2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
League champions	Kent State
Runners-up	Western Michigan
Season MVP	Al Fisher
Tournament
Champions	Kent State
Runners-up	Akron
Finals MVP	Haminn Quaintance
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Kent State †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	7	.800
Akron	11	–	5	.688	24	–	11	.686
Ohio	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Miami (OH)	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Bowling Green	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Buffalo	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
West
Western Michigan	12	–	4	.750	20	–	12	.625
Central Michigan	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8	.500	14	–	17	.452
Toledo	7	–	8	.467	11	–	19	.367
Ball State	5	–	11	.313	6	–	24	.200
Northern Illinois	3	–	12	.200	6	–	22	.214

† 2008 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2007, followed by the start of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2008 and concluded in March 2008. Kent State won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–3 over second-place Western Michigan. Kent State defeated third-seeded Akron in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.^[1] As the nine seed in the Midwest Region they lost in the first round to UNLV.^[2]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 18, 2007.^[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

Kent State (10) 147
Miami (9) 146
Ohio (8) 131
Akron (5) 128
Buffalo 52
Bowling Green 47

West Division

Tournament champs

Kent State (7), Western Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Miami (5), Akron (4), Toledo (3), Bowling Green (1)

Honors

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Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Jeremiah Wood, Akron
	Mike Scott, Kent State
	Tim Pollitz, Miami
	Leon Williams, Ohio
	Jerome Tillman, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West	Peyton Stovall, Ball State
	Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
	Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan
	Kashif Payne, Toledo
	Joe Reitz, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

^[5]^[6]^[7]

Coach of the Year: Jim Christian, Kent State
Player of the Year: Al Fisher, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois
Defensive Player of the Year: Haminn Quaintance, Kent State
Sixth Man of the Year: Brian Moten, Bowling Green

Honors

^[5]

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Al Fisher, Kent State
	Tim Pollitz, Miami
	Leon Williams, Ohio
	Joe Reitz, Western Michigan
	David Kool, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Jeremiah Wood, Akron
	Giordan Watson, Central Michigan
	Haminn Quaintance, Kent State
	Mike Scott, Kent State
	Michael Bramos, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Nick Dials, Akron
	Anthony Newell, Ball State
	Peyton Stovall, Ball State
	Nate Miller, Bowling Green
	Andy Robinson, Buffalo
	Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan
	Chris Singletary, Kent State
	Kenny Hayes, Miami
	Jerome Tillman, Ohio
	Tyrone Kent, Toledo
All-MAC Freshman Team	Steve McNees, Akron
	Melvin Goins, Ball State
	Joe Jakubowski, Bowling Green
	Jeremy Allen, Central Michigan
	Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois

References

^ "Kent State crushes Akron to complete season-long dominance of MAC". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "UNLV forces 20 turnovers, holds Kent St. to 10 first-half points in first round win". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".
^ "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
^ ^a ^b "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS".
^ "KENT STATE'S FISHER, NIU'S ANDERSON PICK UP POSTSEASON AWARDS".
^ "KSU?S CHRISTIAN NAMED MAC COACH OF THE YEAR".

[1] "Kent State crushes Akron to complete season-long dominance of MAC". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[2] "UNLV forces 20 turnovers, holds Kent St. to 10 first-half points in first round win". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[3] "KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".

[4] "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".

[Awards-5] "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS".

[6] "KENT STATE'S FISHER, NIU'S ANDERSON PICK UP POSTSEASON AWARDS".

[7] "KSU?S CHRISTIAN NAMED MAC COACH OF THE YEAR".

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Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
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Preseason awards

Preseason men's basketball poll

East Division

West Division

Tournament champs

Honors

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Postseason awards

Honors

See also

References