The 2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Indianapolis April 4–6. Practices officially began on October 3.
Season headlines
* May 14 – The NCAA a ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2015 and concluded in March 2015.
Buffalo,
Kent State
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and
Central Michigan shared the regular season title with a conference record of 12–6. Second-seeded Buffalo defeated top-seeded Central Michigan in the
MAC tournament final and represented the
MAC in the
NCAA tournament where they lost to
West Virginia
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.
Preseason awards
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2014.
Preseason men's basketball poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Akron 117 (17)
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Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
92 (2)
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Kent State
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66
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Buffalo 58
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Bowling Green 52 (1)
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Miami
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35
West Division
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Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
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* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
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118 (18)
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Western Michigan 94 (1)
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Eastern Michigan 68
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Northern Illinois 63
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Central Michigan 49 (1)
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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 ...
28
Tournament champs
Toledo (15), Akron (1), Bowling Green (1), Central Michigan (1), Ohio (1), Western Michigan (1)
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Keno Davis
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, Central Michigan
#Player of the Year:
Justin Moss
Justin Moss (born June 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Brownstown Bears of the Maximum Basketball League. He played college basketball with the Buffalo Bulls.
Collegiate career
Moss commit ...
, Buffalo
#Freshman of the Year: Sean Sellers, Ball State
#Defensive Player of the Year: Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green
#Sixth Man of the Year: Kris Brewer, Kent State
Honors
See also
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
The 2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2015 and conclud ...
References
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