Bumbalough, Huggins Named to Academic All-MAC Team

By: Chad Smith

CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced the 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Academic All-MAC Team on Wednesday. The Ball State men’s basketball team was represented by Luke Bumbalough and Blake Huggins.
 
Bumbalough finished the season averaging 10.9 points per game. He led the team with 86 assists. He scored a career-high 21 points twice, once against Georgia Southern and once against Bowling Green. He added 20 steals. Bumbalough has a 3.28 GPA and is in the pursuit of a degree in finance.
 
Huggins graduated with a 3.22 GPA and a degree in history with a minor in coaching. Huggins finished his career with 112 points in 405 minutes of action. He brought down 88 rebounds, 51 defensive and 37 offensive. Huggins blocked 19 shots and added 13 assists.
 
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.
 
2021-22 MAC Men’s Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Luke Bumbalough, Ball State, So., Finance, 3.28 GPA
Blake Huggins, Ball State, R-Jr., History/Minor in Coaching, 3.22 GPA
Trey Diggs, Bowling Green, Sr., Master of Business Administration, 3.823 GPA
Isaac Elsasser, Bowling Green, Jr., College Credit Plus Program, 3.896 GPA
Brenton Mills, Bowling Green, So., Finance, 3.333 GPA
Tra’von Fagan, Buffalo, Grad., Education Studies, 3.800 GPA
Brock Bertram, Buffalo, Grad., Education Studies, 3.734 GPA
David Skogman, Buffalo, So., Accounting, 3.552 GPA
Caleb Hodgson, Central Michigan, So., Health & Physical Fitness, 3.36 GPA
Dylan Jergens, Central Michigan, So., Sports Management, 3.91 GPA
Derrick Ballard Jr, Eastern Michigan, R-Jr., Sports Management, 3.61 GPA
Darion Spottsville, Eastern Michigan, Sr., Sports Management, 3.23 GPA
Yusuf Jihad, Eastern Michigan, R-Fr., Exercise Science, 3.33 GPA
Precious Ayah, Miami, Grad., Sports Leadership & Management, 3.30 GPA
Isaiah Coleman-Lands, Miami, Grad., Sports Leadership & Management, 3.50 GPA
Kaleb Thornton, Northern Illinois, Jr., Business Administration, 3.34 GPA
Jason Carter, Ohio, Grad., MS Management, 3.945 GPA
Ben Roderick, Ohio, Jr., Sport Management, 3.611 GPA
Tommy Schmock, Ohio, Grad., Coaching Education, 3.734 GPA
Ben Vander Plas, Ohio, R-Sr, MS Management, 3.964 GPA
JT Shumate, Toledo, Jr., Middle Childhood Education, 3.851 GPA
RayJ Dennis, Toledo, Jr., University Studies, 3.350 GPA
Danny Kolp, Western Michigan, Jr., Entrepreneurship, 3.50 GPA
 
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