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2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2007, followed by the start of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2008 and concluded in March 2008. Kent State won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–3 over second-place Western Michigan. Kent State defeated third-seeded Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.[1] As the nine seed in the Midwest Region they lost in the first round to UNLV.[2]

2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
League championsKent State
  Runners-upWestern Michigan
Season MVPAl Fisher
Tournament
ChampionsKent State
  Runners-upAkron
Finals MVPHaminn Quaintance
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 7   .800
Akron 11 – 5   .688 24 – 11   .686
Ohio 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
Miami (OH) 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Buffalo 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
West
Western Michigan 12 – 4   .750 20 – 12   .625
Central Michigan 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Toledo 7 – 8   .467 11 – 19   .367
Ball State 5 – 11   .313 6 – 24   .200
Northern Illinois 3 – 12   .200 6 – 22   .214
† 2008 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason awards

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 18, 2007.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Kent State (10) 147
  2. Miami (9) 146
  3. Ohio (8) 131
  4. Akron (5) 128
  5. Buffalo 52
  6. Bowling Green 47

West Division

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  1. Western Michigan (23) 173
  2. Toledo (6) 144
  3. Central Michigan (3) 131
  4. Eastern Michigan 92
  5. Northern Illinois 58
  6. Ball State 53

Tournament champs

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Kent State (7), Western Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Miami (5), Akron (4), Toledo (3), Bowling Green (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Jeremiah Wood, Akron
Mike Scott, Kent State
Tim Pollitz, Miami
Leon Williams, Ohio
Jerome Tillman, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West Peyton Stovall, Ball State
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan
Kashif Payne, Toledo
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan

Postseason

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Mid–American tournament

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Main article: 2008 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

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[5][6][7]

  1. Coach of the Year: Jim Christian, Kent State
  2. Player of the Year: Al Fisher, Kent State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Haminn Quaintance, Kent State
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Brian Moten, Bowling Green

Honors

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[5]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Al Fisher, Kent State
Tim Pollitz, Miami
Leon Williams, Ohio
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan
David Kool, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Jeremiah Wood, Akron
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
Haminn Quaintance, Kent State
Mike Scott, Kent State
Michael Bramos, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Nick Dials, Akron
Anthony Newell, Ball State
Peyton Stovall, Ball State
Nate Miller, Bowling Green
Andy Robinson, Buffalo
Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan
Chris Singletary, Kent State
Kenny Hayes, Miami
Jerome Tillman, Ohio
Tyrone Kent, Toledo
All-MAC Freshman Team Steve McNees, Akron
Melvin Goins, Ball State
Joe Jakubowski, Bowling Green
Jeremy Allen, Central Michigan
Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois

See also

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2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ "Kent State crushes Akron to complete season-long dominance of MAC". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "UNLV forces 20 turnovers, holds Kent St. to 10 first-half points in first round win". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".
  4. ^ "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
  5. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS".
  6. ^ "KENT STATE'S FISHER, NIU'S ANDERSON PICK UP POSTSEASON AWARDS".
  7. ^ "KSU?S CHRISTIAN NAMED MAC COACH OF THE YEAR".
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