# 2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2005 and concluded in March 2005. Miami won the regular season title with a conference record of 12–6 by one game over a five-way tie for second place. Fourth-seeded Ohio beat Miami in the semi-finals and defeated second-seeded Buffalo in overtime in the final. Leon Williams of Ohio was named the tournament MVP. Ohio represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament. There they lost in the first round to Florida.

## Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 2004.

### Preseason men's basketball poll

Buffalo was picked by the media to win the East. Toledo was picked to win the West.

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Turner Battle, Buffalo |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Yassin Idbihi, Buffalo |
| Preseason All-MAC East | DaAndre Haynes, Kent State |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Danny Horace, Miami |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Chet Mason, Miami |
| Preseason All-MAC West | John Reimold, Bowling Green |
| Preseason All-MAC West | John Bowler, Eastern Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Keith Triplett, Toledo |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Sammy Villegas, Toledo |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Ben Reed, Western Michigan |

## Postseason
### Postseason awards

* Coach of the Year: Charlie Coles, Miami
* Player of the Year: Turner Battle, Buffalo
* Freshman of the Year: Leon Williams, Ohio
* Defensive Player of the Year: Chet Mason, Miami
* Sixth Man of the Year: Mark Bortz, Buffalo

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Josh Almanson, Bowling Green |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Turner Battle, Buffalo |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Danny Horace, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Chet Mason, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Ben Reed, Western Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Romeo Travis, Akron |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Dennis Trammell, Ball State |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | John Reimold, Bowling Green |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Keith Triplett, Toledo |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Levi Rost, Western Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Darryl Peterson, Akron |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Mark Bortz, Buffalo |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Kevin Nelson, Central Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | John Bowler, Eastern Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Jason Edwin, Kent State |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Kevin Warzynski, Kent State |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Mychal Green, Ohio |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Sonny Troutman, Ohio |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Leon Williams, Ohio |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Bubba Walther, Akron |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Leon Williams, Ohio |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Jeremy Fears, Ohio |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Kashif Payne, Toledo |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Joe Reitz, Western Michigan |