MAC Announces YP.com Men's Basketball Players of the Week
YP.com MAC East Division Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Spencer Parker, Bowling Green
Senior, Forward, Detroit, Mich. (West Bloomfield)
Parker posted back-to-back 20-plus point games to lead BGSU to two straight MAC road wins at Ohio and at Eastern Michigan. He was clutch from the field offensively, as he shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the floor overall, shot 75 percent (3-of-4) from the three-point line and shot 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the charity stripe. In the win over Ohio, Parker tallied 15 points in the second half alone, to lead the way with a game-high 22 points for his fourth 20-plus scoring game of the season. He was 8-of-15 from the field overall and was a perfect 2-of-2 from behind the three-point line and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, as he helped the Falcons' erase a 14-point deficit to earn the road win. In BGSU's road victory at EMU on Saturday, Parker poured in 21 points, including 12 second-half points, as the forward was 7-of-12 from the field overall. Parker added seven rebounds which was tied for the team lead as well. He also had five assists in the win, in which BGSU lead by as much as 20 on the road. Parker has now posted five 20+plus point performances on the season for the Falcons. He is inching closer to the 1,000 career points mark, as he now has amassed 923 career points as a Falcon. In his final year at BGSU, Parker is averaging career-highs with 14.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. He is also shooting 49.1 percent from the field overall on the season.
YP.com MAC West Division Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nathan Boothe, Toledo
Senior, Center, Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)
Senior center Nathan Boothe tallied a team-high 27.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and was extremely efficient shooting the ball in two contests last week. In addition to his point and rebound totals, Boothe registered a 57.6 field-goal percentage (19-of-33), a 44.4 three-point FG% (4-of-9) and an 81.3 free-throw percentage (13-of-16).
Boothe opened the week by scoring a career-high 30 points and grabbing nine boards in a 71-66 setback to Northern Illinois. He hit 10-of-16 shots from the field and 8-of-9 from the charity stripe. The Rockets’ post play followed that up with 25 points and nine rebounds in a 78-64 victory over Akron.
Boothe leads the MAC with 19.6 ppg and ranks second with 8.8 rpg and sixth with a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio and team-best 3.9 apg, eighth with a 53.8 FG%, 10th with a 77.6 FT% and 12th with a 41.9 3PTFG%.
November 16, 2015
Chris Ortiz, Kent State, Sr., Forward
Rayshawn Simmons, Central Michigan, Sr., Guard
November 23, 2015
Antino Jackson, Akron, So., Guard
Nathan Boothe, Toledo, Sr., Center
November 30, 2015
Jimmy Hall, Kent State, R-Jr., Forward
Nathan Boothe, Toledo, Sr., Center
December 7, 2015
Pat Forsythe, Akron, Sr., Center
Nathan Boothe, Toledo, Sr., Center
December 14, 2015
Kellon Thomas, Kent State, R-Jr., Guard
Tucker Haymond, Western Michigan, Jr., Forward
December 21, 2015
Lamonte Bearden, Buffalo, So., Guard
Marin Maric, Northern Illinois, So., Center
December 28, 2015
Isaiah Johnson, Akron, Jr., Center
Jonathan Williams, Toledo, Jr., Guard
January 4, 2016
Isaiah Johnson, Akron, Jr., Center
Nathan Boothe, Toledo, Sr., Center
January 11, 2016
Jaaron Simmons, Ohio, So., Guard
Travon Baker, NIU, Sr., Guard
