| 2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Toledo |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Bowling Green |
| Mvp: | Kourtney Brown |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2011 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Bowling Green |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Eastern Michigan |
| Finals Mvp: | Lauren Prochaska |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American women's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2009–10 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2011–12 |
The 2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2010, followed by the start of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2011 and concluded in March 2011. Toledo won the regular season title with a record of 14–2 by one game over Bowling Green. Kourtney Brown of Buffalo was named MAC player of the year.[1]
Second seeded Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over fifth seeded Eastern Michigan.[2] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[4] Toledo, Central Michigan, Kent State, and Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.[5] Toledo won the WNIT championship by defeating USC in the final.[6]
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2010.[7]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Bowling Green
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Kara Murphy, Akron |
| Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green | |
| Kourtney Brown, Buffalo | |
| Jamilah Humes, Kent State | |
| Courtney Osborn, Miami | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Emily Maggert, Ball State |
| Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan | |
| Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois | |
| Naama Shafir, Toledo | |
| Miame Giden, Western Michigan | |
See main article: 2011 MAC women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Rachel Tecca, Akron, Center |
| Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green, Guard | |
| Kourtney Brown, Buffalo, Post | |
| Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan, Guard | |
| Naama Shafir, Toledo, Guard | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Kaihla Szunko, Central Michigan, Forward |
| Cassie Schrock, Eastern Michigan, Guard | |
| Taisja Jones, Kent State, Forward | |
| Jamilah Humes, Kent State, Guard | |
| Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois, Guard | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Emily Maggert, Ball State, Center |
| Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green, Point Guard | |
| Shonda Long, Central Michigan, Guard | |
| Courtney Osborn, Miami, Point Guard | |
| Melissa Goodall, Toledo, Forward | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Kara Murphy, Akron, Guard |
| Brandie Baker, Central Michigan, Guard | |
| Kirsten Olowinski, Miami, Forward | |
| Tenishia Benson, Ohio, Guard | |
| Ebony Cleary, Western Michigan, Post | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Carly Young, Akron, Forward |
| Niki DiGuilio, Central Michigan, Guard | |
| Taylor Johnson, Central Michigan, Forward | |
| Shavon Robinson, Ohio, Guard | |
| Andola Dortch, Toledo, Guard | |
2010–11 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season