2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season explained
| 2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
| Season Champs: | Akron and Ohio |
| Season Champ Name: | Regular season champions |
| Mvp: | D. J. Cooper |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Akron |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Ohio |
| Finals Mvp: | Demetrius Treadwell |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslistnames: | Basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013–14 |
The 2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season is the 67th college basketball season in the conference's existence. The conference features 12 teams in two divisions, East and West, who competed for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament titles. Akron and Ohio shared the regular season title with 14-2 records in conference play. Akron won both games with Ohio but lost two late season games. Akron was the top-seed in the tournament and defeated Ohio in the final. D. J. Cooper of Ohio was voted as the MAC player of the year.
Pre-season
Media voting
On October 29, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. They voted Ohio as the favorite in the MAC East Division and Toledo in the MAC West Division.[1]
| width=50% | East Division| Place | Team | 1st | Points |
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| 1 | | 19 | 141 points | | 2 | | 5 | 122 points | | 3 | | - | 89 points | | 4 | | – | 53 points | | 5 | | - | 54 points | | 6 | | – | 31 points | | | width=50% | West Division| Place | Team | 1st | Points |
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| 1 | | 20 | 143 points | | 2 | | 4 | 118 points | | 3 | | - | 88 points | | 4 | | 4 | 74 points | | 5 | | - | 46 points | | 6 | | – | 35 points | | | |
The media also took a vote on who they think would win the MAC tournament at the end of the season. Unlike the preseason votes, the media would only select the winner of the tournament, and not the placement of the teams afterwards. Ohio received the most votes with 18, followed by Akron with six votes.
Exhibition schedule
| Date | Time | Team | Conference | MAC Team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner |
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| Fri., Oct. 26 | 7:00 pm | | | Toledo | | | | Toledo (75–52) |
| Wed., Oct. 31 | 7:00 pm | | | Akron | | | 2,683 | Akron (111–72) |
| 7:00 pm | | | Miami | | | | Miami (73–64) |
| Thu., Nov. 1 | 2:00 pm | | | Western Michigan | | | 1,927 | Western Michigan (93–50) |
| Fri., Nov. 2 | 7:30 pm | | | Eastern Michigan | | | | Eastern Michigan (82–38) |
| Sat., Nov. 3 | 2:00 pm | | | Ohio | | | 4,613 | Ohio (82–42) |
| 2:00 pm | | | Western Michigan | | | 1,777 | Western Michigan (81–60) |
| 5:00 pm | | | Akron | | | 2,454 | Akron (106–67) |
| 7:00 pm | | | Northern Illinois | | | 1,005 | Northern Illinois (89–56) |
| Sun., Nov. 4 | 2:00 pm | | | Bowling Green | | | 1,249 | Bowling Green (73–60) |
| 7:00 pm | | | Kent State | | | | Kent State (77–71) |
| Wed., Nov. 7 | 7:00 pm | | | Central Michigan | | | 1,569 | Central Michigan (86–76) | |
Regular season
Conference schedules
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Teams play opponents in their division twice, once at home and once away. Teams play opponents outside of their division once a season. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| | Akron | Ball State | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan |
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| Ball State | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan --> | vs. Akron | – | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
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| vs. Ball State | 1–0 | – | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
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| vs. Bowling Green | 2-0 | 0-1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 1–0 | 2-0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
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| vs. Buffalo | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
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| vs. Central Michigan | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
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| vs. Eastern Michigan | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
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| vs. Kent State | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
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| vs. Miami | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
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| vs. Northern Illinois | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
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| vs. Ohio | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
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| vs. Toledo | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 |
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| vs. Western Michigan | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – |
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| Total | 14-2 | 8-8 | 7–9 | 7-9 | 4-12 | 7-9 | 9-7 | 3–13 | 3-13 | 14-2 | 10-6 | 10–6 | Ball State | Bowling Green | Buffalo | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Kent State | Miami | Northern Illinois | Ohio | Toledo | Western Michigan --> | |
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BracketBusters
| Date | Time | Team | Conference | MAC Team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner |
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| Fri., Feb. 22 | 7:00 pm | | | Akron | | ESPN2 | 4,474 | Akron (68-53) |
| Sat., Feb. 23 | 12:00 pm | Missouri State | | | | | 676 | Missouri State (54-57) |
| 1:00 pm | | | Western Michigan | | ESPN3 | 3,172 | Western Michigan (67-66) |
| 2:00 pm | Manhattan | | | | | 4,393 | Toledo (79-66) |
| 2:00 pm | | | Toledo | | | 3,172 | Manhattan (64-65) |
| 3:00 pm | | | Kent State | | | 1,945 | Kent State (70-63) |
| 3:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | | | | | 1,009 | Eastern Illinois (47-59) |
| 3:05 pm | Southern Illinois | | | | | 5,315 | Southern Illinois (68-74 OT) |
| 6:30 pm | | | Ball State | | | 2,484 | Ball State (85-82) |
| 7:00 pm | IFPW | | | | | 1,577 | IFPW (75-88) |
| 7:05 pm | Youngstown State | | | | | 2,710 | Youngstown (75-86) |
| 10:00 pm | Belmont | | | | ESPN2 | 4,813 | Belmont (62-81) | |
Post-season tournaments
MAC Tournament
See main article: 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament. The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. The Semifinals and Championship Game were held at Quicken Loans Arena.
