2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
League championsKent State
Season MVPDeAndre Haynes
Tournament
ChampionsMiami
  Runners-upAkron
Finals MVPKevin Warzynski
2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State153 .833248  .750
Akron144 .778239  .719
Miami (OH)144 .7781812  .600
Ohio108 .5561911  .633
Buffalo810 .4441913  .594
Bowling Green513 .278921  .300
West
Northern Illinois126 .6671711  .607
Toledo108 .5562010  .667
Western Michigan108 .5561417  .452
Ball State612 .3331018  .357
Eastern Michigan315 .167721  .250
Central Michigan117 .056424  .143
2006 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2005, followed by the start of the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2007 and concluded in March 2007. Kent State won the regular season title with a conference record of 15–3 over second-place Akron and Miami. Kent State defeated seventh-seeded Toledo in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.[1] There they lost in the first round to Pittsburgh.[2]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Ohio (16) 153
  2. Akron (6) 120
  3. Miami (4) 85
  4. Kent State 85
  5. Buffalo 79
  6. Bowling Green 45

West Division

  1. Toledo (15) 135
  2. Ball State (5) 127
  3. Western Michigan (5) 114
  4. Northern Illinois (1) 97
  5. Eastern Michigan 54
  6. Central Michigan 40

Tournament champs

Ohio (14), Akron (5), Ball State (4), Miami (2), Toledo (1)

Honors

[4]

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Leon Williams, Ohio
Mychal Green, Ohio
Romeo Travis, Akron
Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo
Kevin Warzynski, Kent State
Preseason All-MAC West Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois
John Bowler, Eastern Michigan
Sammy Villegas, Toledo
Peyton Stovall, Ball State
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

[5][6][7]

  1. Coach of the Year: Jim Christian, Kent State
  2. Player of the Year: DeAndre Haynes,
  3. Freshman of the Year: Maurice Acker, Ball State
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: James Hughes, Northern Illinois
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin Warzynski, Kent State

See also

2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

  1. "Warzynski nets 21 as Kent St. holds off Toledo to win MAC". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. "Gray, Ramon power Pitt to easy win over Kent State". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. "BOBCATS AND ROCKETS NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".
  4. "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
  5. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2006 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM AND THREE SPECIALTY AWARDS".
  6. "Haynes Earns Nod as Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American".
  7. "JIM CHRISTIAN".
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