| 2004–05 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: | Miami |
| Mvp: | Turner Battle |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2005 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Ohio |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Buffalo |
| Finals Mvp: | Leon Williams |
| 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: | 2003–04 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2005 and concluded in March 2005. Miami won the regular season title with a conference record of 12–6 by one game over a five-way tie for second place. Fourth-seeded Ohio beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated second-seeded Buffalo in overtime in the final.[1] [2] Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.[3] Ohio represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to Florida.[4]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 2004.[5]
Buffalo was picked by the media to win the East. Toledo was picked to win the West.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Turner Battle, Buffalo |
| Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo | |
| DaAndre Haynes, Kent State | |
| Danny Horace, Miami | |
| Chet Mason, Miami | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | John Reimold, Bowling Green |
| John Bowler, Eastern Michigan | |
| Keith Triplett, Toledo | |
| Sammy Villegas, Toledo | |
| Ben Reed, Western Michigan |
See main article: 2005 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Josh Almanson, Bowling Green |
| Turner Battle, Buffalo | |
| Danny Horace, Miami | |
| Chet Mason, Miami | |
| Ben Reed, Western Michigan | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Romeo Travis, Akron |
| Dennis Trammell, Ball State | |
| John Reimold, Bowling Green | |
| Keith Triplett, Toledo | |
| Levi Rost, Western Michigan | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Darryl Peterson, Akron |
| Mark Bortz, Buffalo | |
| Kevin Nelson, Central Michigan | |
| John Bowler, Eastern Michigan | |
| Jason Edwin, Kent State | |
| Kevin Warzynski, Kent State | |
| Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois | |
| Mychal Green, Ohio | |
| Sonny Troutman, Ohio | |
| Leon Williams, Ohio | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Bubba Walther, Akron |
| Leon Williams, Ohio | |
| Jeremy Fears, Ohio | |
| Kashif Payne, Toledo | |
| Joe Reitz, Western Michigan | |
2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season