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3/13/2026

Kent State pulls away to defeat Bobcats

CLEVELAND, OH -- Delrecco Gillespie and Morgan Safford combined for 51 points and 16 rebounds to lead Kent State (24-8, 14-4 MAC) past Ohio (15-17, 9-9 MAC) 86-75 in Mid-American Conference Tournament action Thursday at Rocket Arena.
With the victory, KSU advances to meet No. 2 seed Akron Friday (7:30 p.m., CBSSN).

Both teams held first . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

3/12/2026

Zips overcome Buffalo upset bid

CLEVELAND, OH -- Up by 13 with 4:14 to play, the Akron Zips (27-5, 17-1 MAC) held off a late Buffalo (17-15, 7-11 MAC) rally to claim a 73-70 win Thursday in first round action of the Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at Rocket Arena. With the victory, second-seeded UA advances to meet the Ohio-Kent State winner Friday.
The Bulls pulled within . . .

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3/12/2026

Blyden, Wilson lead Toledo past Bowling Green

CLEVELAND, OH -- Down by one with 44 seconds to play, Toledo scored four of the game's final points as the Rockets nipped rival Bowling Green 77-76 Thursday in Mid-American Conference Tournament action at Rocket Arena. With their victory, the Rockets advance to meet UMass Friday at 5 pm. (CBSSN). The Minutemen upset previously undefeated Miami (87-83) earlier in the day.

Two free throws by Leroy Blyden Jr. put UT up 75-74. After a Falcon miss at the other end, Sonny Wilson hit two free throws for a three-point lead with just 10 seconds to play.

Javontae Campbell responded . . .

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3/12/2026

Third time charm as UMass knocks off Miami

Minutemen dominate boards and paint to end RedHawk streak

CLEVELAND, OH -- After 31 straight regular season wins, the Miami RedHawks' historic win streak came to an abrupt end Thursday as UMass dominated the boards and paint to pull off an 87-83 win in quarterfinal action at Rocket Arena.
The third time proved to be the charm for UMass (17-15, 7-11 MAC), which had dropped two close games to MU earlier this season. Leonardo Bettiol, a 6-9 senior who averages 17.8 ppg and 7.0 rpg, led the Minutemen with 25 points and eight rebounds. Marcus Banks tallied 18 points, while Jayden Ndigue (16) and Daniel Hankins Sanford (11) also reached double figures.
Miami (31-1, 18-0 MAC) was . . . CONTINUE

MAC BASKETBALL

3/11/2026

Conference announces All-MAC teams

All-MAC First Team
Tavari Johnson, Senior, Guard, Akron
Amani Lyles, Senior, Forward, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Delrecco Gillespie, Senior, Forward, Kent State
Peter Suder, Senior, Guard, Miami

All-MAC Second Team
Leonardo Bettiol, Graduate Student, Forward, Massachusetts
Brant Byers, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Eian Elmer, Junior, Guard, Miami
Jackson Paveletzke, Senior, Guard, Ohio
Sonny Wilson, Junior, Guard, Toledo

All-MAC Third Team
Shammah Scott, Graduate Student, Guard, Akron
Ryan Sabol, Junior, Guard, Buffalo
Marcus Banks Jr., Graduate Student, Guard, Massachusetts
Luke Skaljac, Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Leroy Blyden Jr., Freshman, Guard, Toledo

All-MAC Honorable Mention
Evan Mahaffey, Senior, Forward, Akron
Daniel Freitag, Sophomore, Guard, Buffalo
Morgan Safford, Graduate Student, Guard, Kent State
Antwone Woolfolk, Senior, Forward, Miami
Javan Simmons, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Ohio

MAC All-Defensive Team
Amani Lyles, Senior, Forward, Akron
Evan Mahaffey, Senior, Forward, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Nathan Claerbaut, Senior, Center, Central Michigan
Delrecco Gillespie, Senior, Forward, Kent State

MAC All-Freshman Team
Eric Mahaffey, Guard, Akron
Mohammad Habhab, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Quinn Woidke, Guard, Kent State
Danny Carbuccia, Guard, Massachusetts
Leroy Blyden Jr., Guard, Toledo

MAC BASKETBALL

3/11/2026

MAC announces specialty awards

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the All-MAC Teams and Specialty Award selections for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season today. All awards were voted on by the league's 13 head coaches, with coaches unable to vote for their own student-athletes.

