Men's Basketball Player of the Week (January 23, 2012)
Marquel Johnson, Asbury University -- Men's Basketball Player of the Week
5-10 Sophomore - Lexington, KY
Asbury University sophomore Marquel Johnson was named the KIAC men's basketball player of the week by KIAC officials on Monday, January 23rd.
For two games last week, Johnson averaged 20.5 points, 4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2 steals. He connected on 42.9 percent from shots the field (12-of-28) and made 52.6 percent of his 3-point attempts (10-of-19). The sophomore guard scored 23 points and had 6 assists in Asbury's 80-73 win over Berea College on Tuesday. He scored 18 points and had 3 steals in a 78-70 loss to Brescia on Thursday. Johnson is currently second on the team with an average of 13.17 points per game.
The Eagles are 7-11 overall and 1-3 in conference play. They will return to action on January 24th when they travel to Alice Lloyd for a conference game.