Leon Ayers III Named All-MAC Honorable Mention

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced on Wednesday morning (March 8) the men's basketball awards for the 2022-23 season. Of those named, Bowling Green's Leon Ayers III was named an All-MAC Honorable Mention. Ayers continues a streak of 22 consecutive seasons with at least one Falcon named to an All-MAC team at the conclusion of the season.

A senior from Troy, Mich. Ayers led the Falcons in points scored, finishing the season with 512 and averaging 16.5 points per game which finished seventh in the MAC. Ayers shot 47.3% from the field, 41.4% from three and 80.8% from the free throw line. Additionally, he finished the season with 96 assists, second on the team with an average of 3.1 per game which was 13th in the conference. Over the course of the 2022-23 campaign, Ayers recorded 27 games with double-digit points, logged 12 20-point games, including two 30-point games, led the team in scoring in 15 games and in assists in seven games.

2022-23 MAC Men's Basketball Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo
Player of the Year: RayJ Dennis, Jr., G, Toledo**
Freshman of the Year: Reggie Bass, G, Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State
Sixth Man of the Year: Jalen Sullinger, So., G, Kent State
** Unanimous Selection

All-MAC First Team
Xavier Castaneda, Sr., G, Akron
Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron
Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State
RayJ Dennis, Jr., G, Toledo
JT Shumate, Sr., F, Toledo

All-MAC Second Team
Payton Sparks, So., C, Ball State
Jarron Coleman, R-Jr., G, Ball State
Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State
Setric Millner Jr., Sr., F, Toledo
Dwight Wilson III, Grad., F, Ohio

All-MAC Third Team
Jaylin Sellers, So., G, Ball State
Curtis Jones, So., G, Buffalo
Emoni Bates, So., F, Eastern Michigan
Mekhi Lairy, 5th, G, Miami
David Coit, So., G, Northern Illinois

Honorable Mention
Leon Ayers III, Sr., G, Bowling Green
Anderson Mirambeaux, Sr., F, Miami
Kaleb Thornton, Sr., G, Northern Illinois
Jaylin Hunter, Jr., G, Ohio
Lamar Norman Jr., Sr., G, Western Michigan

All-Freshman Team
Reggie Bass, G, Central Michigan
Ryan Mabrey, G, Miami
AJ Brown, G, Ohio
Elmore James G, Ohio
Seth Hubbard G, Western Michigan

All-Defensive Team
Enrique Freeman, Jr., F, Akron
Greg Tribble, Jr., G, Akron
Damarius Jacobs, Sr., G, Ball State
Malique Jacobs, R-Sr., G, Kent State
Sincere Carry, R-Sr., G, Kent State

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