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2005–06 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Season
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. There they lost in the first round to Pittsburgh. Preseason awards The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005. Preseason men's basketball poll ''(First place votes in parentheses)'' East Division # Ohio (16) 153 # (6) 120 # (4) 85 # Kent State 85 # 79 # 45 West Division # (15) 135 # (5) 127 # (5) 114 # (1) 97 # Eastern Michigan 54 # 40 Tournament champs Ohio (14), Akron (5), Ball State (4), Miami (2), Toledo (1) Honors Postseason Mid–American tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. It also organizes the Athletics (physical culture), athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until the 1956–57 academic year, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the NCAA University Division, University Division and the NCAA College Division, College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of NCAA Division I, Division I, NCAA Division II, Division II, and NCAA Division III, Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships to students. Divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes Men's Basketball Team
The 2005–06 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Christian, the Flashes reached the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament under the third different head coach in a six-year span. After finishing atop the MAC East division in the regular season standings, Kent State won the 2006 MAC men's basketball tournament, MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 12 seed in the Oakland region, Kent State lost to No. 5 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round. The team finished the season with a record of 25–9 (15–3 MAC). Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Non-conference Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, MAC Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, MAC Tournament , - !colsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Acker
Maurice Acker (born June 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who played for Lille Métropole BC. He was a standout college player for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He played high school basketball at Hillcrest High School, a teammate of Marquette alumni Jerel McNeal. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 2010 NBA D League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam, but was waived in November of that year. College career Maurice averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 31.7 minutes and started in all 28 games as a freshman at Ball State University. He was named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year in 2005–06. After his freshman season he transferred to Marquette University and sat out the 2006–07 season before suiting up as a sophomore in 2007–08. In the 2008–09 season, Acker took over the starting point guard position because regular starter Dominic James broke his ankle in a loss to the Connecticut Huskies, and started the rest of the seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Christian
James Patrick Christian (born February 6, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins. He previously served as the head coach at Boston College, Kent State, TCU and Ohio. Playing career Christian was born in Bethpage, New York. He was an all-state guard at St. Dominic High School in nearby Oyster Bay while playing under Ralph Willard, who later was the head coach at Western Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Holy Cross. Following his prep career, Christian was recruited by coach Rick Pitino at Boston University where he played two seasons before transferring to the University of Rhode Island. Both Willard and Pitino also attended St. Dominic High School. Christian played his final two campaigns under Tom Penders at the University of Rhode Island, where he helped the Rams reach the Sweet Sixteen of the 1988 NCAA tournament. The former standout guard guided the Rams to victories over Missouri and Syracuse before dropping a 73 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Reitz
Joseph David Reitz (born August 24, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle who played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He attended Western Michigan University where he played college basketball and not football. College basketball career Reitz was an all-state high school football player at Hamilton Southeastern High School, but he decided to play college basketball at Western Michigan University. He finished as the third all-time leading scorer and rebounder. Reitz also played in more games than any other player in WMU men's basketball history. In his senior season, Reitz helped lead the Broncos to a Mid-American Conference West Division title and was named First-team All-MAC for both the regular season and conference tournament. Reitz was also a member of the Academic All-MAC Team. Professional career Baltimore Ravens Reitz was signed by Baltimore with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yassin Idbihi
Yassin Markus Idbihi (born July 24, 1983) is a former Moroccan-German professional basketball player. Idbihi spent the majority of his career in Germany and played one season in France for Limoges CSP. Professional career He made his professional debut with Dragons Rhöndorf. He then played college basketball at the University at Buffalo. After that he returned to Germany and first played for Köln 99ers, then one season in French Pro B with Limoges CSP and later for Phantoms Braunschweig and Alba Berlin. In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich. In July 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Brose Bamberg Bamberg Baskets is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia/North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup six times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball .... After the 2016–17 season, Idbihi retired and instead joined the staff of Brose Bamberg. References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Travis
