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2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Toledo won the regular season title with a conference record of 15-4. Ohio won the MAC tournament and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 4-seeded Virginia in the first round[1] before falling to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the second round.[2] Toledo went to the NIT where they lost to Richmond in the first round.[3]

2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsToledo
Season MVPMarreon Jackson
Tournament
ChampionsOhio
  Runners-upBuffalo
Finals MVPJason Preston
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 15 – 4   .789 21 – 9   .700
Buffalo 12 – 5   .706 16 – 9   .640
Akron 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Ohio † 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 14 – 12   .538
Miami (OH) 9 – 8   .529 12 – 11   .522
Ball State 8 – 9   .471 10 – 13   .435
Western Michigan 4 – 12   .250 5 – 16   .238
Eastern Michigan 3 – 11   .214 6 – 12   .333
Central Michigan 3 – 13   .188 7 – 16   .304
Northern Illinois 2 – 12   .143 3 – 16   .158
† 2021 MAC tournament winner

Preseason awards

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The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 19, 2020.[4]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Bowling Green (8) 132
  2. Ohio (1) 117
  3. Akron (2) 115
  4. Buffalo 109
  5. Ball State 104
  6. Toledo (1) 93
  7. Kent State 65
  8. Eastern Michigan 57
  9. Miami 48
  10. Northern Illinois 43
  11. Central Michigan 40
  12. Western Michigan 13

MAC tournament champions: Bowling Green (4), Akron (2), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC First Team Loren Cristian Jackson, Akron
Justin Turner, Bowling Green
Jayvon Graves, Buffalo
Jason Preston, Ohio
Marreon Jackson, Toledo
Preseason All-MAC Second Team Ishmael El-Amin, Ball State
Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Danny Pippen, Kent State
Ben Vander Plas, Ohio

Conference matrix

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  Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami (OH) Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan
vs. Akron – 0−2 1−1 1−0 0−1 1−1 0−2 0−1 1−1 1–1 1−1 0–1
vs. Ball State 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 0−1 0−1 0−1 1−0 0−2 2–0 1−1 0–1
vs. Bowling Green 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 0−2 0−1 2−0 2−0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Buffalo 0–1 0–2 2–0 – 0−1 0−1 1−1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Central Michigan 1–0 1−0 2−0 1−0 – 0–2 2–0 1−0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Eastern Michigan 1–1 1−0 1−0 1−0 2–0 – 1−0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1
vs. Kent State 2–0 1−0 0−2 1−1 0–2 0−1 – 0–2 0−1 0–1 2–0 0–2
vs. Miami (OH) 1–0 0–1 0−2 2–0 0−1 0–1 2–0 – 0–2 1–0 2−0 0–2
vs. Northern Illinois 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1−0 2–0 – 1–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Ohio 1−1 0−2 1−0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1−0 0−1 0−1 – 1–0 0–1
vs. Toledo 1–1 1–1 1–1 0−1 1−1 0–2 0–2 0−2 0−1 0–1 − 0–2
vs. Western Michigan 1–0 1–0 1–1 1−0 0−2 1–0 2–0 2−0 0−1 1–0 2–0 -
Total 12–6 8–9 10–8 12–5 3–13 3–11 12–6 9–8 2–12 9–5 15–4 4–12

All-MAC awards

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Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards

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Week Player(s) of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School
Nov 30 Jason Preston Ohio
Dec 7 Justin Turner Bowling Green
Dec 14 Danny Pippen Kent State
Dec 21 Marreon Jackson Toledo
Dec 28 Loren Cristian Jackson Akron
Jan 4 Loren Cristian Jackson Akron
Jan 11 Josh Mballa Buffalo
Jan 18 Danny Pippen Kent State
Jan 25 Dae Dae Grant Miami
Feb 1 Danny Pippen Kent State
Feb 8 Greg Lee Western Michigan
Feb 15 Daeqwon Plowden Bowling Green
Feb 22 Marreon Jackson Toledo
Mar 1 Jarron Coleman Ball State
Mar 8 Jayvon Graves Buffalo

Postseason

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Mid–American tournament

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Main article: 2021 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo
  2. Player of the Year: Marreon Jackson, Toledo
  3. Freshman of the Year: Ryan Rollins, Toledo
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Mballa, Buffalo
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Trey Diggs, Bowling Green

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Loren Cristian Jackson, Akron
Justin Turner, Bowling Green
Danny Pippen, Kent State
Jason Preston, Ohio
Marreon Jackson, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Ishmael El-Amin, Ball State
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Jeenathan Williams, Buffalo
Jayvon Graves, Buffalo
Spencer Littleson, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green
Michael Nuga, Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Miami
Ben Vander Plas, Ohio
Dwight Wilson III, Ohio
All-MAC Freshman Team Josiah Fulcher, Bowling Green
Kaden Matheny, Bowling Green
Aundre Polk, Central Michigan
Mark Sears, Ohio
Ryan Rollins, Toledo
All-MAC Defensive Team Enrique Freeman, Akron
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Malique Jacobs, Kent State
Lunden McDay, Ohio
Spencer Littleson, Toledo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ohio vs. Virginia - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ohio vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 22, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Toledo vs. Richmond - Game Recap - March 17, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Players of the Week".
  6. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced".
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