2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

The 2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2000, followed by the start of the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2001 and concluded in March 2001. Central Michigan won the regular season title with a conference record of 14–4 by one game over second-place Kent State. Kent State defeated Miami in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.^[1] There they defeated Indiana before losing to Cincinnati.^[2]

2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	13
Regular season
League champions	Central Michigan
Runners-up	Kent State
Season MVP	David Webber
Tournament
Champions	Kent State
Runners-up	Miami
Finals MVP	Trevor Huffman
Mid-American men's basketball seasons
← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State †	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Marshall	12	–	6		.667			18	–	9		.667
Ohio	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
Bowling Green	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
Miami (OH)	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Akron	9	–	9		.500			12	–	16		.429
Buffalo	2	–	16		.111			4	–	24		.143
West
Central Michigan	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Toledo	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			18	–	12		.600
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			7	–	21		.250
Northern Illinois	4	–	14		.222			5	–	23		.179
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17		.056			3	–	25		.107
† 2001 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 4, 2000.^[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. Marshall (29) 265
2. Kent State (11) 229
3. Bowling Green 174
4. Miami 165
5. Ohio 144
6. Akron 100
7. Buffalo 43

West Division

1. Ball State (20) 219
2. Toledo (19) 213
3. Central Michigan (1) 133
4. Eastern Michigan 122
5. Northern Illinois 79
6. Western Michigan 74

Tournament champs

Marshall (14), Ball State (10), Kent State (7), Toledo (6), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1), Central Michigan (1)

Honors

^[4]

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC First Team	Greg Stempin, Toledo
	Tamar Slay, Marshall
	J.R. VanHoose, Marshall
	Theron Smith, Ball State
	David Webber, Central Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

Main article: 2001 MAC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Postseason awards

^[5][6]

1. Coach of the Year: Jay Smith, Central Michigan
2. Player of the Year: David Webber, Central Michigan
3. Freshman of the Year: Terry Reynolds, Toledo
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Demetric Shaw, Kent State

Honors

^[7]

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	David Webber, Central Michigan
	Trevor Huffman, Kent State
	J.R. Van Hoose, Marshall
	Brandon Hunter, Ohio
	Greg Stempin, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Theron Smith, Ball State
	Keith McLeod, Bowling Green
	Kyrem Massey, Kent State
	Tamar Slay, Marshall
	Alex Shorts, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Nate Schindewolf, Aron
	Len Matela, Bowling Green
	Chad Pleiness, Central Michigan
	Andrew Mitchell, Kent State
	Demetric Shaw, Kent State
	Travis Young, Marshall
	Jason Grunkemeyer, Miami
	Leon Rodgers, Northern Illinois
	Patrick Flomo, Ohio
	Jon Powell, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team	Josh Almanson, Bowling Green
	Gerrit Brigitha, Central Michigan
	Chris Kaman, Central Michigan
	Juby Johnson, Miami
	Terry Reynolds, Toledo

References

1. "2000-01 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
2. "2001 NCAA tournament: Scores". NCAA. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
3. "MARSHALL AND BALL STATE EXPECTED TO LEAD MAC PACK".
4. "MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
5. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2001 ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM AND TWO INDIVIDUAL AWARDS".
6. "CENTRAL MICHIGAN SWEEPS MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE PLAYER AND COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS".
7. "ALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED".