2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2022. Toledo won their second straight MAC regular season title with a 17–3 conference record.[ 1]
Fourth seeded Akron defeated Kent State in the final of the MAC tournament .[ 2] With the automatic bid, Akron was the only MAC schools to qualify for the NCAA tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round.[ 3] [ 4] Toledo accepted a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Dayton in the first round.[ 5] [ 6] Ohio accepted a bid to the College Basketball Invitational .[ 7] Kent State accepted a bid to The Basketball Classic .[ 8]
Preseason awards
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 3, 2021.[ 9]
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
Buffalo (11) 143
Ohio 126
Toledo (1) 107
Kent State 98
Akron (2) 95
Bowling Green 93
Miami 92
Ball State 54
Western Michigan 44
Central Michigan 34
Eastern Michigan 29
Northern Illinois 21
MAC tournament champions: Buffalo (8), Bowling Green (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)
Honors
Honor
Recipient
Preseason All-MAC First Team
Daeqwon Plowden , Bowling Green
Josh Mballa , Buffalo
Jeenathan Williams , Buffalo
Ben Vander Plas , Ohio
Ryan Rollins , Toledo
Preseason All-MAC Second Team
K. J. Walton, Akron
Sincere Carry , Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Miami
Jason Carter, Ohio
B. Artis White, Western Michigan
Conference matrix
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Toledo
Western Michigan
vs. Akron
–
0–2
0–2
0–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–0
1–1
vs. Ball State
2–0
–
0–2
2–0
1–0
0–2
2–0
0–1
1–1
1–0
1–1
0–2
vs. Bowling Green
2–0
2–0
–
2–0
1–0
0–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
vs. Buffalo
1–0
0–2
0–2
–
0–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–0
2–0
0–2
vs. Central Michigan
2–0
0–1
0–1
1–0
–
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
vs. Eastern Michigan
2–0
2–0
1–0
2–0
0–2
–
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–0
1–1
vs. Kent State
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
–
0–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–1
vs. Miami (OH)
2–0
1–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–0
–
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
vs. Northern Illinois
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
–
1–1
2–0
0–1
vs. Ohio
1–1
0–1
1–1
0–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
–
2–0
0–2
vs. Toledo
0–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–2
−
0–2
vs. Western Michigan
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–0
2–0
1–0
2–0
2–0
-
Total
14–6
9–10
6–14
13–6
6–12
5–15
16–4
8–12
6–14
14–6
17–3
4–16
All-MAC awards
Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards
[ 10]
Week
Player(s) of the Week
School
Newcomer of the Week
School
Nov 15
Mark Sears
Ohio
Nov 22
Maceo Jack
Buffalo
Nov 29
Ryan Rollins
Toledo
Dec 6
Enrique Freeman
Akron
Dec 13
Bryce McBride
Eastern Michigan
Dec 20
Mark Sears
Ohio
Dec 27
Mark Sears
Ohio
Jan 3
Ali Ali / Mekhi Lairy
Akron / Miami
Jan 10
Mark Sears
Ohio
Jan 17
JT Shumate
Toledo
Jan 24
Ryan Rollins
Toledo
Jan 31
Mark Sears / Ryan Rollins
Ohio / Toledo
Feb 7
Jason Carter
Ohio
Feb 14
Ryan Rollins
Toledo
Feb 21
Sincere Carry / Josh Mballa
Kent State / Buffalo
Feb 28
Sincere Carry / Jeenathan Williams
Kent State / Buffalo
Mar 7
Sincere Carry / Setric Millner Jr.
Kent State / Toledo
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
[ 11]
Coach of the Year: Rob Senderoff , Kent State
Player of the Year: Sincere Carry , Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Payton Sparks, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Enrique Freeman , Akron
Sixth Man of the Year: Justyn Hamilton, Kent State
Honors
Honor
Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team
Jeenathan Williams , Buffalo
Sincere Carry , Kent State
Mark Sears , Ohio
Ben Vander Plas , Ohio
Ryan Rollins , Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team
Ali Ali, Akron
Enrique Freeman , Akron
Josh Mballa , Buffalo
Ronaldo Segu, Buffalo
JT Shumate, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team
Payton Sparks, Ball State
Daeqwon Plowden , Bowling Green
Jason Carter, Ohio
Setric Millner Jr. , Toledo
Lamar Norman Jr., Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention
Xavier Castaneda, Akron
Kevin Miller, Central Michigan
Malique Jacobs, Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Miami
Keshawn Williams, Northern Illinois
All-MAC Freshman Team
Payton Sparks, Ball State
Jaylin Sellers, Ball State
Kevin Miller, Central Michigan
Mo Njie, Eastern Michigan
Ra’Heim Moss, Toledo
All-MAC Defensive Team
Enrique Freeman , Akron
Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Malique Jacobs, Kent State
Sincere Carry, Kent State
See also
2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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