MAC BASKETBALL

MAC announces 2022-23 Postseason Awards

RayJ 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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2022-23 MAC Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards

Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo
Player of the Year: RayJ Dennis, Toledo *unanimous selection*
Freshman of the Year: Reggie Bass, Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: Malique Jacobs, Kent State
Sixth Man of the Year: Jalen Sullinger, Kent State
 
All-MAC First Team
Xavier Castaneda, Sr., G, Akron
Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron
Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State
RayJ Dennis, Jr., G, Toledo
JT Shumate, Sr., F, Toledo
 
All-MAC Second Team
Payton Sparks, So., C, Ball State
Jarron Coleman, R-Jr., G, Ball State
Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State
Setric Millner Jr., Sr., F, Toledo
Dwight Wilson III, Grad., F, Ohio
 
All-MAC Third Team
Jaylin Sellers, So., G, Ball State
Curtis Jones, So., G, Buffalo
Emoni Bates, So., F, Eastern Michigan
Mekhi Lairy, 5th, G, Miami
David Coit, So., G, Northern Illinois
 
Honorable Mention
Leon Ayers III, Sr., G, Bowling Green
Anderson Mirambeaux, Sr., F, Miami
Kaleb Thornton, Sr., G, Northern Illinois
Jaylin Hunter, Jr., G, Ohio
Lamar Norman Jr., Sr., G, Western Michigan
 
All-Freshman Team
Reggie Bass, Central Michigan, G
Ryan Mabrey, Miami, G
AJ Brown, Ohio, G
Elmore James, Ohio, G
Seth Hubbard, Western Michigan, G
 
All-Defensive Team
Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron
Greg Tribble, Jr., G, Akron
Demarius Jacobs, Sr., G, Ball State
Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State
Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State