The 2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2007, followed by the start of the
2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2007 ended with the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 7, 2008, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Season headlines
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in November. Conference play began in January 2008 and concluded in March 2008.
Kent State
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...
won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–3 over second-place
Western Michigan. Kent State defeated third-seeded Akron in the
MAC tournament final and represented the
MAC in the
NCAA tournament. As the nine seed in the Midwest Region they lost in the first round to
UNLV.
Preseason awards
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 18, 2007.
Preseason men's basketball poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Kent State
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...
(10) 147
# (9) 146
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Ohio (8) 131
# (5) 128
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Buffalo 52
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Bowling Green 47
West Division
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Western Michigan (23) 173
# (6) 144
# (3) 131
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Eastern Michigan 92
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Ball State
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ...
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Tournament champs
Kent State (7), Western Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Miami (5), Akron (4), Toledo (3), Bowling Green (1)
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christian (born February 6, 1965), known professionally as Jim Christian, is an American college basketball coach (sport), coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Boston College Eagles men's basketball, Boston Colleg ...
, Kent State
#Player of the Year:
Al Fisher
Albert Fisher (born September 7, 1986) is an American retired professional basketball guard. He played in college for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He led the team to the 2008 NCAA tournament while averaging 14 points per game. The Mid-America ...
, Kent State
#Freshman of the Year:
Darion Anderson
Darion "Jake" Anderson (born April 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Orangeville A's of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He played college basketball for Northern Illinois and Iowa State.
High school ...
, Northern Illinois
#Defensive Player of the Year: Haminn Quaintance, Kent State
#Sixth Man of the Year: Brian Moten, Bowling Green
Honors
See also
2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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