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2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in March 2019. The season marked the 76th season of Mid–American Conference basketball.

2018–19 Mid–American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN3, CBSSN
Regular Season
ChampionBuffalo
Season MVPC. J. Massinburg, Buffalo
Tournament
ChampionsBuffalo
  Runners-upBowling Green
Finals MVPJeremy Harris
Mid–American Conference men's basketball seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 4   .889
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Akron 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Miami (OH) 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Ohio 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
West
Toledo 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Central Michigan 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657
Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Ball State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Western Michigan 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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In the preseason, Buffalo, which returned five of its six leading scorers from a team that defeated Arizona Wildcats men's basketball in the NCAA tournament, was discussed as a team that could potentially make a "Cinderalla run" in the NCAA Tournament.[1][2]

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 30, 2019.[3]

Coaching changes

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Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Buffalo 210 (35)
  2. Miami 127
  3. Kent State 122
  4. Ohio 121
  5. Akron 97
  6. Bowling Green 58

West Division

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  1. Eastern Michigan 183 (17)
  2. Ball State 175 (11)
  3. Toledo 156 (5)
  4. Western Michigan 81 (1)
  5. Northern Illinois 73
  6. Central Michigan 67 (1)

Tournament Champs

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Buffalo (25), Eastern Michigan (3), Toledo (3), Central Michigan (1), Miami (1), Northern Illinois (1), Western Michigan (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Demajeo Wiggins, Sr., Forward, Bowling Green
C.J. Massinburg, Sr., Guard, Buffalo
Jeremy Harris, Sr., Guard, Buffalo
Nick Perkins, Sr., Forward, Buffalo
Jaylin Walker, Sr., Guard, Kent State
Preseason All-MAC West Tayler Persons, Sr., Guard, Ball State
James Thompson IV, Sr., Forward/Center, Eastern Michigan
Elijah Minnie, Sr., Forward, Eastern Michigan
Eugene German, Jr., Guard, Northern Illinois
Jaelan Sanford, Sr., Guard, Toledo

Watchlists

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Regular season

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Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Akron Ball St BGSU Buffalo CMU EMU Kent St Miami N. Illinois Ohio Toledo WMU
vs. Akron – 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 –1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Ball St. 0–1 – 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2
vs. BGSU 1–1 0–1 – 1–1 0–2 0–1 0– 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2
vs. Buffalo 0–2 0–1 1–1 – 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1
vs. CMU 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 – 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2
vs. EMU 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2
vs. Kent St. 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 – 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2
vs. Miami 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 – 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
vs. N. Illinois 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 – 0–2 2–0 1–1
vs. Ohio 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 1–0 0–1
vs. Toledo 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 – 0–2
vs. WMU 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 –
Total 8–10 6–12 12–6 16–2 10–8 9–9 11–7 7–11 8–10 6–12 13–5 2–16

Season summary & highlights

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Points scored

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Conference regular season

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Midseason watchlists

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Postseason

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Mid–American Tournament

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Main article: 2019 MAC men's basketball tournament

Highlights

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NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

National Invitation Tournament

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Main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament

Awards and honors

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Honors

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Honor Recipient
All-MAC First Team Justin Turner, G, Bowling Green, R-So.
C.J. Massinburg, G, Buffalo, Sr.
Nick Perkins, F, Buffalo, Sr.
Jaylin Walker, G, Kent State, Sr.
Jaelan Sanford, G, Toledo, Sr.
All-MAC Second Team Demajeo Wiggins, F, Bowling Green, Sr.
Jeremy Harris, G, Buffalo, Sr.
Larry Austin Jr., G, Central Michigan, Sr.
James Thompson IV, F/C, Eastern Michigan, Sr.
Eugene German, G, Northern Illinois, Jr.
All-MAC Third Team Tayler Persons, G, Ball State, R-Sr.
Shawn Roundtree Jr., G, Central Michigan, Sr.
Nike Sibande, G, Miami, So.
Jason Carter, F, Ohio, R-So.
Seth Dugan, C, Western Michigan, Sr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Daniel Utomi, F, Akron, Jr.
Paul Jackson, G, Eastern Michigan, R-Sr.
Elijah Minnie F, Eastern Michigan, R-Sr.
Nate Navigato, F, Toledo, Sr.
Marreon Jackson, G, Toledo, So.
All-MAC Freshman Team Anthony Roberts, G, Kent State, Fr.
Mekhi Lairy, G, Miami, Fr.
Ben Vander Plas, F, Ohio, Fr.
Jason Preston, G, Ohio, Fr.
AJ Edu, F, Toledo, Fr.
All-MAC Defensive Team Dontay Caruthers, G, Buffalo, Sr.
Davonta Jordan, G, Buffalo, Jr.
Larry Austin Jr., G, Central Michigan, Sr.
James Thompson IV, F/C, Eastern Michigan, Sr.
Darrian Ringo, G, Miami, Sr.

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See also

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2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ Boone, Kyle (October 19, 2018). "College basketball preview: 11 potential Cinderella squads who could surprise in 2019 NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Johnson, Raphielle (October 19, 2018). "Nine mid-majors that can be the next Loyola-Chicago". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL & ALL-MAC TEAMS RELEASED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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