| 2012-13 MAC Men's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team Announced |
| Posted: 4/19/2013 12:14:43 PM |
Courtesy: Mid American Conference
CLEVELAND -- The Mid-American Conference announced its 2012-13 Men's Basketball Academic All-MAC team Friday, as voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions. A total of five student-athletes were named to the team. The number of honorees on the MAC All-Academic Team are the number that is set for the specific sport or 33% of the number of nominees, whichever is greater.
Those named to this year’s team include Akron's Brian Walsh, Ball State's Jauwan Scaife, Buffalo's Will Regan, Ohio's Walter Offutt and Western Michigan's Brandon Pokley. Scaife was named to the All-MAC Second Team this postseason, while Offutt was a All-MAC Third Team selection. UA's Walsh and WMU's Pokley were named to the team for the second consecutive season.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
2012-13 MAC Men's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Brian Walsh, Akron, 4.00 GPA, Sports Administration
Jauwan Scaife, Ball State, 3.33 GPA, Physical Education (w/ Coaching Specialization)
Will Regan, Buffalo, 3.60 GPA, Accounting
Walter Offutt, Ohio, 3.556 GPA, Coaching Education (Master's Program)
Brandon Pokley, Western Michigan, 3.80 GPA, Finance
Honorable Mention
Matt Kamieniecki, Ball State, 3.494 GPA, Business Administration
Tony Watson, Buffalo, 3.20 GPA, Management
Zach Saylor, Central Michigan, 3.80 GPA, Master of Science in Administration
Daylen Harrison, Eastern Michigan, 3.53 GPA, Chemistry
J.R. Sims, Eastern Michigan, 3.26 GPA, Communications
Jared Tadlock, Miami, 3.40 GPA, Communications
Austin Richie, Western Michigan, 3.73 GPA, University Curriculum |
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| Ohio Athletics Among Nation's Elite in Football and Men's Basketball |
| Posted: 4/5/2013 9:02:58 AM |
Bobcats have appeared in four straight postseasons in football and men's basketball
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio - For the past four years, the Ohio University Athletic Department has shined on collegiate athletics' biggest stages as it has earned four straight postseason appearances in football and men's basketball.
Ohio joins BYU, Florida State, Florida, Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin as the only Division I-A institutions that have played in four straig |
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| Jim Christian Named NABC District 14 Coach of the Year |
| Posted: 3/29/2013 11:23:38 AM |
Christian is the first Ohio head coach to earn all-district honors since Jim Snyder in 1970.
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio University men’s basketball head coach Jim Christian has been named the NABC Division I District 14 Coach of the Year, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced Friday.
NABC all-district coaching honors are voted on by each district’s group of head coaches.
It marks the second time Christian has earned the honor, as t |
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| Chris Evans named to District 14 First Team by National Association of Basketball Coaches |
| Posted: 3/26/2013 1:15:51 PM |
Courtesy: Kent State
Kent State senior Chris Evans was named to the District 14 First Team when the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced its list of 2012-13 Division I All-District Teams on Tuesday morning.
"I'm very happy for Chris. This is another deserving honor for him that continues to demonstrates just how much hard work and determination in the offseason can pay off," said Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff. "As I've said before, I can't remember anybody at |
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| Akron Places Three Student-Athletes on NABC All-District Team |
| Posted: 3/26/2013 1:11:42 PM |
Courtesy: Akron Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three University of Akron men's basketball players, led by first-team selection Zeke Marshall, were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District team, the association announced on Tuesday.
Marshall was joined by Second-Team selections Alex Abreu and Demetrius "Tree" Treadwell on the District 14 team. Of the 24 districts, the Zips were one of five teams with three players named All-District (Gonza |
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| MIDAMPUB’S 2012-2013 SEASON AWARDS |
| Posted: 3/13/2013 12:13:07 PM |
Brad Mathews
www.midampub.com
Twinsburg, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference appeared a month ago like a conference that was going to have a run-away champ. A lot has happened since then which allowed the Bobcats to tie the Akron Zips for the regular season title. It also allowed a couple team to crawl back in the race and look a little scary in the M.A.C. tournament.
What wasn’t ever a run-away decision was who would win each yearly award in the M.A.C. The award races we |
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