Falcons Picked To Win MAC In League’s Preseason Poll; Turner & Plowden Earn All-MAC Honors

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference men's basketball preseason poll was released on Thursday (Nov. 19) morning. For the second-consecutive year, the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team was picked to win the league. The 2020-21 Falcons were also selected as the favorites to win the 2021 MAC Tournament.

Additionally, fifth-year senior Justin Turner earned a spot on the preseason First Team All-MAC squad. Fellow senior Daeqwon Plowden was placed on the five-man Second Team All-MAC unit.

The Falcons received eight of the 12 first-place votes to win the regular season, and a league-leading four votes to win the MAC Tournament. Ohio, Akron, Buffalo and Ball State round out the predicted top-five finish during the regular season.

Bowling Green is scheduled to begin year No. 6 of the Michael Huger Era on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The Falcons will travel to Ann Arbor to face the nationally-ranked Wolverines in Crisler Center.

2020-21 MAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll (First Place Votes )
Bowling Green (8) – 132 points
Ohio (1) – 117 points
Akron (2) – 115 points
Buffalo – 109 points
Ball State – 104 points
Toledo (1) – 93 points
Kent State – 65 points
Eastern Michigan – 57 points
Miami – 48 points
Northern Illinois – 43 points
Central Michigan – 40 points
Western Michigan – 13 points

MAC Tournament Champions: Bowling Green (4), Akron (2), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)

Preseason All-MAC First Team
Loren Cristian Jackson, Senior, G, Akron
Justin Turner, Grad, G, Bowling Green
Jayvon Graves, Senior, G, Buffalo
Jason Preston, Junior, G, Ohio
Marreon Jackson, Senior, G, Toledo

Preseason All-MAC Second Team
Ishmael El-Amin, Senior, G, Ball State
Daeqwon Plowden, Senior, F, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Junior, F, Buffalo
Danny Pippen, Senior, F, Kent State
Ben Vander Plas, R-Junior, F, Ohio

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