The 2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season will be the season for

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men's

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teams. It will begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with t ...

in November. Conference play will begin in January 2024 and conclude in March 2024. The 2025 MAC tournament will be held at

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for the 26th consecutive season. This will be the conference's last season with 12 members as it will see its first change in membership since

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with the addition of

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won the regular season championship with a 17–1 conference record. Nate Johnson of Akron was player of the year. Akron defeated

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and

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in the MAC tournament and then

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in the final Nate Johnson of Akron was the MVP.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There have been no coaching changes since the end of the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

Coaches

''Notes:'' * Appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. * Years at school includes 2024–25 season. * MAC records are from time at current school only. * All records are through the beginning of the season. Source -

Preseason

The MAC Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tip-Off was held on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Each team will have their head coach and a student athlete from both the men's and women's basketball team for interviews. MAC Men's Basketball Preview Coaches & Student-Athletes *Akron: Head Coach John Groce & Nate Johnson (R-Junior, Guard) *Ball State: Head Coach Michael Lewis & Payton Sparks (Senior, Center) *Bowling Green: Head Coach Todd Simon & Trey Thomas (Senior, Guard) *Buffalo: Head Coach George Halcovage III & Noah Batchelor (Junior, Forward) *Central Michigan: Head Coach Tony Barbee & Anthony Pritchard (Senior, Guard) *Eastern Michigan: Head Coach Stan Heath & Jalin Billingsley (Senior, Forward) *Kent State: Head Coach Rob Senderoff & VonCameron Davis (R-Senior, Forward) *Miami: Head Coach Travis Steele & Eian Elmer (Sophomore, Wing) *Northern Illinois: Head Coach Rashon Burno & Quentin Jones (Sophomore, Guard) *Ohio: Head Coach Jeff Boals & AJ Clayton (Senior, Forward) *Toledo: Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk & Javan Simmons (Sophomore, Forward) *Western Michigan: Head Coach Dwayne Stephens & JaVaughn Hannah (Junior, Guard)

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

MAC Tournament Champions:Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1) Source

MAC Preseason All-Conference

Source

Conference matrix

Regular season

Rankings

All-MAC awards

Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards

Postseason awards

All-MAC Honors

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

defeated

to win the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament Nate Johnson was the MVP.

NCAA tournament

As a 13 seed, Akron lost their first round matchup in the NCAA tournament to

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National Invitation tournament

Kent State defeated

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and

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in the first two rounds.

References

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