Eastern Michigan Athletics
Toure Earns MAC West Player of the Week Honors
2/17/2020 11:59:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The redshirt senior averaged 18.5 points per game to lead the Eagles to 2-0 last week
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University men's basketball redshirt senior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon) was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, the league office announced today, Feb. 17. This is the first MAC West Player of the Week honor of his career.
The center averaged 18.5 points per game and grabbed a team-best 9.5 rebounds to go along with four assists, a steal, and played 33.5 minutes a contest. The Dakar, Senegal native only missed one shot from inside the arc, as he went 17-of-18 (94.4 percent) from the floor between the two games.
Toure led EMU to back-to-back Mid-American Conference wins last week, as the Eagles downed both in-state rivals, Central Michigan (73-70), Feb. 11, and Western Michigan (69-51), Feb. 15.
In Mount Pleasant, the redshirt senior posted his 10th double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds versus the Chippewas. Toure shot 90 percent (9-of-10) from the field and contributed a career-high in assists with three. He and fellow teammate Ty Groce (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Lincoln) were the first pair to notch a double-double and score 20+ points since 2017.
Against Western Michigan, Toure led the Green and White with 17 points, on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting. He also grabbed a team-best six rebounds versus the Broncos.
Toure ranks second on the team at 10.9 points per game, but leads the squad with 12.5 a contest in MAC play. Toure leads the MAC with a 69.0 field-goal percentage (116-of-168).
The Eagles return to the Convocation Center for a key MAC matchup with Kent State Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+. As always, fans can listen to the action on WEMU (89.1 FM) or follow along on Twitter.
The center averaged 18.5 points per game and grabbed a team-best 9.5 rebounds to go along with four assists, a steal, and played 33.5 minutes a contest. The Dakar, Senegal native only missed one shot from inside the arc, as he went 17-of-18 (94.4 percent) from the floor between the two games.
Toure led EMU to back-to-back Mid-American Conference wins last week, as the Eagles downed both in-state rivals, Central Michigan (73-70), Feb. 11, and Western Michigan (69-51), Feb. 15.
In Mount Pleasant, the redshirt senior posted his 10th double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds versus the Chippewas. Toure shot 90 percent (9-of-10) from the field and contributed a career-high in assists with three. He and fellow teammate Ty Groce (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Lincoln) were the first pair to notch a double-double and score 20+ points since 2017.
Against Western Michigan, Toure led the Green and White with 17 points, on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting. He also grabbed a team-best six rebounds versus the Broncos.
Toure ranks second on the team at 10.9 points per game, but leads the squad with 12.5 a contest in MAC play. Toure leads the MAC with a 69.0 field-goal percentage (116-of-168).
The Eagles return to the Convocation Center for a key MAC matchup with Kent State Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+. As always, fans can listen to the action on WEMU (89.1 FM) or follow along on Twitter.
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