2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2011, followed by the start of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2012 and concluded in March 2012. Akron won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–3 over second place Buffalo. Third-seeded Ohio defeated Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Michigan and South Florida then lost in the Sweet Sixteen to top-seeded North Carolina in overtime.^[1][2][3][4]

2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League champions	Akron
Runners-up	Buffalo
Season MVP	Mitchell Watt
Tournament
Champions	Ohio
Runners-up	Akron
Finals MVP	DJ Cooper

2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	13	–	3		.813			22	–	12		.647
Buffalo	12	–	4		.750			20	–	11		.645
Ohio†	11	–	5		.688			29	–	8		.784
Kent State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	12		.636
Bowling Green	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Miami	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
West
Eastern Michigan	9	–	7		.563			14	–	18		.438
Toledo	7	–	9		.438			19	–	17		.528
Western Michigan	6	–	10		.375			14	–	20		.412
Ball State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Central Michigan	5	–	11		.313			11	–	21		.344
Northern Illinois	3	–	13		.188			5	–	26		.161
† 2012 MAC tournament winner As of March 23, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015.^[5]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. Kent State 132 (16)
2. Akron 104 (8)
3. Ohio 94
4. Miami 80
5. Buffalo 62
6. Bowling Green 32

West Division

1. Western Michigan 128 (14)
2. Ball State 111 (9)
3. Central Michigan 92 (1)
4. Toledo 76
5. Northern Illinois 59
6. Eastern Michigan 38

Tournament champs

Kent State (12), Akron (6), Ball State (3), Western Michigan (2), Central Michigan (1)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	D.J. Cooper, G, Ohio
	Justin Greene, F, Kent State
	Zeke Marshall, C, Akron
	Julian Mavunga, F, Miami
	Javon McCrea, F, Buffalo
Preseason All-MAC West	Randy Davis, G, Ball State
	Jarrod Jones, F, Ball State
	Demetrius Ward, F, Western Michigan
	Flenard Whitfield, F, Western Michigan
	Trey Zeigler, G, Central Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2012 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

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1. Coach of the Year: Rob Murphy, Eastern Michigan
2. Player of the Year: Mitchell Watt, Buffalo
3. Freshman of the Year: Julius Brown, Toledo
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Zeke Marshall, Akron
5. Sixth Man of the Year: Quincy Diggs, Akron

Honors

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Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Mitchell Watt, Buffalo
	Javon McCrea, Buffalo
	Justin Greene, Kent State
	Julian Mavunga, Miami
	D.J. Cooper, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Zeke Marshall, Akron
	Alex Abreu, Akron
	Jarrod Jones, Ball State
	A'uston Calhoun, Bowling Green
	Rian Pearson, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Lamonte Bearden, G, Buffalo
	Scott Thomas, Bowling Green
	Trey Zeigler, Central Michigan
	Darrell Lampley, Eastern Michigans
	Michael Porrini, Kent State
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Randal Holt, Kent State
	Carlton Guyton, Kent State
	Ivo Baltic, Ohio
	Walter Offutt, Ohio
	Curtis Dennis, Toledo
	Flenard Whitfield, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team	Aaron Adeoye, Ball State
	Austin McBroom, Central Michigan
	Brian Sullivan, Miami
	Abdel Nader, Northern Illinois
	Julius Brown, Toledo

See also

2011–12 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

References

1. "Ohio fights off Akron's late charge to take MAC final". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. "Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
3. "No. 13 Ohio tops 12-seed South Florida to reach Sweet 16". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
4. "Ohio takes UNC to overtime before Tar Heels prevail". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
5. "2011-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED".
6. "EMU'S MURPHY, UB'S WATT RECEIVE TOP MAC HONORS".
7. "TOLEDO'S BROWN HONORED ALONG WITH AKRON'S MARSHALL, DIGGS".
8. "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS".