MAC Basketball: 2021 conference tournament preview and predictions

By Sean Cole | Mar 8, 2021

Mar 12, 2020; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Empty seats at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse before the game between the Akron Zips and the Ohio Bobcats. The game and the Mid-American Conference basketball tournament was cancelled in an attempt to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

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Loren Cristian Jackson MAC Basketball Akron Zips (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /

Key players in MAC Basketball Tournament

This year’s MAC Conference Championship will be featuring some of the top players from the conference and these players are hoping to lead their squads to the title.

5-8 Senior Guard Loren Cristian Jackson, Akron (*21.6 ppg , 3.0 rpg and *5.9 apg) *MAC Conference Leading Scorer and Second In Assists.

6-9 Senior Forward Danny Pippen, Kent State (*19.9 ppg and *9.3 rpg) *MAC Conference Second Leading Scorer and Rebounder.

6-4 Senior Guard Justin Turner, Bowling Green (*19.8 ppg and 4.3 rpg) *MAC Conference Third Leading Scorer.

6-6 Senior Guard Daeqwon Plowden, Bowling Green (13.1 ppg and *7.8 rpg) *MAC Conference Fourth Leading Rebounder.

6-1 Senior Guard Marreon Jackson, Toledo (*18.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg and *6.3 apg) *MAC Conference Fourth Leading Scorer and Second In Assists.

6-5 Junior Forward Jeenathan Williams, Buffalo (*16.4 ppg and 6.2 rpg) *MAC Conference Sixth Leading Scorer.

6-7 Junior Forward Josh Mballa, Buffalo (14.9 ppg and *10.3 rpg) *MAC Conference Leading Rebounder.

6-3 Senior Guard Ishmal El-Amin, Ball State (*15.8 ppg and 2.9 rpg) *MAC Conference Seventh Leading Scorer.

6-3 Senior Guard K.J. Walton, Ball State (*15.0 ppg and 5.8 rpg) *MAC Conference Tenth Leading Scorer.

6-7 Senior Forward Dalonte Brown (14.0 ppg and *7.3 rpp) *MAC Conference Fifth Leading Rebounder.

6-8 Senior Forward Dwight Wilson, Ohio (14.9 ppg and 6.0 rpg)