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 The Mid-American Conference Monday announced its Players of the Week. Nikokola Cvetinovic of Akron was named MAC East Player of the Week, while Jarrod Jones of Ball State took MAC West Player of the Week honors.
MAC Men's Basketball East Division Player of the Week
Nikola Cvetinovic, Akron, Forward
Junior, Loznica, Serbia (Virginia Episcopal School)
Cvetinovic led the Zips to victories over MAC East Division foes Miami (Ohio) and Buffalo last week, averaging 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and one steal per game.
In the Zips' 72-55 win over Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 23, Cvetinovic led all scorers with 21 points while grabbing nine boards and dishing out three assists in 30 minutes on the court.
In Akron's 69-60 over the Bulls on Feb. 26, Cvetinovic posted a team-high 22 points to help the Zips to their seventh-straight victory, sixth-straight in league play. Cvetinovic scored 14 of his points in the second half and finished the game having made 6-of-10 field goals and 10-of-11 free throws. The junior was 6-for-7 from the line and 4-for-5 from the floor after intermission. Cvetinovic also had four rebounds and two steals in his 100th career game as a Zip.
Cvetinovic closed the week shooting 66.7 percent from the floor (14-for-21) and converting on 88.2 percent of his chances from the charity stripe (15-for-17).
MAC Men's Basketball West Division Player of the Week
Jarrod Jones, Ball State, Forward
Junior, Michigan City, Ind. (Michigan City)
Jones led the Cardinals to back-to-back wins last week over Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan to keep BSU tied atop the MAC West Division. Jones averaged a double-double of 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in the two victories while shooting 50 percent (11-of-22) from the field.
He posted his 10th double-double of the season against EMU with a game-high 18 points and 14 rebounds. He followed that up with a 11-point, seven-rebound effort Saturday at CMU as the Cardinals rallied from a 23-point second half deficit.
Courtesy of Mid-American Conference
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