2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

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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.

LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Teams12
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2018–19 Mid–American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN3, CBSSN
Regular Season
ChampionBuffalo
Season MVPC. J. Massinburg, Buffalo
Tournament
ChampionsBuffalo
  Runners-upBowling Green
Finals MVPJeremy Harris
Mid–American Conference men's basketball seasons
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2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †16–2 .88932–4  .889
Bowling Green12–6 .66722–12  .647
Kent State11–7 .61122–11  .667
Akron8–10 .44417–16  .515
Miami (OH)7–11 .38915–17  .469
Ohio6–12 .33314–17  .452
West
Toledo13–5 .72225–8  .758
Central Michigan10–8 .55623–12  .657
Eastern Michigan9–9 .50015–17  .469
Northern Illinois8–10 .44417–17  .500
Ball State6–12 .33316–17  .485
Western Michigan2–16 .1118–24  .250
† 2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Preseason

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

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Buffalo 210 (35)
  2. Miami 127
  3. Kent State 122
  4. Ohio 121
  5. Akron 97
  6. Bowling Green 58

West Division

  1. Eastern Michigan 183 (17)
  2. Ball State 175 (11)
  3. Toledo 156 (5)
  4. Western Michigan 81 (1)
  5. Northern Illinois 73
  6. Central Michigan 67 (1)

Tournament Champs

Buffalo (25), Eastern Michigan (3), Toledo (3), Central Michigan (1), Miami (1), Northern Illinois (1), Western Michigan (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
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
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Watchlists

Regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

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  Akron Ball St BGSU Buffalo CMU EMU Kent St Miami N. Illinois Ohio Toledo WMU
vs. Akron –1–01–12–01–10–1–11–11–11–11–00–1
vs. Ball St. 0–1–1–01–01–12–01–02–01–12–01–10–2
vs. BGSU 1–10–1–1–10–20–10–2–00–11–11–00–2
vs. Buffalo 0–20–11–1–0–10–20–20–21–00–20–20–1
vs. CMU 1–11–12–01–0–0–20–10–11–10–12–00–2
vs. EMU 1–00–21–02–02–0–1–11–00–20–11–10–2
vs. Kent St. 1–10–12–02–01–01–1–0–20–10–20–10–2
vs. Miami 1–10–20–22–01–00–12–0–1–01–12–01–0
vs. N. Illinois 1–11–11–00–11–12–01–00–1–0–22–01–1
vs. Ohio 1–10–21–12–01–01–02–01–12–0–1–00–1
vs. Toledo 0–11–10–12–00–21–11–00–20–20–1–0–2
vs. WMU 1–02–02–01–02–02–02–00–11–11–02–0–
Total 8–106–1212–616–210–89–911–77–118–106–1213–52–16
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Season summary & highlights

Points scored

Conference regular season

Midseason watchlists

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

Main article: 2019 MAC men's basketball tournament

Highlights

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament

Awards and honors

Honors

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Honor Recipient
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.
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See also

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

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