| 2019–20 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: | Bowling Green |
| Mvp: | Loren Cristian Jackson |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2020 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| 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: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. Akron won the regular season championship with a record of 14–4.[1] Akron's Loren Cristian Jackson was named player of the year.[2] The MAC tournament was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The NCAA tournament and all of the national postseason tournaments were cancelled.[4]
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2019.[5]
(First place votes in parentheses)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Justin Turner, Bowling Green |
| Dylan Frye, Bowling Green | |
| Phillip Whittington, Kent State | |
| Nike Sibande, Miami | |
| Jayvon Graves, Buffalo, Akron | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Eugene German, Northern Illinois |
| Tahjai Teague, Ball State | |
| Marreon Jackson, Toledo | |
| Luke Knapke, Toledo | |
| Michael Flowers, Western Michigan | |
| Dave DiLeo, Central Michigan | |
See main article: 2020 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| All-MAC First Team | Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron |
| Eugene German, Sr., G, Northern Illinois | |
| Jayvon Graves, Jr., G, Buffalo | |
| Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State | |
| Justin Turner, R-Jr., G, Bowling Green | |
| All-MAC Second Team | Tyler Cheese, Sr., G, Akron |
| Marreon Jackson, Jr., G, Toledo | |
| Daeqwon Plowden, Jr., F, Bowling Green | |
| Jason Preston, So., G, Ohio | |
| Antonio Williams, Sr., G, Kent State | |
| All-MAC Third Team | Ishmael El-Amin, Jr., G, Ball State |
| Brandon Johnson, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan | |
| Luke Knapke, Sr., C, Toledo | |
| Ben Vander Plas, R-So., F, Ohio | |
| Xeyrius Williams, Sr., F, Akron | |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | David DiLeo, Sr., F, Central Michigan |
| Michael Flowers, Jr. G, Western Michigan | |
| Willie Jackson, Sr., F, Toledo | |
| Danny Pippen, Jr., F, Kent State | |
| Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State |
| Dae Dae Grant, G, Miami | |
| Lunden McDay, G, Ohio | |
| Keshaun Saunders, G, Toledo | |
| Titus Wright, C/F, Western Michigan | |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Channel Banks, Sr., G, Akron |
| Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo | |
| Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State | |
| Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan | |
| Antonio “Boo” Williams, Sr., G, Kent State | |
2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season