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MAC BASKETBALL/NCAA TOURNAMENT

3/18/2023

 
Hoosiers defense stifles KSU in NCAA tourney opener
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MRO STAFF
ALBANY, NY --
 Kent State's six-game win streak came to an end Friday/early Saturday as Indiana posted a 71-60 victory in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament action at the MVP Center. 

All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis led the way for IU with a dominating performance. He . . .

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MAC BASKETBALL/NIT TOURNEY

3/15/2023

 
Second half shooting sends Wolverines past Toledo
 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Seniors Setric Millner, Jr. and JT Shumate combined for 37 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome a hot-shooting Michigan team as the Rockets fell to the Wolverines, 90-80, in first-round NIT action at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor Tuesday night.
 
Toledo (27-8) led by as many as . . . 

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MAC BASKETBALL/NCAA  TOURNEY

3/14/2023

 
Friday, March 17 -- 9:55 p.m. ET -- TBS
Flashes face formidable foe in Hoosiers
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MRO STAFF
Kent State's swarming defense has served it well, especially in a tournament run that netted the Flashes an NCAA Tournament berth. They will want to make sure they pack that defense to use in Friday's matchup against Indiana. They'll need it.

SHOOTING TOUCH
Indiana finished first among Big Ten teams in field goal percentage (47.0%). The Hoosiers (20-11) were second in field goal percentage defense (42.1%). That's a healthy combination, and IU made it work. The Hoosiers finished . . .


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MAC BASKETBALL/NIT

3/13/2023

 
Toledo to tangle with Michigan in NIT opener
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TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (27-7, 16-2 MAC) will continue its historic season when it travels to Ann Arbor, Mich. to meet Michigan (17-15, 11-9 Big Ten) in a first-round National Invitation Tournament matchup on Tuesday, March 14. The contest will be televised on ESPN2 and tip off in the Crisler Center at 7:00 p.m.

Toledo is making its 12th NIT appearance . . .


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MAC/NCAA BASKETBALL

3/12/2023

 
Flashes will open NCAA journey against Indiana
KENT, Ohio - The Kent State University men's basketball team has been selected as a 13th seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, facing the fourth seed Indiana at the MVP Arena in Albany, New York Friday, March 17.

Tip time is set for 9:55 p.m. ET and will air live on TBS. The winner of Kent State's game will move on to the second round on Sunday, March 19 against Miami FL, or Drake.
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MAC BASKETBALL

3/11/2023

 
Swarming Flashes snag tourney title, NCAA spot
KSU defense helps end 17-game Toledo win streak
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BY MIKE SMITH
CLEVELAND, OH -- ​
There are multiple reasons why Kent State led the MAC in field goal percentage defense this year, and KSU flashed some serious samples of those reasons Saturday when the No. 2 seed knocked off No. 1 seed Toledo 93-78 in the MAC Tournament championship game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. 

Kent State (28-6) limited Toledo (27-7) to 78 points (nearly seven points below its season average) and 42.4 percent from the field. The Rockets hit an average of 49.9 percent for the season. 

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​MAC BASKETBALL

3/11/2023

 
Buffalo basketball to replace Whitesell
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BUFFALO, NY - University at Buffalo Vice President and Director of Athletics Mark Alnutt announced today that Jim Whitesell will not be returning as head men's basketball coach.

"At this time, we felt it was necessary to make a change in leadership of our men’s basketball program,” Alnutt said. “We want to thank Jim for his eight years at UB, including the last four as our head coach. We wish he and Connie nothing but the very best moving forward.”

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MAC TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL

3/10/2023

 
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10 SEMI-FINAL ACTION
TOLEDO 82, OHIO 75
KENT STATE 79, AKRON 73

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mac basketball tourney

3/9/2023

 
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THURSDAY, MARCH 9 QUARTERFINAL ACTION
TOLEDO 91, MIAMI 75
OHIO 90, BALL STATE 70
KENT STATE 76, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 57
AKRON 101, BUFFALO 77

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MAC BASKETBALL

3/8/2023

 
MAC announces 2022-23 Postseason Awards
PictureRayJ Dennis was a unanimous selection for MAC Player of the Year. (MVSmith/MRO)
Cleveland, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference on Wednesday announced the All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award selections for the 2022-23 season. All of the awards were voted on by the league's 12 head coaches, with coaches not being able to vote for their own student-athletes.
 
Toledo’s RayJ Dennis was a unanimous selection for MAC Player of the Year, while Rockets Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk earned Coach of the Year accolades for the second time in the past three seasons. Central Michigan’s Reggie Bass was tabbed Freshman of the Year, while Kent State's Malique Jacobs (Defensive Player of the Year) & Jalen Sullinger (Sixth Man of the Year) rounded out this year's specialty award selections.

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MAC BASKETBALL

3/6/2023

 
MAC announces Men's Basketball Players of the Week
This week's MAC Men's Basketball Players of the week are: Sincere Carry (Kent State) and RayJ Dennis (Toledo). Click Read More for details . . . 

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MAC BASKETBALL

3/5/2023

 
Bowling Green moves on from Huber
BOWLING GREEN, OH -- Bowling Green men's basketball is moving on from Head Coach Michael Huber. 
School officials on Sunday announced a national coaching search would begin immediately.

A statement on the move by BGSU Director of Athletics Derek van der Merwe said: "We are extremely appreciative of Coach Michael Huger's contributions and . . .

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MAC BASKETBALL

3/4/2023

 
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​MAC BASKETBALL

3/3/2023

 
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FRIDAY, MARCH 3 ACTION
BUFFALO 68, MIAMI 63
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 85, EASTERN MICHIGAN 66
KENT STATE 89, AKRON 84 (OT)
TOLEDO 87, BALL STATE 81
WESTERN MICHIGAN 81, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 65
OHIO 92, BOWLING GREEN 58
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    MAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS
    -- Final - 2022 -- 
    MAC EAST
    OHIO 7-1
    BUFFALO 5-3
    BOWLING GREEN 5-3

    MIAMI 4-4
    KENT STATE 4-4
    AKRON 1-7

    MAC WEST
    TOLEDO 5-3

    EASTERN MICHIGAN 5-3
    WESTERN MICHIGAN 4-4
    ​BALL STATE 3-5
    CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3-5

    NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2-6

    MAC Basketball 
    MAC BASKETBALL STANDINGS
    (Through 3-3-23)

    Team - MAC -- Overall
    Toledo 16-2 (25-6)
    Kent State 15-3 (25-6)
    Akron 13-5 (21-10)
    Ball State 11-7 (20-11)
    Ohio 10-8 (18-13)
    Buffalo 9-9 (15-16)
    Northern Illinois 9-9 (13-18)
    Miami 6-12 (12-19)
    Bowling Green 5-13 (11-20)
    Central Michigan 5-13 (10-21)
    Eastern Michigan 5-13 (8-23)
    Western Michigan 4-14 (8-23)

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