Eastern Illinois senior guard Nakyel Shelton picked up a second weekly award on Monday morning (March 3) as he was named the Lou Henson National Player of the Week following his two-game performance.
 
Shelton helped lead EIU to a pair of wins at home over Little Rock and Southeast Missouri as EIU ended the year on a four-game win streak.
 
He averaged 26.5 points per game for the week closing out his career on Saturday with 28 points against OVC regular season champion Southeast Missouri after tossing in 25 in Thursday's win over Little Rock.  Shelton shot 57.7 percent from the field and 63.6 percent from 3-point range (7-of-11).  He was 16-of-20 at the foul line (80 percent) averaging 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 3.0 steals per game for the week.
 
For the season Shelton ranked second in the OVC in scoring average at 17.0 points per game.  He scored a season high 38 points against Morehead State in the January 23 ESPNU contest at home.