# 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020 and concluded in March 2020. Akron won the regular season championship with a record of 14–4. Akron's Loren Cristian Jackson was named player of the year. The MAC tournament was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and all of the national postseason tournaments were cancelled.

## Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2019.

### Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Bowling Green 69 (9)
* Buffalo 58 (3)
* Kent State 43
* Miami 37
* Akron 33
* Ohio 12

#### West Division

* Toledo 69 (11)
* Northern Illinois 52
* Ball State 51 (1)
* Central Michigan 41
* Western Michigan 23
* Eastern Michigan 16

#### Tournament champs

* Bowling Green (6)
* Toledo (2)
* Buffalo (1)
* Kent State (1)
* Miami (1)
* NIU (1)

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Justin Turner, Bowling Green |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Dylan Frye, Bowling Green |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Phillip Whittington, Kent State |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Nike Sibande, Miami |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Jayvon Graves, Buffalo, Akron |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Eugene German, Northern Illinois |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Tahjai Teague, Ball State |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Marreon Jackson, Toledo |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Luke Knapke, Toledo |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Michael Flowers, Western Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Dave DiLeo, Central Michigan |

## Postseason
### Postseason awards

* Coach of the Year: John Groce, Akron
* Player of the Year: Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
* Freshman of the Year: Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
* Defensive Player of the Year: Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
* Sixth Man of the Year: Ronaldo Segu, So., G, Buffalo

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| All-MAC First Team | Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron |
| All-MAC First Team | Eugene German, Sr., G, Northern Illinois |
| All-MAC First Team | Jayvon Graves, Jr., G, Buffalo |
| All-MAC First Team | Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State |
| All-MAC First Team | Justin Turner, R-Jr., G, Bowling Green |
| All-MAC Second Team | Tyler Cheese, Sr., G, Akron |
| All-MAC Second Team | Marreon Jackson, Jr., G, Toledo |
| All-MAC Second Team | Daeqwon Plowden, Jr., F, Bowling Green |
| All-MAC Second Team | Jason Preston, So., G, Ohio |
| All-MAC Second Team | Antonio Williams, Sr., G, Kent State |
| All-MAC Third Team | Ishmael El-Amin, Jr., G, Ball State |
| All-MAC Third Team | Brandon Johnson, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan |
| All-MAC Third Team | Luke Knapke, Sr., C, Toledo |
| All-MAC Third Team | Ben Vander Plas, R-So., F, Ohio |
| All-MAC Third Team | Xeyrius Williams, Sr., F, Akron |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | David DiLeo, Sr., F, Central Michigan |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Michael Flowers, Jr. G, Western Michigan |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Willie Jackson, Sr., F, Toledo |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Danny Pippen, Jr., F, Kent State |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Dae Dae Grant, G, Miami |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Lunden McDay, G, Ohio |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Keshaun Saunders, G, Toledo |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Titus Wright, C/F, Western Michigan |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Channel Banks, Sr., G, Akron |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Antonio “Boo” Williams, Sr., G, Kent State |