricks got the game-winning three-point play with 3.8 seconds left in the win over No. 17 Southern Oregon University and finished with 28 points against the Owls. He shot .545 from the floor, including a 6-of-11 output from beyond the arc, and was a perfect 9-of-9 at the charity stripe.