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

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]

2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams12
Regular season
League championsToledo
  Runners-upAkron
Season MVPRomeo Travis
Tournament
ChampionsMiami
  Runners-upAkron
Finals MVPTim Pollitz
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
2006–07 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Akron133 .813267  .788
Kent State124 .7502111  .656
Miami (OH)106 .6251815  .545
Ohio97 .5631913  .594
Buffalo412 .2501219  .387
Bowling Green313 .1881318  .419
West
Toledo142 .8751913  .594
Western Michigan97 .5631616  .500
Central Michigan79 .4381318  .419
Eastern Michigan610 .3751319  .406
Ball State511 .313922  .290
Northern Illinois412 .250723  .233
2007 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason awards

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

Preseason men's basketball poll

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Honors

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[4]

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

Postseason

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Mid–American tournament

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NCAA tournament

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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

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[5]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC first team Romeo Travis, Akron
Tim Pollitz, Miami
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
Justin Ingram, Toledo
Jerome Tillman, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC second team Dru Joyce, Akron
Omni Smith, Kent State
Leon Williams, Ohio
Keonta Howell, Toledo
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC honorable mention Skip 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 team David Kool, Western Michigan
Rodriguez Sherman, Kent State
Chris Singletary, Kent State
Marko Spica, Central Michigan
Brandon Bowdry, Eastern Michigan

See also

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References

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