Romeo Travis (born December 10, 1984) is an American born naturalized Macedonian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Akron. High school career Travis was born in Akron, Ohio. As a high school standout at Akron's St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, Travis played alongside LeBron James. Travis averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds during his prep career, spanning his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The Irish were OHSAA Division III state champions in his sophomore year, and in his senior year they won the Division II state championship. College career After graduation, he stayed in his hometown and went on to become the University of Akron's all-time blocked shots leader (161); he also finished ranked seventh on the career scoring chart (1,491) and ninth in career rebounds (783). In 2006–07, as a senior, he was named an Associated Press All-American and was honored as the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. Prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mychal Green
Mychal Green (born January 15, 1983, in Columbus, Ohio, United States ) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'4" guard and plays for the Glasgow Rocks. Green played his first two years of collegiate basketball for the Ohlone College Renegades in California. In 2004–05, he then transferred to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. As a junior at Ohio, he led the team in scoring, averaging 15.0 points a game, 11th best in the Mid-American Conference. In a first-round NCAA tournament game in Nashville, Tennessee, Green scored 24 points against the Florida Gators. In his senior year, he again led the Bobcats with 12.7 points a game, good enough to be voted to the 2006 MAC All-tournament team. His career high at Ohio University was 25 points which he hit on three occasions. In addition to this Green was a co-captain in his senior year for the Bobcats. Green led the Canterbury Rams The Canterbury Rams are a New Zealand professional men's basketball team based in Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Williams (basketball, Born 1986)
Leon Vernon Williams Jr. (born July 24, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Busan KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Career Williams graduated from the Cardinal Gibbons School in 2004. After high school, Williams played college basketball for Ohio University from 2004 to 2008, during that time he also played in the summer league Belize Elite Basketball League for the Belize Bank Bulldogs. After graduating in 2008, Williams started his professional career in Turkey where he played for two years for Pınar Karşıyaka and then Erdemir where he was the top rebounder of the Turkish Basketball League in both seasons. In 2010, Williams signed with the French basketball team Strasbourg IG, however, after the pre-season and just before the start of the season he left the team and country without notice and without the clubs consent, invoking either a sick relative or a desire to start a career in real estate, Strasbourg threatened san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles Men's Basketball Team
The 2005–06 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 1st year head coach Charles E. Ramsey, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 3–15 in MAC play. They were knocked out in the 1st round of the MAC Tournament by Western Michigan. Roster Source: The team captains were John Bowler, Danny McElhinny. Schedule Source: Awards 1st Team All-MAC * John Bowler MAC All-Freshman team * Carlos Medlock MAC Freshman Of The Year * Carlos Medlock E-Club Hall of Fame * Ben Braun MAC Individual Records * John Bowler- Scoring (563/20.1) * 2006 John Bowler- Rebounding (301/10.8) Season Highlights 11/01 vs Cal * Head Coaching Debut of EMU's Charles E. Ramsey. * EMU inducts former head coach Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Ohio Bobcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2005–06 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2005–06. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 19–11 and 10–9 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East. Roster Coaching staff Preseason The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005. Ohio was picked first in the MAC East. Preseason men's basketball poll ''(First place votes in parentheses)'' East Division # Ohio (16) 153 # (6) 120 # (4) 85 # Kent State 85 # 79 # 45 West Division # (15) 135 # (5) 127 # (5) 114 # (1) 97 # Eastern Michigan 54 # 40 Tournament champs Ohio (14), Akron (5), Ball State (4), Miami (2), Toledo (1) Preseason All-MAC Source Schedule and results Source , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular Season , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division I (NCAA)
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with large budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Division II and Division III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition. This level was previously called the University Division of the NCAA, in contrast to the lower-level College Division; these terms were replaced with numeric divisions in 1973. The University Division was renamed Division I, while the College Division was split in two; the College Division members that offered scholarships or wanted to compete against those who did became Division II, while those who did not want to offer scholarships became Division III. For college football only, D-I schools are further divided into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
