The 2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the
2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2004, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on Apr ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2005 and concluded in March 2005. Miami won the regular season title with a conference record of 12–6 by one game over a five-way tie for second place. Fourth-seeded
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated second-seeded
Buffalo
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* Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo
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in overtime in the final.
Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP. Ohio represented the
MAC
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in the
NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to
Florida
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.
Preseason awards
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 2004.
Preseason men's basketball poll
Buffalo was picked by the media to win the East. Toledo was picked to win the West.
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Charlie Coles
Charlie Coles (February 6, 1942 – June 7, 2013) was an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Miami University and Central Michigan University.
He was born Charles Leroy Coles in Springfield, Ohio, and ...
, Miami
#Player of the Year:
Turner Battle, Buffalo
#Freshman of the Year:
Leon Williams, Ohio
#Defensive Player of the Year:
Chet Mason, Miami
#Sixth Man of the Year: Mark Bortz, Buffalo
Honors
See also
2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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