UB men picked 4th in MAC East

CLEVELAND - After back-to-back 20-win seasons, the UB men's basketball is expected to be in the middle of the pack in the MAC this season - picked fourth in the preseason poll today.

Defending champion Ohio is the favorite to return to the NCAA Tournament, with Akron and Kent State also finishing ahead of the Bulls in the preseason rankings.

Junior Javon McCrea is one of five players on the preseason All-MAC East list. The complete MAC preseason rankings are included below.

2012-13 East Division Predicted Order of Finish

1. Ohio – 141 Votes (19 first place votes)

2. Akron – 122 Votes (5)

3. Kent State – 89 Votes

4. Buffalo – 68 Votes

5. Bowling Green – 53 Votes

6. Miami – 31 Votes

 

2012-13 East Division Preseason All-MAC Team

Zeke Marshall, Akron

A’uston Calhoun, Bowling Green

Javon McCrea, Buffalo

Walter Offutt, Ohio

D.J. Cooper, Ohio

 

2012-13 West Division Predicted Order of Finish

1. Toledo – 143 Votes (20 first place votes)

2. Eastern Michigan – 118 Votes (4)

3. Western Michigan – 88 Votes

4. Ball State – 74 Votes

5. Northern Illinois – 46 Votes

6. Central Michigan – 35 Votes

 

2012-13 West Division Preseason All-MAC Team

Jesse Berry, Ball State

Abdel Nader, Northern Illinois

Rian Pearson, Toledo

Julius Brown, Toledo

Nate Hutcheson, Western Michigan