MAC East: Mayvon Graves (G - Buffalo) and Jordan Dartis (G - Ohio)
MAC West: Kevin McKay (G - Central Michigan)
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Jayvon Graves, Buffalo, Guard
Junior, Malvern, OH (St. Vincent-St. Mary)
Graves led Buffalo with 24 points in their 88-77 victory over William & Mary
on Saturday afternoon as UB improved to 5-2 on the seasons. Graves went
10-of-16 from the floor and hit three big three pointers, including back-to-back
three which ignited a game-changing 8-0 run. Graves added a pair of rebounds
and a season-best five assists. He leads Buffalo in scoring at 17.7 points per game.
Jordan Dartis, Ohio, Guard
Redshirt Senior, Newark, Ohio
Dartis led the Bobcats this week in Ohio's 91-81 victory over Detroit Mercy on
Saturday, to help improve the Bobcats to 5-3 overall on the season.In that game,
Dartis scored 26 points, 18 of which came within the first four minute of the
game. Overall, Dartis finished the day 9-of-15 from the field and 6-of-9 from
three-point range, and 2-of-3 from the free throw line. Dartis also grabbed two
rebounds and dished out one assist while playing all 40 minutes on the court.
MAC Men's Basketball West Division Player of the Week
Kevin McKay, Central Michigan, Guard
Senior, Warren, Mich. (Warren HS)
McKay continued his high-level of play of late this week, as Central Michigan
went 1-1. McKay averaged 19.5 points, while shooting .667 from the field and
.909 from the line, and 7.5 rebounds. On Tuesday, in Chicago versus undefeated
DePaul, McKay helped the Chippewas build an 18-point halftime lead, finally
finishing with 15 points, on 5-of-7 shooting, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. On Saturday,
against Youngstown State, McKay notched his 14th career double-double,
scoring a game-high 24 points while collecting 11 rebounds. Also adding 2 steals
and 2 assists, he shot .643 from the field overall (9-14), 1.000 (1-1) from 3-point
range and 1.000 (5-5) from the free throw line.