2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
League championsAkron
  Runners-upBuffalo
Season MVPMitchell Watt
Tournament
ChampionsOhio
  Runners-upAkron
Finals MVPDJ Cooper
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron133 .8132212  .647
Buffalo124 .7502011  .645
Ohio115 .688298  .784
Kent State106 .6252112  .636
Bowling Green97 .5631616  .500
Miami511 .313921  .300
West
Eastern Michigan97 .5631418  .438
Toledo79 .4381917  .528
Western Michigan610 .3751420  .412
Ball State610 .3751515  .500
Central Michigan511 .3131121  .344
Northern Illinois313 .188526  .161
2012 MAC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2011, followed by the start of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2012 and concluded in March 2012. Akron won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–3 over second place Buffalo. Third-seeded Ohio defeated Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Michigan and South Florida then lost in the Sweet Sixteen to top-seeded North Carolina in overtime.[1][2][3][4]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015.[5]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Kent State 132 (16)
  2. Akron 104 (8)
  3. Ohio 94
  4. Miami 80
  5. Buffalo 62
  6. Bowling Green 32

West Division

  1. Western Michigan 128 (14)
  2. Ball State 111 (9)
  3. Central Michigan 92 (1)
  4. Toledo 76
  5. Northern Illinois 59
  6. Eastern Michigan 38

Tournament champs

Kent State (12), Akron (6), Ball State (3), Western Michigan (2), Central Michigan (1)

Honors

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East D.J. Cooper, G, Ohio
Justin Greene, F, Kent State
Zeke Marshall, C, Akron
Julian Mavunga, F, Miami
Javon McCrea, F, Buffalo
Preseason All-MAC West Randy Davis, G, Ball State
Jarrod Jones, F, Ball State
Demetrius Ward, F, Western Michigan
Flenard Whitfield, F, Western Michigan
Trey Zeigler, G, Central Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

[6][7]

  1. Coach of the Year: Rob Murphy, Eastern Michigan
  2. Player of the Year: Mitchell Watt, Buffalo
  3. Freshman of the Year: Julius Brown, Toledo
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Zeke Marshall, Akron
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Quincy Diggs, Akron

Honors

[8]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Mitchell Watt, Buffalo
Javon McCrea, Buffalo
Justin Greene, Kent State
Julian Mavunga, Miami
D.J. Cooper, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Zeke Marshall, Akron
Alex Abreu, Akron
Jarrod Jones, Ball State
A'uston Calhoun, Bowling Green
Rian Pearson, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Lamonte Bearden, G, Buffalo
Scott Thomas, Bowling Green
Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan
Darrell Lampley, Eastern Michigans
Michael Porrini, Kent State
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Randal Holt, Kent State
Carlton Guyton, Kent State
Ivo Baltic, Ohio
Walter Offutt, Ohio
Curtis Dennis, Toledo
Flenard Whitfield, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team Aaron Adeoye, Ball State
Austin McBroom, Central Michigan
Brian Sullivan, Miami
Abdel Nader, Northern Illinois
Julius Brown, Toledo

See also

2011–12 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

  1. "Ohio fights off Akron's late charge to take MAC final". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. "Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. "No. 13 Ohio tops 12-seed South Florida to reach Sweet 16". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. "Ohio takes UNC to overtime before Tar Heels prevail". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. "2011-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED".
  6. "EMU'S MURPHY, UB'S WATT RECEIVE TOP MAC HONORS".
  7. "TOLEDO'S BROWN HONORED ALONG WITH AKRON'S MARSHALL, DIGGS".
  8. "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS".
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