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D.J. Cooper Named MAC Freshman of the Year
Posted: 3/9/2010 5:15:20 PM
Fifth Bobcat ever to earn freshman honors

Courtesy: Ohio Athletics

Athens, Ohio - Today the Mid-American Conference announced that Ohio's D.J. Cooper was named Freshman of the Year for the 2009-10 basketball season. The Freshman of the Year award was voted on by a 24-member MAC News Media Association Panel and Cooper received 22 of 24 votes.

The Chicago native becomes the fifth Bobcat to win Freshman of the Year honors. Paul Graham received the honor in 1986, Rush Floyd in 1991, Gary Trent in 1993 and Leon Williams in 2005.

Nobody in the MAC played more minutes than Cooper this season and few controlled the ball as well. Cooper broke the school single-season record for steals with 85, leading the conference with a 2.7 per game pace. In addition, the frosh led the conference with six assists per game and finished tied for second with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio. As of March 4, Cooper ranks sixth in the nation in steals per game and 11th in assists, which makes him one of just two players in the nation to rank in the top 15 of both categories.

Cooper has also shown a surprising skill on the glass, finishing second on the Bobcats in rebounding and recording double-digit rebounds on three occasions. A two-time MAC East Player of the Week, Cooper has flirted with triple-doubles a few times and even a quadruple-double in some games, giving other coaches a lot to look forward to for the next three years.

"D.J. has had a terrific season and is well deserving of the honor," Ohio head coach John Groce said. "I am very excited about his development this year and look forward to coaching him as he continues to grow on and off the court."

The Bobcats head to Cleveland this week for the MAC Tournament. Ohio will play the regular-season champion, Kent State, for a third time on Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m. from Quicken Loans Arena.


Simpson Named MAC ‘Sixth Man’ of the Year
Posted: 3/9/2010 5:14:05 PM
Senior forward averaged 9.9 points and 6.0 rebounds in league play

Courtesy: Kent State Athletics

KENT, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference handed out more post-season awards this afternoon (March 9) as Kent State senior forward Anthony Simpson (Rockford, Ill. / Highland C.C. [Ill.]) was honored as the league’s ‘Sixth Man’ of the Year. Simpson is the second Golden Flash to earn the honor joining Kevin Warzynski who won the award in 2006.

Averaging 8.8 points and 5.8 rebou
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Akron Basketball’s Jimmy Conyers Named MAC Defensive Player of the Year
Posted: 3/9/2010 12:36:51 PM
Courtesy: Gregg Bach
Assistant Director of Media Relations
University of Akron Athletics

CLEVELAND – For the second-straight season, a member of the University of Akron men's basketball program was selected as the Mid-American Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, with senior forward Jimmy Conyers being so honored on Tuesday by the league office. The conference also announced today that Ohio's D.J. Cooper was tabbed as Freshman of the Year and Kent State's Anthony Simpson was s
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MIDAMPUB’S 2009-2010 SEASON AWARDS
Posted: 3/8/2010 5:08:22 PM
Brad Mathews
www.midampub.com

Twinsburg, Ohio – The 2009-10 season is going to go down as a two horse race as far as the league's best team but the Player of the Year award was a photo finish the likes that even the Kentucky Derby has never seen. There were more top notch individual performances than there have been in at least five years.

The MAC and the fans will miss players like David Kool, Chris Singletary, Rodney Pierce, Carlos Medlock, Jordan Bitzer, Kenny Hayes, and C
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Geno Ford Named MAC Coach of the Year
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:29:34 PM
Seventh time in program history Kent State has had a coach honored

Courtesy: Kent State Athletics

KENT, Ohio – After leading the Golden Flashes to their fourth league title in school history, Kent State Head Coach Geno Ford was named the 2010 Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year in an official announcement made by the league office on Monday (March 8).

In just his second season at the helm of the Kent State men’s basketball team, Ford led the Golde
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Western Michigan's David Kool Named MAC Player of the Year
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:27:20 PM
Courtesy: Matt Holmes
Western Michigan University
Associate Director of Media Relations

CLEVELAND -- The Mid-American Conference announced this morning that Western Michigan senior David Kool (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian) is the 2010 MAC Player of the Year. The Player of the Year award was voted on by a 24-member MAC News Media Association panel.

Kool ran away with the vote by earning the nod on 13-of-24 ballots. The next closest challenger earned six votes.

K
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MAC Basketball News
D.J. Cooper Named MAC Freshman of the Year
Simpson Named MAC ‘Sixth Man’ of the Year
Akron Basketball’s Jimmy Conyers Named MAC Defensive Player of the Year
MIDAMPUB’S 2009-2010 SEASON AWARDS
Geno Ford Named MAC Coach of the Year
Western Michigan's David Kool Named MAC Player of the Year
Western Michigan Hangs On to Advance in MAC Tournament
Eagles Make Dramatic Comeback in First-Round Win over NIU
Ball State Men's Hoops Falls To Ninth-Seeded Ohio In Overtime, 85-77
Bulls Cruise Past Toledo in MAC Tournament First Round
Simpson Captures Final MAC East Player Of The Week Award for KSU
Kent State Wins MAC Regular Season Title With 74-61 Win Over Akron
RedHawks Earn No. 4 Seed in MAC Tournament
Chippewas Claim At Least Share of West Division Crown
Pierce Named Big 4 Player of the Year
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan; 6:30 FSN Detroit
Medlock Wins Another MAC Weekly Award
Greene Named MAC East Player Of The Week For A Third Time
Limited Tickets Remain for Friday’s Kent State at Akron Basketball Game
Harman, Bitzer Help Chippewas Close Rose Center With A Win
Rockets Win Final Home Game of Season with 45-42 Victory Over Ball State
Eastern Downs Northern Illinois, 66-60
Akron Gets Past Bowling Green, 74-68
Ball State Men’s Basketball Falters At Toledo, 45-42
Kent State Tops Miami 66-58 In An Emotional Senior Day Win
Bulls Rally to Defeat Ohio, 72-69
Kool Moves Into 10th in Career Scoring in MAC History
Six Games On Saturday's Men's Basketball Slate
Freeman's Swish Earns Battle of the Bricks, 70-68
Anderson's Buzzer Beating Lay-up Lifts NIU to 67-65 win over CMU
Huge Second Half Pushes Kent State Past Bowling Green 75-69
Akron Downs Buffalo, 77-67 on Senior Night
Western Michigan Tightens Defense to Stop Rockets, 61-41
Eagles Knock off MAC West Leader Ball State, 72-67
Former Players Reminisce on 2003-04 Championship Run
Kent State To Retire Antonio Gates’ No. 44 On Saturday
Bulls’ Final Two Road Games to be Televised
Marc Larson Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American
Davis Named MAC West Player Of The Week
Singletary Picks Up His Fourth MAC East Player Of The Week Honor