2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

Sports season

2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League champions	Akron
Runners-up	Bowling Green
Season MVP	Loren Cristian Jackson
Tournament
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
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2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4	.778	24	–	7	.774
Bowling Green	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Kent State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Ohio	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Miami (OH)	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
West
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Northern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Toledo	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Central Michigan	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Western Michigan	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. Akron won the regular season championship with a record of 14–4. Akron's Loren Cristian Jackson was named player of the year. The MAC tournament was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and all of the national postseason tournaments were cancelled.

Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2019.

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

Bowling Green 69 (9)
Buffalo 58 (3)
Kent State 43
Miami 37
Akron 33
Ohio 12

West Division

Tournament champs

Bowling Green (6)
Toledo (2)
Buffalo (1)
Kent State (1)
Miami (1)
NIU (1)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Justin Turner, Bowling Green
	Dylan Frye, Bowling Green
	Phillip Whittington, Kent State
	Nike Sibande, Miami
	Jayvon Graves, Buffalo, Akron
Preseason All-MAC West	Eugene German, Northern Illinois
	Tahjai Teague, Ball State
	Marreon Jackson, Toledo
	Luke Knapke, Toledo
	Michael Flowers, Western Michigan
	Dave DiLeo, Central Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2020 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

Coach of the Year: John Groce, Akron
Player of the Year: Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
Freshman of the Year: Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
Sixth Man of the Year: Ronaldo Segu, So., G, Buffalo

Honors

Honor	Recipient
All-MAC First Team	Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
	Eugene German, Sr., G, Northern Illinois
	Jayvon Graves, Jr., G, Buffalo
	Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
	Justin Turner, R-Jr., G, Bowling Green
All-MAC Second Team	Tyler Cheese, Sr., G, Akron
	Marreon Jackson, Jr., G, Toledo
	Daeqwon Plowden, Jr., F, Bowling Green
	Jason Preston, So., G, Ohio
	Antonio Williams, Sr., G, Kent State
All-MAC Third Team	Ishmael El-Amin, Jr., G, Ball State
	Brandon Johnson, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan
	Luke Knapke, Sr., C, Toledo
	Ben Vander Plas, R-So., F, Ohio
	Xeyrius Williams, Sr., F, Akron
All-MAC Honorable Mention	David DiLeo, Sr., F, Central Michigan
	Michael Flowers, Jr. G, Western Michigan
	Willie Jackson, Sr., F, Toledo
	Danny Pippen, Jr., F, Kent State
	Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team	Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
	Dae Dae Grant, G, Miami
	Lunden McDay, G, Ohio
	Keshaun Saunders, G, Toledo
	Titus Wright, C/F, Western Michigan
All-MAC Defensive Team	Channel Banks, Sr., G, Akron
	Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
	Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
	Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan
	Antonio “Boo” Williams, Sr., G, Kent State

References

"Akron beats Kent State 79-76, wins MAC regular season title outright". WKYC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
"Akron point guard Loren Cristian Jackson named mid-major All-American". WKYC. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
"Mid-American Conference cancels basketball tournament in Cleveland because of coronavirus concerns". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
"BREAKING: NCAA tournament Cancelled". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
"MAC Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced".

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Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutemen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
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