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Acker's MUTV Interview (10-9-08) 2008-09 Season Notes: Grabbed a career-high five rebounds, including four boards on the defensive end, in season opening win over Houston Baptist (11/14) ... Knocked down a pair of field goals, including a 3-point basket vs. Chicago State (11/17) and finished with seven points and two steals ... Connected on 3-of-4 shots from 3-point range, a personal high as a Golden Eagle and led the MU bench with 10 points vs. Texas Southern (11/25) ... Knocked down a 3-pointer with 7:43 remaining to give MU a 15-point lead over Central Michigan (12/2) ... Scored all six of MU's reserve points in a 61-58 win over Wisconsin on 6-of-7 shooting from the foul line ... Shot 3-of-4 from the field, including a pair of three-pointers, and recorded two assists and two steals vs. Western Carolina (12/19) ... Handed out a career-high 10 assists with a career-best four steals and just one turnover in 16 minutes vs. Presbyterian (12/28) ... Hit a running 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer vs. Cincinnati (1/4) ... Had a game-high three steals vs. Providence (1/17) ... Played a season-high 22 minutes at Note Dame (1/26) and defensively was credited with shutting down the Irish's Kyle McAlarney, who shot just 3-of-12 from the field, in the second half ... Handed out four assists in 10 minutes at DePaul (2/3) ... Played a career-high 33 minutes vs. UConn in lieu of starting point guard Dominic James, who suffered a broken foot in the first half; Acker finished with six points, knocking down both of his 3-point attempts, including four assists against the Huskies without a turnover ... Garnered his first start of the season, second of his career, at Louisville (3/1) in place of the injured James and finished with three points, three assists and three rebounds ... Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and dished out seven assists in a career-high 40 minutes of action vs. Syracuse (3/7) ... Matched career-highs for points (12) and 3-point field goals (3) while shooting 4-of-5 from the field vs. Villanova (3/12) ... concluded the year averaging 2.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... earned second letter. 2007-08 Season Notes: Appeared in each of the team's 35 outings, earning one starting assignment ... captured program's "Super Sub" Award ... Played 12 minutes in season opener vs. IUPUI (11/10), making his MU debut ... First basket as a Golden Eagle was a 3-pointer to give MU a 23-17 first-half lead over IUPUI ... Played nine minutes vs. Utah Valley (11/12), tallying two assists, one steal and a rebound ... Recorded one rebound and one assist in eight minutes vs. Chaminade (11/19) ... Scored a season-high seven points on 3-of-6 shooting and recorded two assists and two rebounds vs. Oklahoma State (11/20) ... Had three assists and a season-high two steals while scoring five points in 14 minutes vs. Duke (11/21) ... Added five points and two assists vs. UW-Milwaukee (11/30) ... Contributed six points on 2-of-3 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers, in addition to two assists and two steals in 12 minutes vs. Wisconsin (12/8) ... Tallied 10 points with three field goals, including a 3-pointer, in 17 minutes of action vs. Sacramento State (12/15) ... Played 21 minutes vs. IPFW (12/17) and collected a season-best four rebounds and three steals ... Posted seven points and four assists vs. Coppin St. (12/21) ... Scored five points and recorded a pair of steals in 12 minutes vs. Savannah State (12/29) ... Shot 2-of-2 from outside the arc and scored eight points vs. Providence (1/3) ... Netted both attempts from the foul line and finished with two assists in 12 minutes vs. West Virginia (1/6) ... Played a season-high 28 minutes before fouling out vs. Seton Hall (1/8), and posted a game-high and season-best six assists ... Led all reserves with five assists vs. Notre Dame (1/12) ... Led all MU reserves with six points vs. Louisville (1/17) ... Scored all nine points in second half and dished out five assists without a turnover vs. Connecticut (1/20) ... Made first start as a Golden Eagle vs. Louisville (2/4) and scored eight points with a team-high four assists ... Shot 2-of-4 from the field and scored four points in eight minutes at Seton Hall (2/12) ... Scored 12 of MU's 16 bench points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, and 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line vs. Villanova (2/25) ... Shot 3-of-3 from the field, including a 3-pointer vs. Syracuse (3/8) ... Shot 4-of-6, including a pair of 3-pointers, to finish with 11 points vs. Notre Dame (3/13) ... concluded the year averaging 4.5 points, 1.8 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game ... earned first letter. 2006-07: Sat out season per NCAA transfer rules. 2005-06 (Ball State): Acker averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 31.7 minutes and started in all 28 games as a freshman at Ball State ... was recognized for his outstanding play by being named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshmen team as well as being named the league's rookie of the year ... will sit out the 2006-07 season per NCAA transfer rules. High School: A high school teammate of current Golden Eagles guard Jerel McNeal ... a four-year letterwinner for Tom Cappel at nationally recognized Hillcrest High School ... averaged 18 points, eight assists and nearly four steals a game in leading Hillcrest to its 17th straight conference championship in 2004 ... was named all-state, all-conference, all-area and selected as the team's most valuable player...was an all-american nominee. Personal: Born June 25, 1987...son of Maurice Sr. and Renee Acker... has two sisters - Aliah and Shaneya...majors in communication studies. |
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