MAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Enrique Freeman, Senior, Akron, Forward  
Cleveland, Ohio (St. Martin De Porres) 
Enrique Freeman produced a pair of big-time performances for the Zips this past week with Akron going 2-0. On the week, Freeman scored 37 points while recording 31 rebounds, two assists, three blocks, three steals, and shooting 52.2 percent from the field. Recording a team-high 18.5 points per game, 15.5 rebounds per game, and adding two double-doubles to his name, Freeman started the week with a season-high 17 rebounds against Heidelberg. Seven of those rebounds were offensive boards. Freeman also added 10 points along with two assists and two blocks. Freeman was clutch in the Zips' 77-71 victory over the FIU Panthers in the opening round of the Cayman Islands Classic. He went 8-of-14 from the field and a perfect 2-of-2 from 3-point range to lead all scorers with 27 points. Freeman tacked on 14 rebounds, with four being offensive, where he recorded his 1,000th career rebound. He is just the sixth player in program history to record 1,000 career points and rebounds while wearing the Blue and Gold. He also converted nine of his 12 free throws on the week against the Panthers. Freeman also had a block and two steals against FIU.