MAC Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week
AJ Clayton, Senior, Forward, Ohio
Roseville, Ohio (Philo)
Ohio senior forward AJ Clayton led Ohio this past weekend at the 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational. In the three-game MTE, Clayton averaged 23.3 points and 9.3 rebounds a game. He also averaged 1.0 blocks, 1.0 steals and 1.6 assists per game. Clayton went 25-of-56 from the field (.446), 11-of-35 (.314) from three and 9-of-13 (.691) from the line. Clayton also earned a spot on the Myrtle Beach Invitational All-Tournament Team. Clayton's biggest night came on Nov. 22 against Portland where he scored a career-high 34 points, going 13-of-26 from the field, 6-of-14 from three, 2-of-4 from the line and tied a career high with 12 rebounds. He also had one assist and two blocks in the victory.

Nate Johnson, R-Junior, Guard, Akron
Liberty Township, Ohio (Lakota East)
Nate Johnson helped power the Akron Zips to a 3-0 week in the Akron Basketball Classic and earned himself tournament MVP for his performance. The redshirt junior led the Zips with 17.3 points per game over the three-day tournament where he recorded a career-high 25 points in a 97-78 victory over Alabama State on Sunday. Johnson was locked in shooting the ball for the Blue and Gold, hitting on 63 percent of his shots (17-of-27) and 50 percent of his 3-pointers (6-of-12). He shot .500 or better in every game and shot .778 (7-of-9) against Nebraska Omaha where he finished with 18 points. He was also close to perfect at the free throw line, going 12-of-14 from the charity stripe which featured an 8-for-8 performance against the Hornets on Sunday. He added nine rebounds, eight assists and two steals over the three victories.