2025-26 MAC Men’s Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Travis Steele, Miami*
Player of the Year: Peter Suder, Senior, Guard, Miami
Defensive Player of the Year: Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Freshman of the Year: Leroy Blyden Jr., Guard, Toledo*
Sixth Man of the Year: Shammah Scott, Graduate Student, Guard, Akron

*unanimous selection

Miami's Travis Steele is the . . .

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3/8/2026

Lewis out; Ball State searches for new coach

MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State University has announced a change in men's basketball leadership, with Michael Lewis ending his four-year stint as the Cardinals' head coach, following an 12-19 record this past season.

A national search for the next Ball State men's basketball coach begins immediately, according to Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell.

"We are grateful to . . .

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3/8/2026

Eastern Michigan and Stan Heath agree to part ways

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University Athletic Department and Head Men's Basketball Coach Stan Heath have mutually agreed to part ways, the two parties announced Sunday, March 8. Eastern Michigan will conduct a national search for the program's 31st head coach.

"We are grateful for Coach Heath's commitment to this program, which spans five years as head coach and more than four decades as a student-athlete and proud alumnus of this University," said EMU Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee. "He cares deeply about Eastern Michigan, and I wish him and his family the very best."

The team . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

3/8/2026

Western Michigan moves on from Stephens

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae has announced that head men’s basketball coach Dwayne Stephens will not return for the 2026-27 season. Stephens recently completed his fourth season as head coach of the Broncos.

“Coach Stephens has elevated our . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

3/7/2026

MAC Championship Tournament

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3/7/2026

HOOPS SCOREBOARD: FRIDAY, MARCH 8 ACTION

### AKRON 94, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 55
### BOWLING GREEN 77, EASTERN MICHIGAN 69
### KENT STATE 86, WESTERN MICHIGAN 78
### BALL STATE 85, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 69
### TOLEDO 98, BUFFALO 78
### No. 19 MIAMI 110, OHIO 108 (OT)

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MAC BASKETBALL

3/3/2026

HOOPS SCOREBOARD:TUESDAY, MARCH 3 ACTION

### No. 19 MIAMI 74, TOLEDO 72
### BUFFALO 72, EASTERN MICHIGAN 67
### MASSACHUSETTS 94, OHIO 82
### BALL STATE 74, WESTERN MICHIGAN 71 (OT)
### AKRON 77, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 64
### KENT STATE 102, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 76

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MAC BASKETBALL

2/28/2026

HOOPS SCOREBOARD:SATURDAY, FEB. 28 ACTION

### BOWLING GREEN 81, MASSACHUSETTS 62
### CENTRAL MICHIGAN 75, BUFFALO 70
### TOLEDO 79, OHIO 67
### BALL STATE 79, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 43

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MAC BASKETBALL

2/27/2026

HOOPS SCOREBOARD:FRIDAY, FEB. 27 ACTION

### MIAMI 69, WESTERN MICHIGAN 67
### AKRON 92, KENT STATE 70

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2/24/2026

HOOPS SCOREBOARD:TUESDAY, FEB. 24 ACTION

### MIAMI 74, EASTERN MICHIGAN 64
### WESTERN MICHIGAN 88, BOWLING GREEN 79
### TOLEDO 79, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 69
### BALL STATE 74, MASSACHUSETTS 73 (OT)
### KENT STATE 83, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 81
### AKRON 99, BUFFALO 85

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