Pair of Flashes Earn MAC Men’s Basketball Postseason Honors
3/11/2020 10:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CLEVELAND, Ohio- Senior Antonio Williams and junior Danny Pippen were each recognized on Wednesday with the announcement of the Mid-American Conference all-league squads. Williams earned a spot on the All-MAC Second Team and All-Defensive team, while Pippen was an All-MAC Honorable Mention selection.
A 6-foot guard, Williams is known for his highlight-reel dunks over the season, and playing aggressively on both ends of the floor. He led the Flashes with 14.4 points per game and dished out 117 assists (6th in MAC). He reached double-figures in scoring in 22 of his 29 games played, including six 20-point performances. Williams also swiped 37 steals. He scored a career-high 34 points against Buffalo this season and has scored 769 points in his career.
A 6-foot-9 forward, Pippen averaged 14.3 points per game and led the team averaging 7.1 rebounds. Pippen recorded seven double-doubles on the season while scoring in double-figures in 24 of his 30 games played, including four 20-point performances. He scored a career-high 21 points against Buffalo while tying a single-game record of seven blocks against Detroit Mercy. Pippen led the team with 47 blocks (3rd in MAC) and averaged 1.52 blocks per game.
Kent State will return to action on Thursday, March 12 at 9 p.m. in Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse when it continues post-season play in the 2020 MAC Tournament Quarterfinals against No. 3 Ball State.
2019-20 MAC Men's Basketball 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
All-MAC First Team
Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
Eugene German, Sr., G, Northern Illinois
Jayvon Graves, Jr., G, Buffalo
Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
Justin Turner, R-Jr., G, Bowling Green
All-MAC Second Team
Tyler Cheese, Sr., G, Akron
Marreon Jackson, Jr., G, Toledo
Daeqwon Plowden, Jr., F, Bowling Green
Jason Preston, So., G, Ohio
Antonio "Booman" Williams, Sr., G, Kent State
All-MAC Third Team
Ishmael El-Amin, Jr., G, Ball State
Brandon Johnson, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan
Luke Knapke, Sr., C, Toledo
Ben Vander Plas, R-So., F, Ohio
Xeyrius Williams, Sr., F, Akron
Honorable Mention
David DiLeo, Sr., F, Central Michigan
Michael Flowers, Jr. G, Western Michigan
Willie Jackson, Sr., F, Toledo
Danny Pippen, Jr., F, Kent State
Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan
All-Freshman Team
Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
Dae Dae Grant, G, Miami
Lunden McDay, G, Ohio
Keshaun Saunders, G, Toledo
Titus Wright, C/F, Western Michigan
All-Defensive Team
Channel Banks, Sr., G, Akron
Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan
Antonio "Booman" Williams, Sr., G, Kent State
