| 2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| League Champs: | Kent State |
| Second Place: | Western Michigan |
| Mvp: | Al Fisher |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2008 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Kent State |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Akron |
| Finals Mvp: | Haminn Quaintance |
| 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: | 2006–07 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2008–09 |
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]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 18, 2007.[3]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Kent State (7), Western Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Miami (5), Akron (4), Toledo (3), Bowling Green (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| 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 |
See main article: 2008 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| 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 | |
2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season