2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
League championsKent State
Season MVPDeAndre Haynes
Tournament
ChampionsMiami
  Runners-upAkron
Finals MVPKevin Warzynski
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Akron 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Miami (OH) 14 4   .778 18 12   .600
Ohio 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
Buffalo 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
West
Northern Illinois 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Toledo 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Ball State 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Eastern Michigan 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
Central Michigan 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2006 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2005, followed by the start of the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2007 and concluded in March 2007. Kent State won the regular season title with a conference record of 15–3 over second-place Akron and Miami. Kent State defeated seventh-seeded Toledo in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.[1] There they lost in the first round to Pittsburgh.[2]

Preseason awards

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Ohio (16) 153
  2. Akron (6) 120
  3. Miami (4) 85
  4. Kent State 85
  5. Buffalo 79
  6. Bowling Green 45

West Division

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  1. Toledo (15) 135
  2. Ball State (5) 127
  3. Western Michigan (5) 114
  4. Northern Illinois (1) 97
  5. Eastern Michigan 54
  6. Central Michigan 40

Tournament champs

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Ohio (14), Akron (5), Ball State (4), Miami (2), Toledo (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Leon Williams, Ohio
Mychal Green, Ohio
Romeo Travis, Akron
Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo
Kevin Warzynski, Kent State
Preseason All-MAC West Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois
John Bowler, Eastern Michigan
Sammy Villegas, Toledo
Peyton Stovall, Ball State
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan

Postseason

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Mid–American tournament

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NCAA tournament

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Postseason awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Jim Christian, Kent State
  2. Player of the Year: DeAndre Haynes,
  3. Freshman of the Year: Maurice Acker, Ball State
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: James Hughes, Northern Illinois
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Kevin Warzynski, Kent State

See also

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2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ "Warzynski nets 21 as Kent St. holds off Toledo to win MAC". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Gray, Ramon power Pitt to easy win over Kent State". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "BOBCATS AND ROCKETS NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".
  4. ^ "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
  5. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2006 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM AND THREE SPECIALTY AWARDS".
  6. ^ "Haynes Earns Nod as Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American".
  7. ^ "JIM CHRISTIAN".