The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020.
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 championship with a record of 14–4. Akron's
Loren Cristian Jackson
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was named player of the year. The
MAC tournament was cancelled due to the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The
NCAA tournament and all of the national postseason tournaments were cancelled.
Preseason awards
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2019.
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Bowling Green
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Buffalo 58 (3)
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Kent State
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Miami
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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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Ohio
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West Division
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Toledo
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* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
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Northern Illinois
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Economics
Northern Illinois is dominated by ...
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Ball State
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Central Michigan
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Western Michigan
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Eastern Michigan
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Tournament champs
# Bowling Green (6)
# Toledo (2)
# Buffalo (1)
# Kent State (1)
# Miami (1)
# NIU (1)
Honors
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year: John Groce, Akron
#Player of the Year: Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
#Freshman of the Year: Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
#Defensive Player of the Year: Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
#Sixth Man of the Year: Ronaldo Segu, So., G, Buffalo
Honors
See also
2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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