The University of Akron Athletics
Isaiah Johnson, Men's Basketball
Cleveland, Ohio – After securing the 2016 Savannah Invitational Most Valuable Player Award, senior center Isaiah Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday.
In addition, Johnson 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.
Johnson had a big week, leading the Akron Zips to the 2016 Savannah Invitational Championship. Akron defeated Georgia Southern, Air Force and Mercer to claim the inaugural title as Johnson was awarded the tournament’s Most Valuable Player honor.
Johnson led the Zips’ scoring efforts in all three games, pouring in 20 points against Georgia Southern on an 8-of-9 effort from the field for an 88.9 shooting percentage. He added four rebounds, three assists, and a blocked shot in the 75-67 win.
Against Air Force, Big Dog tallied 19 points on 7-of-10 (.700) shooting en route to an 84-75 victory. He added a 5-of-8 performance from the charity stripe along with six rebounds, a career-best five assists, and a block.
Against Mercer, Johnson led the Zips to the tournament championship with a second straight 19-point performance. He ended the tournament shooting 63.6 percent from the floor on 7-of-11 shots with a 5-of-7 showing from the free throw line. He secured five rebounds while adding two assists and a block.
For the week, Johnson scored 58 points in three games to average 19.33 points. He shot 22-of-30 from the floor for a 73.3 shooting percentage and 14-of-23 from the free throw line for a 61-percent effort. Johnson finished with 15 rebounds (5.0 rebs/g), 10 assists (3.33 ast/g), and three blocked shots (1.0 blk/g).
The Akron Zips will return to James A. Rhodes Arena for a battle with Adrian on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. Akron will look to increase its home winning streak to 21 games.
2016 Savannah Invitational All-Tournament Team
Isaiah Johnson, Akron, (MVP)
Antino Jackson, Akron
Desmond Williams, FAMU
Derick Newton, Stetson
Ike Smith, Georgia Southern
Ed Polite Jr., Radford
Frank Toohey, Air Force
B.J. Tyson, East Carolina
Ria'n Holland, Mercer
2016-17 Zips' Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by The University of Akron
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
