TOLEDO, Ohio - Junior forward JT Shumate of the Toledo men's basketball team has been named the Mid-American Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league office announced today. Shumate currently holds a 3.96 grade-point average as a middle childhood education major.
Shumate averaged a double-double last week with a team-high 18.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.5 spg and 1.5 bpg in Toledo's two eight-point victories over Valparaiso and Detroit Mercy. Shumate was also red-hot in the shooting department with a 70.6 FG% (12-of-17) and 70.0 3PTFG% (7-of-10).
Shumate poured in a team-high 20 points and grabbed a team-best nine rebounds in the Rockets' season-opening 69-61 road win over Valparaiso.