Mid-American Conference

Antino Jackson, Akron
Guard, Sophomore, Houston, Texas (Cypress Springs)
Jackson led the Zips basketball team to a 2-1 week with wins over Hiram (100-30) and Arkansas (88-80) before falling to No. 11 ranked Villanova (75-56). Against Arkansas, he had career-best and team-high performances. He posted 23 points and 7 assist on 8-of-18 shooting including a 3-of-7 performance from 3-point range and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line. He was responsible for stopping all substantial runs Arkansas tried to make by answering with a 3-pointer or three-point play. At Villanova, Jackson was the high scorer with 13 points (4-of-12) and 3-of-8 from downtown with 2 assists. Against Hiram, he contributed six points and five assists on a 2-of-4, 50 percent effort from the floor and perfect 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Additionally, he was 8-of-8 for the week at the free throw line.

YP.com MAC West Division Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Nathan Boothe, Toledo
Center, Senior, Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)
Boothe dominated in both of Toledo's games last week, averaging 27.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He also shot 60.0 percent (24-of-40) from the field, 40.0 percent (2-of-5) from three-point range and 83.3 percent (5-of-6) from the free-throw line. Boothe opened the week with a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds in the Rockets' 100-78 victory at Youngstown State. He made a career-best 12 field goals (in 16 shots) against the Penguins to lead Toledo to largest margin of victory in a road game in nearly 12 years. Boothe then posted a new career best with 29 points and 11 boards for his second career double-double in a 69-62 loss at Loyola (IL). In that contest, the Gurnee, IL native tallied UT's first 10 points of game and helped the Rockets to a 39-24 halftime advantage.


2015-16 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
November 16, 2015
Chris Ortiz, Kent State, Sr., Forward
Rayshawn Simmons, Central Michigan, Sr., Guard