Senior JT Shumate was named MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of Week for the second time this year today.
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JT Shumate Named MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of Week
1/11/2023 12:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Academics
Senior forward honored for second time this season and holds 3.844 GPA as middle childhood education major
TOLEDO, Ohio - Senior forward JT Shumate of the Toledo men's basketball team was named the Mid-American Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week by the league office today. Shumate is being honored for the second time this season and currently holds a 3.844 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 a team-high 19.0 points to go along with 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in two games last week. He also shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from the field, 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from three-point range and was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line.
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After scoring 15 points vs. Ball State, Shumate tallied a team-high 23 points and connected on a season-high four three-point field goals in a 102-74 win over Western Michigan.
Toledo (10-6, 1-2 MAC) will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 14 with a trip to DeKalb, Ill. to face Northern Illinois (5-11, 1-2 MAC).
The Rockets' next home game will be Tuesday, Jan. 17 vs. Ohio. 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.
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A Newark, Ohio native who was a CSC First-Team Academic All-American last year, Shumate averaged a team-high 19.0 points to go along with 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in two games last week. He also shot 54.5 percent (12-of-22) from the field, 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from three-point range and was a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line.
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After scoring 15 points vs. Ball State, Shumate tallied a team-high 23 points and connected on a season-high four three-point field goals in a 102-74 win over Western Michigan.
Toledo (10-6, 1-2 MAC) will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 14 with a trip to DeKalb, Ill. to face Northern Illinois (5-11, 1-2 MAC).
The Rockets' next home game will be Tuesday, Jan. 17 vs. Ohio. 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.
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