The 2010–11 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2010, followed by the start of the
2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010, with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on Apri ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2011 and concluded in March 2011.
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, ...
won the regular season title with a conference record of 12–4. Sixth-seeded
Akron
Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had ...
defeated Kent State in the
MAC tournament final in overtime and represented the
MAC
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Common meanings
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* Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth
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* McIntosh (apple), a Canadi ...
in the
NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to
Notre Dame.
Preseason awards
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2010.
Preseason men's basketball poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Ohio
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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, ...
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Akron
Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had ...
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Miami
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Buffalo
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* Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo
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West Division
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Ball State
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Eastern Michigan
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Western Michigan
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Northern Illinois
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Economics
Northern Illinois is dominated by ...
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Tournament champs
Ohio (10), Kent State (6), Central Michigan (4), Ball State (2), Akron (2)
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Geno Ford
Gene A. "Geno" Ford (born October 11, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former college and professional basketball player. He is currently the men's head coach for the Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball, Stony Brook Seawolves, ...
, Kent State
#Player of the Year:
Justin Greene
Justin Pierre Greene (born August 13, 1989) is an American retired basketball player and current coach. He played college basketball for the NCAA Division I Kent State Golden Flashes. On May 20, 2008, Greene committed to attend Kent State Universi ...
, Kent State
#Freshman of the Year:
Javon McCrea
Javon Tyree McCrea (born November 5, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Buffalo eXtreme of the American Basketball Association. Born in Newark, New York, he played college basketball for the Buffalo Bulls between 2010 and ...
, Buffalo
#Defensive Player of the Year:
Michael Porrini
Michael Anthony Porrini (born March 2, 1989) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the head coach of the Ohio Cardinals of the North American Premier Basketball (NAPB).
College career
Born in Massillon, Ohio
Massillon ...
, Kent State
#Sixth Man of the Year:
Carlton Guyton
Carlton Guyton (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for ZTE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A). Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard position. He played college basketball at Mineral Area Colle ...
, Kent State
Honors
See also
2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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