2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
| 2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
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| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 MAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season will be the season for Mid-American Conference men's basketball teams. It will begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will begin in January 2024 and conclude in March 2024. The 2025 MAC tournament will be held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio for the 26th consecutive season.[1] This will be the conferences last season with 12 members as it will see its first change in membership since 2005 with the addition of UMass[2]
Head coaches[edit]
Coaching changes[edit]
There have been no coaching changes since the end of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Coaches[edit]
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | School record | MAC record | MAC titles | MAC Tournament titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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| Akron | John Groce | Illinois | 8 | 220–212 (.509) | 140–80 (.636) | 80–48 (.625) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ball State | Michael Lewis | UCLA (Asst.) | 3 | 35–28 (.556) | 35–28 (.556) | 18–18 (.500) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling Green | Todd Simon | Southern Utah | 2 | 147–128 (.535) | 20–14 (.588) | 10–8 (.556) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | George Halcovage | Villanova (Assoc. HC) | 2 | 4–27 (.129) | 4–27 (.129) | 2–16 (.111) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Michigan | Tony Barbee | Kentucky (Asst.) | 4 | 166–185 (.473) | 35–58 (.376) | 23–31 (.426) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan | Stan Heath | Lakeland Magic | 4 | 240–269 (.472) | 31–62 (.333) | 16–40 (.286) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent State | Rob Senderoff | Kent State (Asst.) | 14 | 264–164 (.617) | 264–164 (.617) | 138–94 (.595) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | Travis Steele | Xavier | 3 | 97–87 (.527) | 27–37 (.422) | 15–21 (.417) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois | Rashon Burno | Arizona State (Asst.) | 4 | 33–60 (.355) | 33–60 (.355) | 20–36 (.357) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | Jeff Boals | Stony Brook | 6 | 152–102 (.598) | 98–60 (.620) | 54–35 (.607) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toledo | Tod Kowalczyk | Green Bay | 15 | 414–293 (.586) | 278–181 (.606) | 156–93 (.627) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Michigan | Dwayne Stephens | Michigan State (Assoc. HC) | 3 | 20–43 (.317) | 20–43 (.317) | 13–23 (.361) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Years at school includes 2023–24 season.
- MAC records are from time at current school only.
- All records are through the beginning of the season.
Source - [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
References[edit]
- ^ Zarrella, Tony (March 12, 2021). "MAC Tournament staying in downtown Cleveland through 2030". Cleveland 19 News. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ Withers, Tom (February 27, 2024). "UMass will join Mid-American Conference as a full sports member in 2025, MAC commissioner says". APNews. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "John Groce". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Michael Lewis". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Todd Simon". Sports Reference.
- ^ "George Halcovage". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Tony Barbee". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Stan Heath". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Rob Senderoff". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Travis Steele". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Rashon Burno". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Jeff Boals". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Tod Kowalczyk". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Dwayne Stephens". Sports Reference.