CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday, April 7, that Eastern Michigan University men's basketball redshirt sophomore Derek Ballard Jr. (Southfield, Mich.-Southfield-Lathrup) was honored as a member of the 2020 Academic-All MAC team, as a student-athlete who excelled both on the court and in the classroom.
Ballard Jr. is the seventh-straight and 17th overall men's basketball student-athlete to be recognized for this award. Only four Eagles in men's basketball history have been named to the Academic All-MAC Team multiple times: Dan Hoff (1975-76), Walt Jones (1975-76), Trent Perry (2015-16), and Paul Jackson (2018-19).