MAC East Division Player of the Week
Justin Turner, Bowling Green
Guard, Redshirt-Sophomore, Detroit, Mich.
Justin Turner, by averaging 27.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals, led the Falcons to a 2-0 week with wins over Central Michigan (Feb. 12) and Northern Illinois (Feb. 16). The redshirt-sophomore guard shot 61.5 percent (16-of-26) on the week, including a 5-for-9 (55.5 percent) mark from downtown. After a 20-point, six-rebound, three-assist effort in a come-from-behind win over Central Michigan, Turner led BGSU to a wire-to-wire win at NIU. The Detroit native scored a career-high 34 points on 10-of-14 (4-of-5 from three) shooting, while also adding seven rebounds and four assists.