2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
2018–19 Mid–American Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 2018 through March 2019 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN3, CBSSN |
Regular Season | |
Champion | Buffalo |
Season MVP | C. J. Massinburg, Buffalo |
Tournament | |
Champions | Buffalo |
Runners-up | Bowling Green |
Finals MVP | Jeremy Harris |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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.
Preseason
[edit]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
[edit]Preseason men's basketball poll
[edit](First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
[edit]- Buffalo 210 (35)
- Miami 127
- Kent State 122
- Ohio 121
- Akron 97
- Bowling Green 58
West Division
[edit]- Eastern Michigan 183 (17)
- Ball State 175 (11)
- Toledo 156 (5)
- Western Michigan 81 (1)
- Northern Illinois 73
- Central Michigan 67 (1)
Tournament Champs
[edit]Buffalo (25), Eastern Michigan (3), Toledo (3), Central Michigan (1), Miami (1), Northern Illinois (1), Western Michigan (1)
Honors
[edit]Honor | Recipient |
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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
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Conference matrix
[edit]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 | |
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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
[edit]Points scored
[edit]Conference regular season
[edit]Midseason watchlists
[edit]Postseason
[edit]Mid–American Tournament
[edit]Highlights
[edit]NCAA Tournament
[edit]National Invitation Tournament
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]Honors
[edit]Honor | Recipient |
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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. |
See also
[edit]2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (October 19, 2018). "Nine mid-majors that can be the next Loyola-Chicago". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL & ALL-MAC TEAMS RELEASED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2022.