2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League champions	Akron
Runners-up	Ohio
Season MVP	Antonio Campbell
Tournament
Champions	Buffalo
Runners-up	Akron
Finals MVP	Willie Conner
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Kent State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Buffalo †	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Miami (OH)	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
Bowling Green	5	–	13	.278	16	–	18	.471
West
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Central Michigan	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Northern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Toledo	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406

† 2016 MAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2016 and concluded in March 2016. Akron won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–5 over second place Ohio. Third-seeded Buffalo defeated Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.^[1]^[2]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015.^[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

Akron 132 (17)
Kent State 116 (5)
Ohio 69
Buffalo 64 (1)
Miami 60
Bowling Green 42

West Division

Tournament champs

Central Michigan (15), Akron (6), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Pat Forsythe, Sr., C, Akron
	Lamonte Bearden, So., G, Buffalo
	Jimmy Hall, R-Jr., F, Kent State
	Eric Washington, Sr., G, Miami
	Antonio Campbell, Jr., F, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West	Chris Fowler, Sr., G, Central Michigan
	John Simons, Sr., F, Central Michigan
	Raven Lee, R-Jr., G, Eastern Michigan
	Nathan Boothe, Sr., C, Toledo
	Connar Tava, Sr., F, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

^[4]^[5]

Coach of the Year: Keith Dambrot, Akron
Player of the Year: Antonio Campbell, Ohio
Freshman of the Year: James Thompson IV, Eastern Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: Khaliq Spicer, Kent State
Sixth Man of the Year: Isaiah Johnson, Akron

Honors

^[6]

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Isaiah Johnson, C, Akron
	Chris Fowler, G, Central Michigan
	Jimmy Hall, F, Kent State
	Antonio Campbell, C, Ohio
	Nathan Boothe, F/C, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Reggie McAdams, F, Akron
	Franko House, F, Ball State
	James Thompson IV, C, Eastern Michigan
	Jaaron Simmons, G, Ohio
	Thomas Wilder, G, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Lamonte Bearden, G, Buffalo
	Blake Hamilton, W, Buffalo
	Braylon Rayson, G, Central Michigan
	Marin Maric, C, Northern Illinois
	Jonathan Williams, G, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Antino Jackson, G, Akron
	Spencer Parker, F, Bowling Green
	Raven Lee, G, Eastern Michigan
	Eric Washington, G, Miami
	Geovonie McKnight, G, Miami
All-MAC Freshman Team	Josh Williams, G, Akron
	CJ Massinburg, G, Buffalo
	James Thompson IV, C, Eastern Michigan
	Marshawn Wilson, G, Northern Illinois
	Jordan Dartis, G, Ohio
All-MAC Defensive Team	Franko House, F, Ball State
	Willie Conner, W, Buffalo
	Tim Bond, F, Eastern Michigan
	Khaliq Spicer, C, Kent State
	Aaric Armstead, G, Northern Illinois