2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2022. Toledo won their second straight MAC regular season title with a 17–3 conference record.[1]

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsToledo
  Runners-upKent State
Season MVPSincere Carry
Tournament
2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo17–3 .85026–8  .765
Kent State16–4 .80023–11  .676
Ohio14–6 .70025–10  .714
Akron †14–6 .70024–10  .706
Buffalo13–6 .68419–11  .633
Ball State9–10 .47414–17  .452
Miami (OH)8–12 .40014–18  .438
Central Michigan6–12 .3337–23  .233
Bowling Green6–14 .30013–18  .419
Northern Illinois6–14 .3009–21  .300
Eastern Michigan5–15 .25010–21  .323
Western Michigan4–16 .2008–23  .258
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

Fourth seeded Akron defeated Kent State in the final of the MAC tournament.[2] With the automatic bid, Akron was the only MAC schools to qualify for the NCAA tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round.[3][4] Toledo accepted a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Dayton in the first round.[5][6] Ohio accepted a bid to the College Basketball Invitational.[7] Kent State accepted a bid to The Basketball Classic.[8]

Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 3, 2021.[9]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Buffalo (11) 143
  2. Ohio 126
  3. Toledo (1) 107
  4. Kent State 98
  5. Akron (2) 95
  6. Bowling Green 93
  7. Miami 92
  8. Ball State 54
  9. Western Michigan 44
  10. Central Michigan 34
  11. Eastern Michigan 29
  12. Northern Illinois 21

MAC tournament champions: Buffalo (8), Bowling Green (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)

Honors
Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC First Team Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Jeenathan Williams, Buffalo
Ben Vander Plas, Ohio
Ryan Rollins, Toledo
Preseason All-MAC Second Team K. J. Walton, Akron
Sincere Carry, Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Miami
Jason Carter, Ohio
B. Artis White, Western Michigan

Conference matrix
  Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami (OH) Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan
vs. Akron –0–20–20–10–20–22–00–21–11–11–01–1
vs. Ball State 2–0–0–22–01–00–22–00–11–11–01–10–2
vs. Bowling Green 2–02–0–2–01–00–12–01–10–21–12–01–1
vs. Buffalo 1–00–20–2–0–10–21–11–10–21–02–00–2
vs. Central Michigan 2–00–10–11–0–2–01–11–10–12–02–01–1
vs. Eastern Michigan 2–02–01–02–00–2–2–01–11–12–01–01–1
vs. Kent State 0–20–20–21–11–10–2–0–11–11–10–20–1
vs. Miami (OH) 2–01–01–11–11–11–11–0–0–22–02–00–2
vs. Northern Illinois 1–11–12–02–01–01–11–12–0–1–12–00–1
vs. Ohio 1–10–11–10–10–20–21–10–21–1–2–00–2
vs. Toledo 0–11–10–20–20–20–12–00–20–20–2−0–2
vs. Western Michigan 1–12–01–12–01–11–11–02–01–02–02–0-
Total14–69–106–1413–66–125–1516–48–126–1414–617–34–16

All-MAC awards

Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards

[10]

Week Player(s) of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School
Nov 15 Mark Sears Ohio
Nov 22 Maceo Jack Buffalo
Nov 29 Ryan Rollins Toledo
Dec 6 Enrique Freeman Akron
Dec 13 Bryce McBride Eastern Michigan
Dec 20 Mark Sears Ohio
Dec 27 Mark Sears Ohio
Jan 3 Ali Ali / Mekhi Lairy Akron / Miami
Jan 10 Mark Sears Ohio
Jan 17 JT Shumate Toledo
Jan 24 Ryan Rollins Toledo
Jan 31 Mark Sears / Ryan Rollins Ohio / Toledo
Feb 7 Jason Carter Ohio
Feb 14 Ryan Rollins Toledo
Feb 21 Sincere Carry / Josh Mballa Kent State / Buffalo
Feb 28 Sincere Carry / Jeenathan Williams Kent State / Buffalo
Mar 7 Sincere Carry / Setric Millner Jr. Kent State / Toledo

Postseason

Mid–American tournament
Main article: 2022 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

[11]

  1. Coach of the Year: Rob Senderoff, Kent State
  2. Player of the Year: Sincere Carry, Kent State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Payton Sparks, Ball State
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Enrique Freeman, Akron
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Justyn Hamilton, Kent State

Honors
Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Jeenathan Williams, Buffalo
Sincere Carry, Kent State
Mark Sears, Ohio
Ben Vander Plas, Ohio
Ryan Rollins, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Ali Ali, Akron
Enrique Freeman, Akron
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Ronaldo Segu, Buffalo
JT Shumate, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Payton Sparks, Ball State
Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green
Jason Carter, Ohio
Setric Millner Jr., Toledo
Lamar Norman Jr., Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Xavier Castaneda, Akron
Kevin Miller, Central Michigan
Malique Jacobs, Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Miami
Keshawn Williams, Northern Illinois
All-MAC Freshman Team Payton Sparks, Ball State
Jaylin Sellers, Ball State
Kevin Miller, Central Michigan
Mo Njie, Eastern Michigan
Ra’Heim Moss, Toledo
All-MAC Defensive Team Enrique Freeman, Akron
Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Buffalo
Malique Jacobs, Kent State
Sincere Carry, Kent State

See also

2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References
  1. "Rockets Capture Back-to-Back Outright MAC Titles for First Time".
  2. "Akron Takes Home MAC tournament Title". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. "Akron To Face UCLA in NCAA tournament". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. "UCLA 57, Akron 53". ESPN. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. "Toledo To Host Dayton in First Round NIT Game". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  6. "Holmes scores 20 to lift Dayton over Toledo 74-55 in NIT". ESPN. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  7. "Ohio Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to 2022 CBI". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  8. "Flashes Travel to Southern Utah for Basketball Classic". Kent State Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. "Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  10. "Men's Basketball Players of the Week".
  11. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced".
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