Missouri Western senior guard/forward TJ Johnson earned MIAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the first time in his career for the week of Nov. 14-20 as selected by a conference SID panel and released Monday afternoon.

MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

TJ Johnson, G, Missouri Western

Johnson had an outstanding week leading the Griffons to three victories. The Griffons are 4-0, which is their best start since the 2007-2008 season. The senior from Pflugerville, Texas, tied his career high twice with 22 points in both the Manhattan Christian contest and the Rockhurst game. With the Griffons trailing 59-56 late in the contest against William Jewell, Johnson took over, scoring the Griffons’ final nine points to help them to the one-point victory. He shot extremely well from the field on the week, making 57.1-percent (20-35) of his shots, including an 8-of-11 performance against Manhattan Christian. He also made 4-of-9 three-point shots and 18-of-25 free throws, including 9-of-11 against Rockhust. He snared 19 rebounds, which included seven twice, and dished out nine assists with four against Rockhurst.

The Griffons will head to San Antonio, Texas for the River City Shootout hosted by Saint Mary’s University. Western takes on Southeastern Oklahoma State Friday, Nov. 25 at 5:30 p.m. and face host, St. Mary’s on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

— MWSU Sports Information —