| 2019–20 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: | Central Michigan |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Ball State |
| Mvp: | Micaela Kelly |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2020 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| 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: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. Central Michigan its fourth straight regular season title with a record of 15-1 by three games over Ball State. Micaela Kelly of Central Michigan was named MAC player of the year.[1]
Central Michigan and Ball State were upset in the quarter-finals of the MAC tournament by ninth-seeded Toledo and seventh-seeded Eastern Michigan.[2] [3] They were joined in the semi-finals by Ohio and Kent State.[4] [5] However, the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.[6]
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 30, 2019.[7]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Ohio (10), Buffalo (1), Northern Illinois (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Erica Johnson, Ohio, R-Sophomore, Forward |
| Summer Hemphill, Buffalo, Senior, Forward | |
| Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Senior, Guard | |
| Megan Carter, Kent State, R-Senior, Guard | |
| CeCe Hooks, Ohio, Junior, Guard | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois, R-Senior, Guard/Forward |
| Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan, Junior, Guard | |
| Oshlynn Brown, Ball State, Junior, Forward | |
| Corrione Cardwell, Eastern Michigan, R-Junior, Guard | |
| Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan, R-Senior, Forward | |
| Nakiah Black, Toledo, Junior, Guard | |
See main article: 2020 MAC women's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Oshlynn Brown, Ball State |
| Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan | |
| Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
| Erica Johnson, Ohio | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo |
| Molly Davis, Central Michigan | |
| Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan | |
| Peyton Scott, Miami | |
| Chelby Koker, NIU | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Haliegh Reinoehl, Akron |
| Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo | |
| Kyra Bussell, Central Michigan | |
| Savannah Kluesner, Miami | |
| Jordan Walker, Western Michigan | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Jordyn Dawson, Akron |
| Angela Perry, Bowling Green | |
| Megan Carter, Kent State | |
| Katie Shumate, Kent State | |
| Amani Burke, Ohio | |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo |
| Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan | |
| Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan | |
| Lindsey Thall, Kent State | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio, Sr. Guard | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Sydney Freeman, Ball State |
| Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo | |
| Molly Davis, Central Michigan | |
| Katie Shumate, Kent State | |
| Nila Blackford, Kent State | |
| Peyton Scott, Miami | |
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season