Curtis Jones Earns All-MAC Honors

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced their postseason men's basketball awards on Wednesday morning. Earning honors was sophomore guard Curtis Jones, who was named to the All-MAC Third Team.

Curtis Jones had a breakout sophomore season for the Bulls. Starting 30 games, he averaged a team-best 15.1 points per game, good for 14^th in the MAC. Over the course of the season, he scored 20 or more points 10 times including a career-high 32 points against St. Bonaventure. Jones reached double figures scoring in 23 of the 30 games he played. He averaged 4.9 rebounds per game while also being able to distribute the ball averaging 3.0 assists per game. The guard shot .414 from the floor and .361 from three-point range. Currently, Jones is 13^th in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.94.

Jones picked up MAC Player of the Week honors once this season, the only Bull to do so.

The Bulls open the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Thursday evening against the 3-seeded Akron Zips in the quarterfinals. Tip-off will be at approximately 6:30 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.

2022-23 MAC Men's Basketball Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Tod Kowalczyk, Toledo
Player of the Year: RayJ Dennis, Jr., G, Toledo *unanimous selection*
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

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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Players Mentioned

Curtis Jones