MAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
David Coit, Junior, Guard, Northern Illinois
Columbus, N.J. (Princeton Day School)
On the road against the top two teams in the MAC, David Coit averaged 31.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, leading the Huskies to a split against Toledo and Akron. Coit opened the week with 27 points, including 6-of-12 from three, and five assists in a 75-72 win over the Rockets. He then scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Akron, also recording three assists and three steals. Coit eclipsed the 1,000-career point plateau against the Zips, becoming the 33rd player in program history to hit the century mark and just the fourth player, along with Jim Bradley, Kenny Battle and Xavier Silas, to do so in two seasons.