National Invitation Tournament
See main article: 2013 National Invitation Tournament.
College Basketball Invitational
See main article: 2013 College Basketball Invitational.
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
See main article: 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Awards
All-MAC Preseason Team
As a part of the Preseason Media Poll, the members also voted on the Preseason All-MAC East and West Division teams.[1] Ohio and Toledo had two players in the East and West Division polls, respectively.
East Division
All-MAC Preseason Team! Player !! School | Akron | | Bowling Green | | Buffalo | | Ohio | | Ohio | | | West Division
All-MAC Preseason Team! Player !! School | Ball State | | Northern Illinois | | Toledo | | Julius Brown | Toledo | | Western Michigan | | | |
Player of the Week
East Division
Player of the Week! Week !! Player !! School| 1 | | Kent State | | 2[2] | | Akron | | 3[3] | Chris Evans (2)
Walter Offutt | Kent State
Ohio | | 4[4] | Chris Evans (3) | Kent State | | 5[5] | | Buffalo | | 6[6] | | Akron | | 7[7] | | Ohio | | 8[8] | Zeke Marshall (2) | Akron | | 9[9] | D. J. Cooper (2) | Ohio | | 10[10] | D. J. Cooper (3) | Ohio | | 11[11] | | Buffalo | | 12[12] | Zeke Marshall(3)
D. J. Cooper (4) | Akron
Ohio | | | West Division
Player of the Week! Week !! Player !! School| 1 | | Ball State | | 2 | | Western Michigan | | 3 | | Toledo | | 4 | | Western Michigan | | 5 | | Toledo
Ball State | | 6 | | Central Michigan | | 7 | Shayne Whittington (2) | Western Michigan | | 8 | Rian Pearson (3) | Toledo | | 9 | Jesse Berry (2) | Ball State | | 10 | Julius Brown | Toledo | | 11 | Shayne Whittington (3) | Western Michigan | | 12 | Majok Majok (2) | Ball State | | | |
All-MAC Teams
All-MAC First Team! Player !! Pos. !! School | C | Akron | | F | Buffalo | | W/F | Kent State | | G | Toledo | | G | Ohio | | | All-MAC Second Team! Player !! Pos. !! School | F | Akron | | G | Ball State | | F | Bowling Green | | G | Central Michigan | | F/C | Western Michigan | | | All-MAC Freshman Team! Player !! Pos. !! School | G/F | Akron | | G | Buffalo | | G | Central Michigan | | C | Toledo | | F | Western Michigan | | | |
See also
Notes and References
- MAC Announces 2012-13 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-MAC Teams . Mid-American Conference . 2012-10-29 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512064733/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/168945/MAC-Announces-2012-13-Mens-Basketball-Preseason-Poll-All-MAC-Teams.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2012-11-19 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512060529/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/171963/mac-announces-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2012-11-26 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512041329/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/172746/mac-announces-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2012-12-04 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512055942/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/174990/mac-announces-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2012-12-10 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512052816/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/177081/MAC-Announces-Men-s-Basketball-Players-of-the-Week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2012-12-17 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512052841/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/179368/mac-announces-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2012-12-17 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512042705/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/182395/MAC-Announces-Men-s-Basketball-Players-of-the-Week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2012-12-31 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512062530/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/183893/MAC-Announces-Men-s-Basketball-Players-of-the-Week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2013-01-07 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512060805/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/186001/MAC-Announces-Men-s-Basketball-Players-of-the-Week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2013-01-14 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512053359/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/188244/MAC-Announces-Men-s-Basketball-Players-of-the-Week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2013-01-21 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512052820/http://www.mac-sports.com/tabid/969/Article/190721/MAC-Announces-Men-s-Basketball-Players-of-the-Week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
- MAC Announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week . Mid-American Conference . 2013-01-28 . 2013-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512061853/http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/193074/mac-announces-mens-basketball-players-of-the-week.aspx . 2013-05-12 . dead .
