MAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Tyson Acuff, Junior, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech)
EMU junior guard Tyson Acuff poured in a season-high 34 points to go with a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double in a 69-60 win over BGSU, Feb. 17. Acuff netted 22 points in the first half. His 34 points are tied for the 10th-most by a player inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center (since 1998-99). His career high of 36 points against the University of Toledo, Feb. 11, 2023, ranks as the sixth-highest scoring total in George Gervin GameAbove Center history. Acuff was 12-for-21 from the field, converting nine field goals in the first half. His nine field goals made in the opening half are tied for the most field goals made in a half against a Division I foe in George Gervin GameAbove Center history. Acuff tallied his seventh game with at least 29 points (one of three players in the nation), 12th game with at least 23 points (one of six players in the nation), and ninth game with 10-plus made field goals (one of three players in the nation).