Ben Michaels Earns MAC All-Freshman Team Honors

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced their postseason men's basketball awards on Wednesday morning. Earning honors was forward Ben Michaels who was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team.

The Ipswich, England native played 17 of the 18 conference games for the Bulls while earning 11 starts. He averaged 21.7 minutes per game which was the third most amongst MAC freshmen. His 7.9 points per game was the second-best mark among the freshman class and fourth for the Bulls. Michaels scored in double figures 11 times on the year including a career-high 15 points against Ohio (1/7/25). He averaged the third highest rebounds per game with 4.1 in conference play. He finished the conference slate top five in the class in field goals made (50), three-pointers made (13), blocks (14), assists (18) and steals (8).

"Ben is a relentless worker who came into our program from day one with a competitive spirit which led to a great freshman campaign," stated Head Coach George Halcovage III. "We are fired up that the body of work he put in this season has resulted in being named to the MAC All-Freshman Team! Bulls fans everywhere, please join me in throwing our Horns Up for Ben!"

The last Bull to earn MAC All-Freshman Team honors was CJ Massinburg in 2015-16.

2024-25 MAC Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: John Groce, Akron
Player of the Year: Nate Johnson, R-Junior, Guard, Akron
Defensive Player of the Year: Nate Johnson, R-Junior, Guard, Akron
Freshman of the Year: Brant Byers, Forward, Miami
Sixth Man of the Year: Shammah Scott, Senior, Guard, Akron

All-MAC First Team
Nate Johnson, Senior, Guard, Akron
Tavari Johnson, Junior, Guard, Akron
Ugnius Jarusevicius, Junior, Forward, Central Michigan
VonCameron Davis, R-Senior, Forward, Kent State
Peter Suder, Junior, Guard, Miami

All-MAC Second Team
Jalen Terry, Senior, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Da'Sean Nelson, Senior, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Jalen Sullinger, Senior, Guard, Kent State
Sam Lewis, Sophomore, Guard, Toledo
Chansey Willis Jr., Junior, Guard, Western Michigan

All-MAC Third Team
Anthony Pritchard, Senior, Guard, Central Michigan
Javontae Campbell, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Kam Craft, R-Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Jackson Paveletzke, Junior, Guard, Ohio
AJ Clayton, Senior, Forward, Ohio
Sonny Wilson, Sophomore, Guard, Toledo

All-MAC Honorable Mention
Isaiah Gray, Senior, Guard, Akron
Jermahri Hill, Junior, Guard, Ball State
Payton Sparks, Senior, Center, Ball State
Shereef Mitchell, Graduate Student, Guard, Ohio
Javan Simmons, Sophomore, Forward, Toledo

MAC All-Freshman Team
Sharron Young, Guard, Akron
Jamai Felt, Forward, Bowling Green
Ben Michaels, Forward, Buffalo
Brant Byers, Forward, Miami
Elijah Elliot, Guard, Ohio

MAC All-Defensive Team
Nate Johnson, R-Junior, Guard, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Anthony Pritchard, Senior, Guard, Central Michigan
Cli'ron Hornbeak, Senior, Center, Kent State
Shereef Mitchell, Graduate Student, Guard, Ohio

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