2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2016 and concluded in March 2016. Akron won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–5 over second place Ohio. Third-seeded Buffalo defeated Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament where they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.^[1][2]

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League champions	Akron
Runners-up	Ohio
Season MVP	Antonio Campbell
Tournament
Champions	Buffalo
Runners-up	Akron
Finals MVP	Willie Conner

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Kent State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Buffalo †	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Miami (OH)	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			16	–	18		.471
West
Ball State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
Central Michigan	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Northern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
† 2016 MAC tournament winner

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015.^[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. Akron 132 (17)
2. Kent State 116 (5)
3. Ohio 69
4. Buffalo 64 (1)
5. Miami 60
6. Bowling Green 42

West Division

1. Central Michigan 138 (23)
2. Toledo 110
3. Western Michigan 94
4. Eastern Michigan 71
5. Northern Illinois 37
6. Ball State 33

Tournament champs

Central Michigan (15), Akron (6), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Pat Forsythe, Sr., C, Akron
	Lamonte Bearden, So., G, Buffalo
	Jimmy Hall, R-Jr., F, Kent State
	Eric Washington, Sr., G, Miami
	Antonio Campbell, Jr., F, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West	Chris Fowler, Sr., G, Central Michigan
	John Simons, Sr., F, Central Michigan
	Raven Lee, R-Jr., G, Eastern Michigan
	Nathan Boothe, Sr., C, Toledo
	Connar Tava, Sr., F, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2016 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

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1. Coach of the Year: Keith Dambrot, Akron
2. Player of the Year: Antonio Campbell, Ohio
3. Freshman of the Year: James Thompson IV, Eastern Michigan
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Khaliq Spicer, Kent State
5. Sixth Man of the Year: Isaiah Johnson, Akron

Honors

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Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Isaiah Johnson, C, Akron
	Chris Fowler, G, Central Michigan
	Jimmy Hall, F, Kent State
	Antonio Campbell, C, Ohio
	Nathan Boothe, F/C, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Reggie McAdams, F, Akron
	Franko House, F, Ball State
	James Thompson IV, C, Eastern Michigan
	Jaaron Simmons, G, Ohio
	Thomas Wilder, G, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Lamonte Bearden, G, Buffalo
	Blake Hamilton, W, Buffalo
	Braylon Rayson, G, Central Michigan
	Marin Maric, C, Northern Illinois
	Jonathan Williams, G, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Antino Jackson, G, Akron
	Spencer Parker, F, Bowling Green
	Raven Lee, G, Eastern Michigan
	Eric Washington, G, Miami
	Geovonie McKnight, G, Miami
All-MAC Freshman Team	Josh Williams, G, Akron
	CJ Massinburg, G, Buffalo
	James Thompson IV, C, Eastern Michigan
	Marshawn Wilson, G, Northern Illinois
	Jordan Dartis, G, Ohio
All-MAC Defensive Team	Franko House, F, Ball State
	Willie Conner, W, Buffalo
	Tim Bond, F, Eastern Michigan
	Khaliq Spicer, C, Kent State
	Aaric Armstead, G, Northern Illinois

See also

2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season