2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2015 and concluded in March 2015. Buffalo, Kent State and Central Michigan shared the regular season title with a conference record of 12–6. Second-seeded Buffalo defeated top-seeded Central Michigan in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they lost to West Virginia.[1][2]

2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
League championsBuffalo, Kent State and Central Michigan
Season MVPJustin Moss
Tournament
ChampionsBuffalo
  Runners-upCentral Michigan
Finals MVPXavier Ford
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Kent State 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Bowling Green 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Akron 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Ohio 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
West
Central Michigan 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Toledo 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Eastern Michigan 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Ball State 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2015 MAC tournament winner

Preseason awards

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The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2014.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Akron 117 (17)
  2. Ohio 92 (2)
  3. Kent State 66
  4. Buffalo 58
  5. Bowling Green 52 (1)
  6. Miami 35

West Division

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  1. Toledo 118 (18)
  2. Western Michigan 94 (1)
  3. Eastern Michigan 68
  4. Northern Illinois 63
  5. Central Michigan 49 (1)
  6. Ball State 28

Tournament champs

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Toledo (15), Akron (1), Bowling Green (1), Central Michigan (1), Ohio (1), Western Michigan (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Demetrius Treadwell, Sr., F, Akron
Richaun Holmes, Sr., F, Bowling Green
Will Regan, Sr., F, Buffalo
Kris Brewer, Kent State, Sr., G, Kent State
Maurice Ndour, Sr., F, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West Chris Fowler, Jr., G, Central Michigan
Karrington Ward, Sr., F, Eastern Michigan
Julius Brown, Sr., G, Toledo
Justin Drummond, Sr., G/F, Toledo
David Brown, Grad., G, 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: Keno Davis, Central Michigan
  2. Player of the Year: Justin Moss, Buffalo
  3. Freshman of the Year: Sean Sellers, Ball State
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Kris Brewer, Kent State

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Richaun Holmes, Bowling Green F
Justin Moss, Buffalo, F
Chris Fowler, Central Michigan, G
Jimmy Hall, Kent State, F
Julius Brown, Toledo, G
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Shannon Evans, Buffalo, G
Devareaux Manley, Kent State, G
Eric Washington, Miami, G
Maurice Ndour, Ohio, F
David Brown, Western Michigan, G
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Pat Forsythe, Akron, C
John Simons, Central Michigan, F
Raven Lee, Eastern Michigan, G
Justin Drummond, Toledo, G/F
J.D. Weatherspoon, Toledo, F
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Karrington Ward, Eastern Michigan, F
Kris Brewer, Kent State, G
Javarez Willis, Ohio, G
Nathan Boothe, Toledo, C
Connar Tava, Western Michigan, F
All-MAC Freshman Team Noah Robotham, Akron, G
Sean Sellers, Ball State, F
Lamonte Bearden, Buffalo, G
Josh Kozinski, Central Michigan, G
Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan, G

See also

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2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo beats CMU to win MAC title, earn first trip to NCAA tournament". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tarik Phillip's clutch 3 seals win for West Virginia over Buffalo". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL".
  4. ^ "BUFFALO'S MOSS, CENTRAL MICHIGAN'S DAVIS RECEIVE TOP MAC HONORS".
  5. ^ "BALL STATE'S SELLERS, BGSU'S HOLMES, KENT STATE'S BREWER HONORED".
  6. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS".