2005–06 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Season
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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 The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2005, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on April ...
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
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in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to
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.


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

#
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(16) 153 # (6) 120 # (4) 85 #
Kent State Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Ashtabula, Burton, East Liverpool, Jackson Township, New Philadelphia, ...
85 # 79 # 45


West Division

# (15) 135 # (5) 127 # (5) 114 # (1) 97 #
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54 # 40


Tournament champs

Ohio (14), Akron (5), Ball State (4), Miami (2), Toledo (1)


Honors


Postseason


Mid–American tournament


NCAA tournament


Postseason awards

#Coach of the Year:
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, Kent State #Player of the Year: DeAndre Haynes, #Freshman of the Year:
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, Ball State #Defensive Player of the Year: James Hughes, Northern Illinois #Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin Warzynski, Kent State


See also

2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season


References

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