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

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

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  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

  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

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

Honors

[4]

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

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2006 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

[5][6][7]

  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

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

References

  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".