2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
| 2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Toledo |
| Runners-up | Akron |
| Season MVP | Romeo Travis |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Miami |
| Runners-up | Akron |
| Finals MVP | Tim Pollitz |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2006, followed by the start of the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2007 and concluded in March 2007. Toledo won the regular season title with a conference record of 14–2 over second-place Akron. Fourth-seeded Miami defeated Akron in the final.[1] In the NCAA tournament they lost in the first round to Oregon.[2]
Preseason awards
[edit]The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2006.[3]
Preseason men's basketball poll
[edit](First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
[edit]West Division
[edit]Honors
[edit]| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason All-MAC East | Leon Williams, Ohio |
| Romeo Travis, Akron | |
| Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo | |
| Martin Samarco, Bowling Green | |
| Nathan Peavy, Miami | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | James Hughes, Northern Illinois |
| Giordan Watson, Central Michigan | |
| Justin Ingram, Toledo | |
| Skip Mills, Ball State | |
| Joe Reitz, Western Michigan |
Postseason
[edit]Mid–American tournament
[edit]NCAA tournament
[edit]Postseason awards
[edit]- Coach of the Year: Stan Joplin, Toledo
- Player of the Year: Romeo Travis, Akron
- Freshman of the Year: David Kool, Western Michigan
- Defensive Player of the Year: Kashif Payne, Toledo
- Sixth Man of the Year: Cerdick Middleton, Akron
Honors
[edit]| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Postseason All-MAC first team | Romeo Travis, Akron |
| Tim Pollitz, Miami | |
| Giordan Watson, Central Michigan | |
| Justin Ingram, Toledo | |
| Jerome Tillman, Ohio | |
| Postseason All-MAC second team | Dru Joyce, Akron |
| Omni Smith, Kent State | |
| Leon Williams, Ohio | |
| Keonta Howell, Toledo | |
| Joe Reitz, Western Michigan | |
| Postseason All-MAC honorable mention | Skip Mills, Ball State |
| Nate Miller, Bowling Green | |
| Martin Samarco, Bowling Green | |
| Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo | |
| Mike Scott, Kent State | |
| Nathan Peavy, Miami | |
| Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois | |
| Sonny Troutman, Ohio | |
| Florentino Valencia, Toledo | |
| Shawntes Gary, Western Michigan | |
| All-MAC freshman team | David Kool, Western Michigan |
| Rodriguez Sherman, Kent State | |
| Chris Singletary, Kent State | |
| Marko Spica, Central Michigan | |
| Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan |
See also
[edit]2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
[edit]- ^ "Penno banks Miami of Ohio to NCAA berth". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Brooks, Ducks escape RedHawks to reach second round". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "ZIPS AND ROCKETS NAMED MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITES".
- ^ "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
- ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN?S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS".
- ^ "AKRON?S TRAVIS, WMU?S KOOL PICK UP POSTSEASON HONORS".
- ^ "TOLEDO?S JOPLIN NAMED MAC COACH OF THE YEAR".