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Pearson Named to Academic All-MAC Team
March 28, 2023 | Men's Basketball
CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced the 2022-23 Men's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team on Tuesday. The Ball State men's basketball team was represented by Mickey Pearson Jr.
Pearson finished the season averaging 7.7 points per game. He was second on the team with 5.5 boards per game. He dropped a career-high 20 points at Eastern Illinois on Dec. 7. He grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Earlham on Nov. 7. He posted a field-goal percentage of 49.7 and was 32.6 percent from 3-point range. He excelled in the classroom and has a 3.55 GPA and is pursuing a degree in sociology.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
2022-23 MAC Men's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Kobe Mitchell, Akron, R-Freshman, Integrated Social Studies, 3.24 GPA
Mickey Pearson Jr., Ball State, R-So., Sociology, 3.55 GPA
Isaac Elsasser, Bowling Green, Senior, Sport Management, 3.90 GPA
Kaden Metheny, Bowling Green, Sophomore, Individualized Business, 3.56 GPA
Brenton Mills, Bowling Green, Senior, Finance, 3.36 GPA
Caleb Hodgson, Central Michigan, Senior, Physical Activity Specialist Major, 3.86 GPA
Miroslav Stafl, Central Michigan, Senior, Information Systems Major, 3.29 GPA
Yusuf Jihad, Eastern Michigan, Sr., Sport Management, 3.48 GPA
Kevin-David Rice, Eastern Michigan, Jr., General Business, 3.69 GPA
Luka Savicevic, Eastern Michigan, So., General Business, 3.72 GPA
Julius Rollins, Kent State, Sophomore, Educational Studies major, 3.29 GPA
Ben Roderick, Ohio, Senior, Sport Management, 3.59 GPA
Dwight Wilson lll, Ohio, Grad. Student, MS in Management & Coaching Education, 3.38 GPA
JT Shumate, Toledo, Senior, Middle Childhood Education, 3.84 GPA
AJ Edu, Toledo, Junior, MBA in Administration, 3.54 GPA
Elijah Wilson, Toledo, Sophomore, Pre-Business, 3.54 GPA
RayJ Dennis, Toledo, Junior, University Studies, 3.20 GPA
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Pearson finished the season averaging 7.7 points per game. He was second on the team with 5.5 boards per game. He dropped a career-high 20 points at Eastern Illinois on Dec. 7. He grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Earlham on Nov. 7. He posted a field-goal percentage of 49.7 and was 32.6 percent from 3-point range. He excelled in the classroom and has a 3.55 GPA and is pursuing a degree in sociology.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
2022-23 MAC Men's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Kobe Mitchell, Akron, R-Freshman, Integrated Social Studies, 3.24 GPA
Mickey Pearson Jr., Ball State, R-So., Sociology, 3.55 GPA
Isaac Elsasser, Bowling Green, Senior, Sport Management, 3.90 GPA
Kaden Metheny, Bowling Green, Sophomore, Individualized Business, 3.56 GPA
Brenton Mills, Bowling Green, Senior, Finance, 3.36 GPA
Caleb Hodgson, Central Michigan, Senior, Physical Activity Specialist Major, 3.86 GPA
Miroslav Stafl, Central Michigan, Senior, Information Systems Major, 3.29 GPA
Yusuf Jihad, Eastern Michigan, Sr., Sport Management, 3.48 GPA
Kevin-David Rice, Eastern Michigan, Jr., General Business, 3.69 GPA
Luka Savicevic, Eastern Michigan, So., General Business, 3.72 GPA
Julius Rollins, Kent State, Sophomore, Educational Studies major, 3.29 GPA
Ben Roderick, Ohio, Senior, Sport Management, 3.59 GPA
Dwight Wilson lll, Ohio, Grad. Student, MS in Management & Coaching Education, 3.38 GPA
JT Shumate, Toledo, Senior, Middle Childhood Education, 3.84 GPA
AJ Edu, Toledo, Junior, MBA in Administration, 3.54 GPA
Elijah Wilson, Toledo, Sophomore, Pre-Business, 3.54 GPA
RayJ Dennis, Toledo, Junior, University Studies, 3.20 GPA
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