2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season explained

2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Champs:Toledo
Second Place:Akron
Mvp:Romeo Travis
Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2007 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Miami
Finals Runner-Up:Akron
Finals Mvp:Tim Pollitz
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:2005–06
Nextseason Year:2007–08

The 2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2006, followed by the start of the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2007 and concluded in March 2007. Toledo won the regular season title with a conference record of 14–2 over second-place Akron. Fourth-seeded Miami defeated Akron in the final.[1] In the NCAA tournament they lost in the first round to Oregon.[2]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2006.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

    1. Ohio
    2. Miami

West Division

          1. Eastern Michigan

Honors

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HonorRecipient
Preseason All-MAC EastLeon Williams, Ohio
Romeo Travis, Akron
Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo
Martin Samarco, Bowling Green
Nathan Peavy, Miami
Preseason All-MAC WestJames Hughes, Northern Illinois
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
Justin Ingram, Toledo
Skip Mills, Ball State
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

See main article: 2007 MAC men's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Postseason awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Stan Joplin, Toledo
  2. Player of the Year: Romeo Travis, Akron
  3. Freshman of the Year: David Kool, Western Michigan
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Kashif Payne, Toledo
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Cerdick Middleton, Akron

Honors

HonorRecipient
Postseason All-MAC first teamRomeo Travis, Akron
Tim Pollitz, Miami
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
Justin Ingram, Toledo
Jerome Tillman, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC second teamDru Joyce, Akron
Omni Smith, Kent State
Leon Williams, Ohio
Keonta Howell, Toledo
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC honorable mentionSkip Mills, Ball State
Nate Miller, Bowling Green
Martin Samarco, Bowling Green
Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo
Mike Scott, Kent State
Nathan Peavy, Miami
Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois
Sonny Troutman, Ohio
Florentino Valencia, Toledo
Shawntes Gary, Western Michigan
All-MAC freshman teamDavid Kool, Western Michigan
Rodriguez Sherman, Kent State
Chris Singletary, Kent State
Marko Spica, Central Michigan
Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan

See also

2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Penno banks Miami of Ohio to NCAA berth. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204043854/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=270692006. dead. December 4, 2019. ESPN. en. 2022-05-24.
  2. Web site: Brooks, Ducks escape RedHawks to reach second round. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804115315/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=274000055. dead. August 4, 2016. ESPN.com. 2022-05-24.
  3. Web site: ZIPS AND ROCKETS NAMED MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITES. en.
  4. Web site: MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED. en.
  5. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES MEN?S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS.
  6. Web site: AKRON?S TRAVIS, WMU?S KOOL PICK UP POSTSEASON HONORS.
  7. Web site: TOLEDO?S JOPLIN NAMED MAC COACH OF THE YEAR.