TOLEDO, Ohio - Senior 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 3.827 grade-point average as a middle childhood education major.

A Newark, Ohio native who was a CSC First-Team Academic All-American last year, Shumate averaged 22.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the field to help Toledo to a pair of victories last week.

In the Rockets' 83-75 road win at Northern Iowa last Tuesday, Shumate led the way with 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting and grabbed six rebounds. He then scored 20 points or more for the fourth straight game when he poured in 20 points and blocked a season-high three shots in a 69-68 home victory over Canisius.

Shumate leads the MAC with 19.5 ppg and 1.5 bpg and ranks fifth with a 56.9 FG%.

Toledo (7-3) will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 17 with a trip to Huntington, W. Va. to face Marshall (9-2).

Bleacher tickets for Toledo's home games vs. Lourdes Univ. (Dec. 29), Ball State (Jan. 3) and Western Michigan (Jan. 6) are available for $8.00 in advance and $9.00 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Rocket Athletic Ticket Office at the Sullivan Athletic Complex in Savage Arena, contact the Rocket Athletic Ticket Office at 419-530-GOLD (4653) or go online to UTRockets.com/tix.