2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2022. Toledo won their second straight MAC regular season title with a 17–3 conference record.

Fourth seeded Akron defeated Kent State in the final of the MAC tournament. With the automatic bid, Akron was the only MAC schools to qualify for the NCAA tournament where they lost to UCLA in the first round. Toledo accepted a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Dayton in the first round. Ohio accepted a bid to the College Basketball Invitational. Kent State accepted a bid to The Basketball Classic.

Preseason awards The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 3, 2021."Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll (First place votes in parentheses) Buffalo (11) 143 Ohio 126 Toledo (1) 107 Kent State 98 Akron (2) 95 Bowling Green 93 Miami 92 Ball State 54 Western Michigan 44 Central Michigan 34 Eastern Michigan 29 Northern Illinois 21

MAC tournament champions: Buffalo (8), Bowling Green (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)

Honors

Honor Recipient Preseason All-MAC First TeamDaeqwon Plowden, Bowling GreenJosh Mballa, BuffaloJeenathan Williams, BuffaloBen Vander Plas, OhioRyan Rollins, Toledo Preseason All-MAC Second TeamK. J. Walton, AkronSincere Carry, Kent StateDae Dae Grant, MiamiJason Carter, OhioB. Artis White, Western Michigan

Conference matrix  AkronBall StateBowling GreenBuffaloCentral MichiganEastern MichiganKent StateMiami (OH)Northern IllinoisOhioToledo Western Michiganvs. Akron–0–20–20–10–20–22–00–21–11–11–01–1vs. Ball State2–0–0–22–01–00–22–00–11–11–01–10–2vs. Bowling Green2–02–0–2–01–00–12–01–10–21–12–01–1vs. Buffalo1–00–20–2–0–10–21–11–10–21–02–00–2vs. Central Michigan2–00–10–11–0–2–01–11–10–12–02–01–1vs. Eastern Michigan2–02–01–02–00–2–2–01–11–12–01–01–1vs. Kent State0–20–20–21–11–10–2–0–11–11–10–20–1vs. Miami (OH)2–01–01–11–11–11–11–0–0–22–02–00–2vs. Northern Illinois1–11–12–02–01–01–11–12–0–1–12–00–1vs. Ohio1–10–11–10–10–20–21–10–21–1–2–00–2vs. Toledo0–11–10–20–20–20–12–00–20–20–2−0–2vs. Western Michigan1–12–01–12–01–11–11–02–01–02–02–0-Total14–69–106–1413–66–125–1516–48–126–1414–617–34–16

All-MAC awards

Mid-American men's basketball weekly awards

WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchoolNov 15Mark SearsOhioNov 22Maceo JackBuffaloNov 29Ryan RollinsToledoDec 6Enrique FreemanAkron Dec 13Bryce McBrideEastern MichiganDec 20Mark SearsOhioDec 27Mark SearsOhioJan 3Ali Ali / Mekhi LairyAkron / MiamiJan 10Mark SearsOhioJan 17JT ShumateToledoJan 24Ryan RollinsToledoJan 31Mark Sears / Ryan RollinsOhio / ToledoFeb 7Jason CarterOhioFeb 14Ryan RollinsToledoFeb 21Sincere Carry / Josh MballaKent State / BuffaloFeb 28Sincere Carry / Jeenathan WilliamsKent State / BuffaloMar 7Sincere Carry / Setric Millner Jr.Kent State / Toledo

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

Coach of the Year: Rob Senderoff, Kent State Player of the Year: Sincere Carry, Kent State Freshman of the Year: Payton Sparks, Ball State Defensive Player of the Year: Enrique Freeman, Akron Sixth Man of the Year: Justyn Hamilton, Kent State

Honors Honor Recipient Postseason All-MAC First TeamJeenathan Williams, BuffaloSincere Carry, Kent StateMark Sears, OhioBen Vander Plas, OhioRyan Rollins, Toledo Postseason All-MAC Second TeamAli Ali, AkronEnrique Freeman, AkronJosh Mballa, BuffaloRonaldo Segu, BuffaloJT Shumate, Toledo Postseason All-MAC Third TeamPayton Sparks, Ball StateDaeqwon Plowden, Bowling GreenJason Carter, OhioSetric Millner Jr., ToledoLamar Norman Jr., Western Michigan Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionXavier Castaneda, AkronKevin Miller, Central MichiganMalique Jacobs, Kent StateDae Dae Grant, MiamiKeshawn Williams, Northern Illinois All-MAC Freshman TeamPayton Sparks, Ball StateJaylin Sellers, Ball StateKevin Miller, Central MichiganMo Njie, Eastern MichiganRa’Heim Moss, Toledo All-MAC Defensive TeamEnrique Freeman, AkronDaeqwon Plowden, Bowling GreenJosh Mballa, BuffaloMalique Jacobs, Kent StateSincere Carry, Kent State

See also 2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References