The 2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the
2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 25, 2020, and concluded on March 14, 2021. The 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 18 and concluded on April 5.
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in November. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021. In a season limited due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
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won the regular season title with a conference record of 15-4.
Ohio
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won the
MAC tournament and represented the
MAC
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in the
NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 4-seeded
Virginia
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in the first round before falling to No. 5-seeded
Creighton in the second round. Toledo went to the
NIT where they lost to
Richmond
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in the first round.
Preseason awards
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 19, 2020.
Preseason men's basketball coaches poll
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Bowling Green
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Ohio
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Akron
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Buffalo
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Ball State
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Toledo
Toledo most commonly refers to:
* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
* Toledo, Or ...
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Kent State
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Eastern Michigan
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Miami
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Northern Illinois
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Central Michigan
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Western Michigan
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MAC tournament champions: Bowling Green (4), Akron (2), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)
Honors
Conference matrix
All-MAC awards
Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Postseason awards
#Coach of the Year:
Tod Kowalczyk
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, Toledo
#Player of the Year:
Marreon Jackson
Marreon Jamar Jackson (born October 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Toledo Rockets and the Arizona State Sun Devils.
High school career
Jackson grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and initially ...
, Toledo
#Freshman of the Year:
Ryan Rollins, Toledo
#Defensive Player of the Year:
Josh Mballa
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Early life and career
Mballa was born in Detroit, Michigan but raised in ...
, Buffalo
#Sixth Man of the Year: Trey Diggs, Bowling Green
Honors
See also
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2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
References
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