MAC Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week
Tavari Johnson, Senior, Guard, Akron
La Grange Park, Ill. (Lyons)
Tavari Johnson helped lead the charge to a Zips' 2-0 week. The senior guard averaged 21.0 points, six assists, three rebounds and one steal per game along with an assist-turnover ratio of +3.0 on the week. He also went .429 from the field and .889 from the free-throw line. Johnson started the week with 17 points, six assists, one block and one steal against Western Michigan on Tuesday. He followed that performance up with a 25-point scoring output at Ball State, his 16th 20+ scoring performance of the season. He shot .450 from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Johnson added six more assists, six rebounds and one steal against the Cardinals.

MAC Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week
Luke Skaljac, Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Brecksville, Ohio (Brecksville-Broadview Heights)
Luke Skaljac propelled Miami to a pair of wins against UMass and Bowling Green this week to remain undefeated (27-0, 14-0 MAC). In 31.9 minutes per game, Skaljac averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 steal. He also shot 14-of-25 (56.0%) from the field, 6-of-13 (46.2%) from the three-point line and 6-of-7 (85.7%) from the free-throw line over the two games. The sophomore guard opened the week with 16 points, seven assists, two rebounds and one steal in an 86-77 win over the Minutemen Tuesday night. Skaljac then recorded 24 points (the most of his career), five assists, three rebounds and one steal in a 91-77 victory against the Falcons Friday night.

2025-26 Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Week 1: Javontae Campbell, G, BGSU // Morgan Safford, G, KSU
Week 2: Delrecco Gillespie, F, Kent State
Week 3: Daniel Freitag, G, Buffalo // Mohammah Habhab, F, EMU
Week 4: Daniel Freitag, G, Buffalo
Week 5: Tavari Johnson, G, Akron // Javontae Campbell, G, BGSU
Week 6: Marcus Banks Jr., G, UMass
Week 7: Brant Byers, W, Miami
Week 8: Ryan Sabol, G, Buffalo
Week 9: Javontae Campbell, G, Bowling Green
Week 10: Jackson Paveletzke, G, Ohio
Week 11: Delrecco Gillespie, F, Kent State
Week 12: Amani Lyles, F, Akron
Week 13: Tavari Johnson, G, Akron
Week 14: Marcus Banks Jr., G, UMass
Week 15: Delrecco Gillespie, F, Kent State