| 2011–12 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: | Akron |
| Second Place: | Buffalo |
| Mvp: | Mitchell Watt |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Ohio |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Akron |
| Finals Mvp: | DJ Cooper |
| 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: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2011, followed by the start of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2012 and concluded in March 2012. Akron won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–3 over second place Buffalo. Third-seeded Ohio defeated Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Michigan and South Florida then lost in the Sweet Sixteen to top-seeded North Carolina in overtime.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015.[5]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Kent State (12), Akron (6), Ball State (3), Western Michigan (2), Central Michigan (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | D.J. Cooper, G, Ohio |
| Justin Greene, F, Kent State | |
| Zeke Marshall, C, Akron | |
| Julian Mavunga, F, Miami | |
| Javon McCrea, F, Buffalo | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Randy Davis, G, Ball State |
| Jarrod Jones, F, Ball State | |
| Demetrius Ward, F, Western Michigan | |
| Flenard Whitfield, F, Western Michigan | |
| Trey Zeigler, G, Central Michigan |
See main article: 2012 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Mitchell Watt, Buffalo |
| Javon McCrea, Buffalo | |
| Justin Greene, Kent State | |
| Julian Mavunga, Miami | |
| D.J. Cooper, Ohio | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Zeke Marshall, Akron |
| Alex Abreu, Akron | |
| Jarrod Jones, Ball State | |
| A'uston Calhoun, Bowling Green | |
| Rian Pearson, Toledo | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Lamonte Bearden, G, Buffalo |
| Scott Thomas, Bowling Green | |
| Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan | |
| Darrell Lampley, Eastern Michigans | |
| Michael Porrini, Kent State | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Randal Holt, Kent State |
| Carlton Guyton, Kent State | |
| Ivo Baltic, Ohio | |
| Walter Offutt, Ohio | |
| Curtis Dennis, Toledo | |
| Flenard Whitfield, Western Michigan | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Aaron Adeoye, Ball State |
| Austin McBroom, Central Michigan | |
| Brian Sullivan, Miami | |
| Abdel Nader, Northern Illinois | |
| Julius Brown, Toledo | |
2011–12 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season