Cleveland, Ohio – Junior guard Antino Jackson (Houston, Texas) was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday. In addition on Dec. 27, Jackson was selected as the University of Akron's Student-Athlete of the Week.
Jackson earned the Barry Kobren Most Valuable Player Award for leading the Zips to their second tournament title defeating Maryland Eastern Shore, 76-60, to be crowned the 55th Annual WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Champions.
Jackson used two stellar performances to lead the Zips at the Sun Bowl Invitational, scoring a career-high 23 points on Wednesday (Dec.