The University of Akron Athletics
Noah Robotham - Men's Basketball
Akron, Ohio – Junior guard Noah Robotham (Las Vegas, Nev.) was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday.
In addition on Dec. 19, Robotham was selected as the Madness Mid-American Men's Basketball Player of the Week by collegesportsmadness.com and Student-Athlete of the Week by the University of Akron.
Robotham earned the honor after posting a career-high 27 points and leading the Zips to a 99-88 victory over Marshall on Saturday. The win marked Akron’s 23rd consecutive victory at James A. Rhodes Arena.
Robotham started the game on fire and never really slowed down. He only missed one shot in Akron’s lone game of the week and was a perfect 5-of-5 from beyond the 3-point arc in the first half.
In 34 minutes of play, Robotham shot 6-of-7 (.857) from long distance and 8-of-9 from the field (.889). In addition, he made five trips to charity stripe and drained all five attempts. Robotham also contributed four assists and three rebounds.
For the season, Robotham has played in 9-of-11 games, averaging 27.4 minutes and 11.2 points per game. He shoots 46.3 percent from the field (31-of-67), including a 43.5 percentage from long distance (20-of-46) and 79.2 from the free throw line (19-of-24). He adds 2.1 assists (19) and rebounds (19) per game.
2016-17 Zips' Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by The University of Akron
Dec. 19, 2016 - Noah Robotham, Men's Basketball
Dec. 12, 2016 - Hannah Plybon, Women's Basketball
Dec. 5, 2016 - Madison Myers, Swimming and Diving
Nov. 28, 2016 - Isaiah Johnson, Men's Basketball
Nov. 21, 2016 - Hannah Plybon, Women's Basketball
Nov. 14, 2016 - Nick Hinds, Men's Soccer
Nov. 7, 2016 - Stuart Holthusen, Men's Soccer
Nov. 1, 2016 - Sadie Fazekas, Swimming and Diving
Oct. 24, 2016 - Patience Brown, Women's Volleyball
Oct. 17, 2016 - Sam Gainford, Men's Soccer
Oct. 10, 2016 - Danielle Nicholson, Women's Golf
Oct. 3, 2016 - Ulysees Gilbert III, Football
Sept. 26, 2016 - Carli Knezevich, Women's Tennis
Sept. 19, 2016 - JoJo Natson, Football
Sept. 12, 2016 - Chloe Allen, Women's Soccer
Sept. 5, 2016 - Thomas Woodson, Football
August 29, 2016 - Ben Lundt, Men's Soccer
