MAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Tavari Johnson, Junior, Guard, Akron
La Grange, Ill. (Lyons HS)
Helping the Zips to another 2-0 week, with yet another win over a previously undefeated MAC school, Tavari Johnson made his impact known in multiple ways. The junior guard averaged 17.5 points per game, 5.5 assists, an assist-turnover ratio of +2.8, 1.0 blocks and 0.5 steals per game for the week. On the week, Tavari shot .591 (13-of-22) and .556 (5-of-9) from 3-point range. 
 
Tavari started the week dropping 20 points (his fourth 20+ performance of the season) on Buffalo while shooting .613 (8-of-13) from the field and .571 (4-of-7) from beyond the arc. The electric guard dished out five assists while adding five rebounds, one steal and one block to his name in the 90-58 road victory.
 
Against a previously undefeated Miami squad, Johnson scored 15 points on a 5-of-9 (.556) shooting day that also saw him go a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. He'd supply six more assists against the RedHawks while adding one rebound and one block in a blowout 102-75 victory to keep Akron perfect in the MAC and at home.