The 2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the

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in November. Conference play began in January 2017 and concluded in March 2017.

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 ...

won the regular season title with a conference record of 14–4 over a cluster of four teams tied at 11–7. Sixth-seeded

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, ...

upset Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the

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in the NCAA tournament where they lost to

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in the first round.

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2016.

Preseason men's basketball poll

''(First place votes in parentheses)''

East Division

194 (15) #

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190 (16) #

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144 (5) #

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63 #

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West Division

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178 (16) #

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158 (12) #

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148 (5) #

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100 (1) #

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77 (2)

Tournament champs

Akron (15), Ohio (11), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (2), NIU (2), Central Michigan (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1).

Honors

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

#Coach of the Year:

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, Akron #Player of the Year: Isaiah Johnson, Akron #Freshman of the Year:

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, Miami #Defensive Player of the Year: Dontay Caruthers, Buffalo #Sixth Man of the Year:

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, Buffalo

Honors

References

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Preseason awards

Preseason men's basketball poll

East Division

West Division

Tournament champs

Honors

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

Honors

See also

References