2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. Akron won the regular season championship with a record of 14–4.[ 1] Akron's Loren Cristian Jackson was named player of the year.[ 2] The MAC tournament was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 3] The NCAA tournament and all of the national postseason tournaments were cancelled.[ 4]
Preseason awards
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2019.[ 5]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
Bowling Green 69 (9)
Buffalo 58 (3)
Kent State 43
Miami 37
Akron 33
Ohio 12
West Division
Toledo 69 (11)
Northern Illinois 52
Ball State 51 (1)
Central Michigan 41
Western Michigan 23
Eastern Michigan 16
Tournament champs
Bowling Green (6)
Toledo (2)
Buffalo (1)
Kent State (1)
Miami (1)
NIU (1)
Honors
Honor
Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East
Justin Turner , Bowling Green
Dylan Frye, Bowling Green
Phillip Whittington, Kent State
Nike Sibande , Miami
Jayvon Graves , Buffalo, Akron
Preseason All-MAC West
Eugene German , Northern Illinois
Tahjai Teague, Ball State
Marreon Jackson , Toledo
Luke Knapke , Toledo
Michael Flowers , Western Michigan
Dave DiLeo, Central Michigan
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
[ 6]
Coach of the Year: John Groce, Akron
Player of the Year: Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
Freshman of the Year: Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
Sixth Man of the Year: Ronaldo Segu, So., G, Buffalo
Honors
Honor
Recipient
All-MAC First Team
Loren Cristian Jackson , R-Jr., G, Akron
Eugene German , Sr., G, Northern Illinois
Jayvon Graves , Jr., G, Buffalo
Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
Justin Turner , R-Jr., G, Bowling Green
All-MAC Second Team
Tyler Cheese , Sr., G, Akron
Marreon Jackson , Jr., G, Toledo
Daeqwon Plowden , Jr., F, Bowling Green
Jason Preston , So., G, Ohio
Antonio Williams , Sr., G, Kent State
All-MAC Third Team
Ishmael El-Amin, Jr., G, Ball State
Brandon Johnson, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan
Luke Knapke , Sr., C, Toledo
Ben Vander Plas , R-So., F, Ohio
Xeyrius Williams , Sr., F, Akron
All-MAC Honorable Mention
David DiLeo , Sr., F, Central Michigan
Michael Flowers, Jr. G, Western Michigan
Willie Jackson, Sr., F, Toledo
Danny Pippen , Jr., F, Kent State
Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team
Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
Dae Dae Grant, G, Miami
Lunden McDay, G, Ohio
Keshaun Saunders, G, Toledo
Titus Wright, C/F, Western Michigan
All-MAC Defensive Team
Channel Banks, Sr., G, Akron
Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan
Antonio “Boo” Williams, Sr., G, Kent State
See also
2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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