| 2010–11 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 |
| Mvp: | Justin Greene |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2011 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Akron |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Kent State |
| Finals Mvp: | Zeke Marshall |
| 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: | 2009–10 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2011–12 |
The 2010–11 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2010, followed by the start of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2011 and concluded in March 2011. Kent State won the regular season title with a conference record of 12–4. Sixth-seeded Akron defeated Kent State in the MAC tournament final in overtime and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.[1] [2]
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2010.[3]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Ohio (10), Kent State (6), Central Michigan (4), Ball State (2), Akron (2)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Brett McKnight, F, Akron |
| Scott Thomas, F, Bowling Green | |
| Justin Greene, F, Kent State | |
| Julian Mavunga, F, Miami | |
| D.J. Cooper, G, Ohio | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Jarrod Jones, F/C, Ball State |
| Trey Zeigler, G, Central Michigan | |
| Brandon Bowdry, F, Eastern Michigan | |
| Xavier Silas, G, Northern Illinois | |
| Flenard Whitfield, F, Western Michigan |
See main article: 2011 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Justin Greene, Kent State |
| Julian Mavunga, Miami | |
| D.J. Cooper, Ohio | |
| Xavier Silas, Northern Illinois | |
| Jarrod Jones, Ball State | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan |
| Nikola Cvetinovic, Akron | |
| Rod Sherman, Kent State | |
| Byron Mulkey, Buffalo | |
| Demetrius Ward, Western Michigan | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Zach Filzen, Buffalo |
| Javon McCrea, Buffalo | |
| A'uston Calhoun, Bowling Green | |
| Scott Thomas, Bowling Green | |
| Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan | |
| Jalin Thomas, Central Michigan | |
| Michael Porrini, Kent State | |
| Nick Winbush, Miami | |
| DeVaughn Washington, Ohio | |
| Flenard Whitfield, Western Michigan | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Chris Bond, Ball State |
| Javon McCrea, Buffalo | |
| Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan | |
| Nick Kellogg, Ohio | |
| Juwan Howard Jr., Western Michigan | |
2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season