2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season explained

2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Champs:Western Michigan and Toledo
Mvp:Javon McCrea
Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2014 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Western Michigan
Finals Runner-Up:Toledo
Finals Mvp:David Brown
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:2012–13
Nextseason Year:2014–15

The 2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2014 and concluded in March 2014. Western Michigan and Toledo shared the regular season title with a conference record of 14–4. Top-seeded Western Michigan defeated Toledo in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they lost to Syracuse.[1] [2]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2013.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Akron 143 (18)
  2. Buffalo 120 (6)
  3. Ohio 94
  4. Kent State 91 (1)
  5. Miami 42
  6. Bowling Green 35

West Division

  1. Toledo 149 (24)
  2. Western Michigan 108
  3. Eastern Michigan 101 (1)
  4. Ball State 89
  5. Central Michigan 50
  6. Northern Illinois 28

Tournament champs

Akron (14), Toledo (7), Buffalo (1)

Honors

HonorRecipient
Preseason All-MAC EastJavon McCrea, Buffalo
Demetrius Treadwell, Akron
Will Felder, Miami
Will Regan, Buffalo
Quincy Diggs, Akron
Preseason All-MAC WestRian Pearson, Toledo
Julius Brown, Toledo
Shayne Whittington, Western Michigan
Majok Majok, Ball State
Glenn Bryant, Eastern Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

See main article: 2014 MAC men's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Postseason awards

[4] [5]

  1. Coach of the Year: Steve Hawkins, Western Michigan
  2. Player of the Year: Javon McCrea, Buffalo
  3. Freshman of the Year: Zavier Turner, Ball State
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Da’Shonte Riley, Eastern Michigan
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Jake Kretzer, Akron

Honors

[6]

HonorRecipient
Postseason All-MAC First TeamJulius Brown, G, Toledo
David Brown, G, Western Michigan
Javon McCrea, F, Buffalo
Demetrius Treadwell, F, Akron
Shayne Whittington, F, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Second TeamQuincy Diggs, G, Akron
Will Felder, F, Miami
Nick Kellogg, G, Ohio
Maurice Ndour, F, Ohio
Rian Pearson, G, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third TeamJustin Drummond, G, Toledo
Chris Fowler, G, Central Michigan
Richaun Holmes, F, Bowling Green
Majok Majok, F/C, Ball State
Karrington Ward, F, Eastern Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionKris Brewer, G, Kent Statee
Josh Freelove, G, Buffalo
Connor Tava, F, Western Michigan
Jordan Threloff, C, Northern Illinois
J.D. Weatherspoon, F, Toledo
All-MAC Freshman TeamAaric Armstead, G, Northern Illinois
Shannon Evans, G, Buffalo
Tucker Haymond, G, Western Michigan
Zavier Turner, G, Ball State
Jonathan Williams, G, Toledo

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Michigan tops Toledo for MAC title, tourney berth. ESPN. en. 2022-05-21.
  2. Web site: Syracuse clamps down on Western Michigan in blowout. ESPN. en. 2022-05-21.
  3. Web site: MAC Announces 2013-14 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll.
  4. Web site: Buffalo's McCrea, Western Michigan's Hawkins Receive Top MAC Honors.
  5. Web site: BSU's Turner, EMU's Riley, Akron's Kretzer Honored.
  6. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS.