| 2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 13 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| League Champs: | Central Michigan |
| Second Place: | Kent State |
| Mvp: | David Webber |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2001 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Kent State |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Miami |
| Finals Mvp: | Trevor Huffman |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American men's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American men's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 1999–2000 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2000, followed by the start of the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2001 and concluded in March 2001. Central Michigan won the regular season title with a conference record of 14–4 by one game over second-place Kent State. Kent State defeated Miami in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.[1] There they defeated Indiana before losing to Cincinnati.[2]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 4, 2000.[3]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Marshall (14), Ball State (10), Kent State (7), Toledo (6), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1), Central Michigan (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC First Team | Greg Stempin, Toledo |
| Tamar Slay, Marshall | |
| J.R. VanHoose, Marshall | |
| Theron Smith, Ball State | |
| David Webber, Central Michigan | |
See main article: 2001 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | David Webber, Central Michigan |
| Trevor Huffman, Kent State | |
| J.R. Van Hoose, Marshall | |
| Brandon Hunter, Ohio | |
| Greg Stempin, Toledo | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Theron Smith, Ball State |
| Keith McLeod, Bowling Green | |
| Kyrem Massey, Kent State | |
| Tamar Slay, Marshall | |
| Alex Shorts, Miami | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Nate Schindewolf, Aron |
| Len Matela, Bowling Green | |
| Chad Pleiness, Central Michigan | |
| Andrew Mitchell, Kent State | |
| Demetric Shaw, Kent State | |
| Travis Young, Marshall | |
| Jason Grunkemeyer, Miami | |
| Leon Rodgers, Northern Illinois | |
| Patrick Flomo, Ohio | |
| Jon Powell, Western Michigan | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Josh Almanson, Bowling Green |
| Gerrit Brigitha, Central Michigan | |
| Chris Kaman, Central Michigan | |
| Juby Johnson, Miami | |
| Terry Reynolds, Toledo | |